Archive - 1 October 2003

To give air time to opposition parties would transgress the very purpose of setting up the official station, states the deputy information minister.

The expenses that a MP can legitimately claim in the course of duty are guided by provisions in a specific law.

Deputy Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin slams PAS for asking if swimmer Abdul Malik Mydin had prayed during his record-breaking feat. This draws flak from PAS MPs.

Bar Council chairperson Kuthubul Zaman Bukhari has defended the need for the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Saturday as a forum to discuss transparency in judicial appointments.

The parliamentarians who made claims on allowances exceeding RM10,000 are crying foul over news that the anti-corruption watchdog has started sniffing for details.

The 28,000 National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) members will be keenly following the hearing of a judicial review on Monday in the Kuala Lumpur High Court. The outcome may be more complicated than expected.

Budget airline AirAsia starts service from Kuala Lumpur to Senai, Johor, in the hope of catching the Singapore market.

Three months have passed since the police launched its investigation into Airod chief Ahmad Johan, his son, and a number of other defence companies connected to the tycoon. But so far, there is no news on the progress of the probe.

Parti Reformasi Insan Malaysia (Prim) is urging the satellite television provider not to 'overreact' and broadcast the report or a boycott will be launched during Deepavali.

The industry union is protesting the exercise which will affect thousands amid contradicting statements about the company's actual financial standing.

Zaid Ibrahim, a member of the Bar, has expressed his displeasure over the Bar Council's decision to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to discuss the recent promotion of judges

Malaysia's August trade surplus surged 38.7 percent from July but only as a result of imports falling more sharply than exports, government statistics showed today.

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd has inked a deal to sell its Sultan Islamil airport at Senai in Johor to a firm linked to tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary.

Satellite television operator Astro, which is making an initial public offering of up to 508.40 million shares, has priced the retail portion at a minimum RM3.80 per share, according to the company's prospectus issued today.

Menurut Chin Peng, ketika Darurat, semua pasukan gerila PKM diarahkn supaya melayan musuh secara berperikemanusiaan. Musuh yang cedera pernah diberi rawatan manakala yang ditahan, adakalanya dilepaskan setelah dilucutkan senjata.

Malaysian 'pygmy' elephants will become part of the animal trade industry barely a month after being named as a distinct species, a report said today.

Certain quarters are claiming that the PBDS leader is grooming his daughter for politics while his son is already a state assembly representative. But Sng says this is not true.

Global focus may now be on the war on terrorism but conventional conflicts continue to be stoked alongide, thereby fuelling the weapons industry as well.

Tidak dinafikan lebih ramai juga bumiputera yang mendapat kontrak serta lesen dan masuk universiti serta menerima biasiswa, tetapi keadaan persekitaran dan pendidikan di kampung masih uzur.

After several earlier actions failed to pressure Bumiputra Commerce Bank to settle disputed employee-related matters, the National Union of Bank Employees is now urging members to take their grouses to the streets.

Asia's longest-serving elected leader then hosts the OIC summit from Oct 16-18 and goes on to Bangkok for his swansong at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit on Oct 20-21 before retiring on Oct 31.