
M'sia, Indonesia to sign new labor agreement next week
Malaysia and Indonesia will sign a new agreement next week to regulate the hiring and repatriation of migrant workers in Malaysia, the two countries said today.





In what is believed to be unprecedented in Supp history, the party president Dr George Chan requests for and gets the vote of confidence for his leadership duly signed by his top party colleagues.

The human resources minister says the new procedure will help protect their welfare and allow the authorities to take prompt action if there is trouble.


The opposition party is rankled by the three judges selected to hear the ex-deputy premier's crucial appeal - his last bid for freedom - on Monday. It claims that 'a dubious process' was used to select them.



Dengan alasan untuk mengelak perebutan bagi Ketua Pemuda Umno, penyokong Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein dipercayai berusaha meraih simpati untuk mengekalkan kedudukannya.













The government says the children died from a rotavirus infection but opposition leaders say a more in-depth probe should be conducted to uncover and identify other underlying causes which could have contributed to the tragedy.



Menteri Besar Idris Jusoh says the two sides are exploring the possibility to avoid the need of having to transport the waste far away and hence cut the risk of untoward incidents.

