Archive - 12 August 2004

The company's ex-corporate accounts director tells the CBT trial of Eric Chia that although he found a RM76.4 million payment approved by the tycoon dubious, he felt it was better to remain silent.

Lembaga Disiplin Umno hari ini mengumumkan hasil siasatannya di mana empat pemimpin Umno, termasuk seorang timbalan menteri, didapati bersalah terbabit dalam politik wang.

At a meeting with Suhakam, the vice-chancellors explain why serial numbers are placed on the ballot papers. They also claim that the identities cannot be traced.

The jailed politician says he can't wait until the end of the year for a five-member bench to hear his application and will leave his fate at the hands of three justices come September.

Here's one: On what criteria did the government award the RM238.8 million MRR II project to the consortium of Sukmin, Bumihiway and Konsortium Kontraktor Melayu?

A varsity student coalition requests the help of the human rights commission to ensure that the upcoming elections is free of external political interference.

With the lack of contest for the top two Umno posts in the party polls next month, attention now turns to the menteris besar versus cabinet ministers tussle for the vice-president posts and seats on the supreme council.

Ada yang kecewa berikutan kompromi pucuk kepimpinan Puteri Umno, tetapi menurut Perdana Menteri, golongan ini juga akan kecewa jika calon mereka kalah dalam pertandingan nanti.

Teras gesa Kementerian Penerangan tarik balik istilah 'infotainmen' dan berbincang dengan pakar bahasa untuk menjadi istilah yang betul.

Menurut baginda, isu yang menyentuh amalan agama Islam boleh menimbulkan masalah perpecahan kaum di negara ini.

An Australian daily praises the premier for opening a new era in relations between Kuala Lumpur and Canberra.

Before the recent general elections, Pak Lah projected a religious image, saying publicly that he would be judged by God if he abuses the trust that has been put on him. Many of the rakyat believed his words...

Kesemua jawatan tertinggi Umno termasuk dalam pergerakan Wanita, Pemuda dan Puteri Umno tidak dipertandingkan dalam pemilihan parti bulan depan.

Singapore is no longer the 'cultural desert' people once knew, but is it possible for restraint and innovation to go hand in hand?

Why is China so passionate about the liberation of Taiwan? Why does Taiwan resist an immediate re-union? Malaysiakini explores these emotional subjects with Frances Lee, the director for Public Affairs of Taiwan's Taipei Economic and Cultural Office here.

The party has submitted four names for consideration though insiders say that the Sarawak CM is comfortable with the party's first choice.

Corruption in the police force is the biggest obstacle in our efforts to develop a crime-free society. The government must be serious in flushing out bad cops.

Parti Keadilan Nasional throws a spanner in the works in the BA coalition by seeking to field a candidate for the Kuala Berang by-election. The reason? To send PAS the message that it should not be treated like a floor mat.

The current haze and dry spell has prompted the authorities to consider the possibility of carrying out cloud seeding activities.

The agreement is to supply up to three billion cubic metres a year of natural gas for 15 years beginning 2007.

While some believe an open discussion on sensitive issues such as religion would promote greater understanding, others doubt this is possible given Malaysia's plural society.