Archive - 20 October 2004

A grouping of civil society bodies, opposition parties and trade unions opposed to the Goods and Services Tax have taken their grouses to the finance ministry.

As the days go by, the Malaysian public is finding it increasingly difficult to remain focussed on the task of unearthing the 'underlying factors' that caused the infrastructure debacles of ...

The Malacca state assembly opposition leader Betty Chew claims that her motions were shot down because the chief minister is afraid.

Kerajaan Pahang pula mengesahkan telah menarik balik gelaran `Datuk Seri' dan 'Datuk' daripada dua lelaki berhubung penglibatan mereka dengan jenayah.

The disappointing figures released by Transparency International Corruption Perception Index show that many still have negative perceptions about how things are done in Malaysia.

The Social Security Organisation has denied an allegation that it is withholding payments due to incapacitated claimants.

The Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall is standing toe-to-toe with the embattled works minister after it added to recent calls for his resignation.

It's a consolation at least for nature lovers in Penang - the bird colony in the Koay Jetty area will be preserved elsewhere even though the jetty will be demolished.

Getting stuck in traffic while rushing to the office in good old Kuala Lumpur can make your mind wanders to strange places...

Under the Westminster system of government, no clear role is set out for former prime ministers, thus there is no reason why Dr Mahathir Mohamad shouldn't speak his mind.

The plantation giant wants to explain why some of the demands made by ex-workers cannot be met, particularly demands for land.

If the government really wants to weed out 'bad hats' in the police force, it should follow the example set by northern neighbour Thailand in its war on drugs.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today expressed fears for democratic progress in Burma after pro-reform premier General Khin Nyunt was was replaced by senior junta figure Soe Win.

A giant steamer cover was placed over temple caretaker Lim Boon Hwa, 56, as he sat cross-legged on a wooden board atop a steaming giant wok.