Archive - 22 November 2004

500 tandatangan sokong pelajar USM

500 tandatangan sokong pelajar USM

Pelajar tahun akhir Soh Sook Hwa, yang akan menghadiri siasatan Jawatankuasa Disiplin USM Rabu ini, hadapi kemungkinan disingkir daripada universiti tersebut.
Opposition rallies behind USM student

Opposition rallies behind USM student

Universiti Sains Malaysia final-year student Soh Sook Hwa is getting more support before disciplinary proceedings against her begin on Wednesday.
Timber council warns sustainable forestry certification can be revoked

Timber council warns sustainable forestry certification can be revoked

State forestry departments are warned to buck up in meeting standards, or lose their claim to managing sustainable forests.
Msian blogger to speak at Harvard conference

Msian blogger to speak at Harvard conference

Screenshots ' Jeff Ooi - dubbed as the country's most influential blogger - has been invited by the Harvard Law School to speak at an international Internet conference.
Teresa: Jangan beri permit kerja kepada pelajar asing

Teresa: Jangan beri permit kerja kepada pelajar asing

Membenarkan pelajar asing bekerja akan menimbulkan masalah sosial, dan bertentangan dengan usaha mengurangkan penggantungan kepada pekerja luar.
Magazine in hot soup over runaway teens diary

Magazine in hot soup over runaway teens diary

News values versus privacy? No contest, says a writers' group in taking a magazine to task over an article.
House rejects bid to sanction backbencher

House rejects bid to sanction backbencher

An attempt to refer suspended Umno politician Astaman Abdul Aziz to the parliamentary privileges committee has left the Dewan Rakyat unmoved.
Asean MPs to press Burma for reform

Asean MPs to press Burma for reform

Southeast Asian parliamentarians will meet in Kuala Lumpur this weekend to discuss issues related to military-ruled Burma, at the first such workshop to be held.
Speaker Ramli gets BA votes

Speaker Ramli gets BA votes

Ramli Ngah Talib's election as Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat was achieved with unexpected support from MPs in two opposition parties.
Sept 11 conspiracy theory old hat

Sept 11 conspiracy theory old hat

Tiada jalan pintas untuk Anwar

Tiada jalan pintas untuk Anwar

Saya melihat terdapat perkembangan yang mengatakan bahawa Ezam Mohd Noor dan Azmin Ali berusaha untuk menggerakkan usaha kemasukan semula Anwar Ibrahim ke dalam Umno.
Ode to Thaksins false paper doves

Ode to Thaksins false paper doves

DRB Hicom - govt shouldnt take sides

DRB Hicom - govt shouldnt take sides

Kerenah birokrasi menghalang Pak Lah

Kerenah birokrasi menghalang Pak Lah

Ban motorbikes from highways

Ban motorbikes from highways

Threats alone wont bring down accident rate

Threats alone wont bring down accident rate

Foreign talent exploiting Spore

Foreign talent exploiting Spore

Mageswari allowed to see hunger-striker husband

Mageswari allowed to see hunger-striker husband

The wife of a hunger striker at the Simpang Renggam detention centre was permitted to visit him, two days after being told he had refused to see her.
The split in Proto-Islam

The split in Proto-Islam

Islam and its dynamic politics

Islam and its dynamic politics

Goh to meet Abdullah next month: report

Goh to meet Abdullah next month: report

Former Singapore PM Goh Chok Tong will represent his government in holding talks with Malaysia on outstanding bilateral issues.
Animals in KL zoo injured by firecrackers

Animals in KL zoo injured by firecrackers

Several animals in the National Zoo were injured after revellers through fireworks into their enclosure during the Hari Raya celebrations
Being multi-lingual in Malaysia (Part 2)

Being multi-lingual in Malaysia (Part 2)

Dr Kua Kia Soong, an English-educated and Britain-trained Chinese educationist, explains why he is against the introduction of English as the medium of instruction for teaching Maths and Science in vernacular schools in this second of a two-part series.
Ramli is new House Speaker

Ramli is new House Speaker

The former Perak MB garners 185 votes as opposed to his opponent Dr Tan Seng Giaw's 10. Ramli will succeed Mohamed Zahir Ismail who died on Oct 14.
Success is the sweetest revenge

Success is the sweetest revenge

Five years on, online news portal malaysiakini has become a model that others are emulating, says a contented columnist.
AirAsia rises sharply on IPO debut

AirAsia rises sharply on IPO debut

AirAsia is listed today with its stock opening at RM1.25 and then rising to close midday at RM1.42, well up on its initial public offering (IPO) retail investor price of RM1.16 a share.
Mobile operator DiGi revives bid for 3G licence

Mobile operator DiGi revives bid for 3G licence

However, the mobile operator faces increasing pressure after both its rivals, 3G licence-holders Maxis and Celcom, moved last year to expand their market share by merging with smaller firms.