Archive - 5 January 2005

Have you ever measured the distance of the expressways that you are using everyday? If you do so, you could make a startling discovery.

Another allegation has surfaced that tsunami-stricken families are not getting government aid despite their acute need.

The psychological needs of tsunami survivors in Kedah hang in the balance, with NGOs likely to find themselves alone in providing long-term services.

Pak Lah must insist on it if he wants to ensure the success of global humanitarian efforts in the Indonesian province hit hard by the Asian tsunami.

With long-term links with China on the cards, the linguistic skills of Malaysians will have to be improved through greater attention to Chinese education.

A judicial decision will determine how the saga of payment of oil royalty to Terengganu pans out.

When asked whether the tsunami justifies a second link for Penang - presumably to allow Penangites to flee - my first reaction was that even the media had been hit by the tsunami of paranoia!

Asian governments must learn lessons from the havoc wreaked by the tsunami, and act to free their media as well as to shore up the environment.

A psychologist explains what happens whenever the emotional quotient lags behind the intelligence quotient.

Critics accuse the government of delaying the distribution of badly needed emergency supplies to survivors in Kedah and Penang.

Maybank's decision to defer the implementation of a disputed annual access fee for Internet banking services has not deterred an ongoing online petition.

It says the impact of the tsunami disaster on Malaysia is minimal and maintained its growth forecast for the country at 4.8 percent.