Archive - 18 January 2005

While the premier states that the public would have to fork out more for water supply in the future, the minister in-charge explains that any price hike will be assessed in an open and meticulous manner.

The minister, who said this after meeting the wives of two detainees, also calls on them to have confidence in him.

Universiti Sains Malaysia has instituted disciplinary proceedings against another student - the third since last October.

Residents close to Broga incinerator site have appealed for the premier to intervene before the mega- project gets off the ground.

How it all began for The Assassin: love, lust and a whole load of guns. Read to find out how a non-descript Malaysian government scholar became a killer.

Police have obtained a court order to hold 164 Burmese Chin immigrants while investigating them for illegal assembly outside their embassy yesterday.

More electoral seats in Sarawak has not pleased two BN component parties in the state as the DAP takes a swipe at one of them.

A Chinese Muslim political exile and his family prepare for a new beginning in Quebec, Canada. Fleeing from persecution back home, they are now at the doorstep of a new and challenging chapter.

PAS is grappling with issues of leadership that appear to be closely linked to its religious origin, but one argument suggests that the party has to broaden its horizon in this respect.

Keith explores retail therapy in Bukit Bintang, and comes back none the wiser. Shopping in the city is like any other around the world. Armed with a mop, he attempts to right the wrong, and wishes good old values still exist.

The dengue fever outbreak has been deemed an urgent issue that warrants debate in Parliament, which is currently sitting to debate constitutional amendments.

The survivor from Penang spent five hours swimming in the sea, saying it was a blessing that he knew the area well. He eventually made it to the shore, not far from where he was swept away.

In 2003, former New Straits Times group editor-in-chief Abdullah Ahmad was unceremoniously sacked from his job. The reason given by Umno president and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was that...

Last week's incident where a VCD peddler was shot by an enforcement officer in Penang prompts the state DAP to call for a review.

Visiting Defence Minister Robert Hill expresses gratitude for allowing his government to use this country as a hub for military relief efforts in Indonesia.

A picture of a female nude by the 19th Century artist J M W Turner which appeared on Page 13 of Tuesday's edition - to illustrate an article headlined 'Ruskin and the censorship myth' - had large black oblongs added in strategic places.

Malaysia's economic growth is expected to slow to 5.7 percent this year from an estimated 7.2 percent in 2004, with exports vulnerable to softer demand in industrial countries.

According to the Maritime Department, the navy's hydrographic survey team will spend several months re-charting the strait, with the depth along the designated shipping lane top priority.

Taiwan's foreign ministry wants the Malaysian government to look into the 43-day detention and alleged police torture suffered by its businessman.