Archive - 8 March 2005

The high amount is cited as the major reason why the workers are slow to return to Malaysia and why they choose to enter the country illegally.

Someone is definitely not happy with the controversial book which pitches the curious idea that the PM's son-in-law, Khairy Jamaluddin, will one day take over as the country's No 1 with help from ex-DPM Anwar Ibrahim.

Malaysia's first astronaut may find these among the items to be taken on the nation's maiden voyage into space.

Although we regard our relationship with Indonesia as very important, we will nevertheless continue to protect our interest and sovereignty, says Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.

Four years to the day after the bloody clashes, two political parties in a joint memorandum to Istana Negara say there is an urgent need to discover and address the root cause of the incident to prevent a repeat.

Some PAS leaders are uncomfortable with their 'open and vocal' counterparts in the women's wing. Now, they are trying to nominate someone who would toe the line for the top post.

UTM dakwa pelajar Melayu di luar kampus terpengaruh dengan dadah, majoriti pelajar Cina tinggal serumah, pelajar India terbabit dengan gejala samseng.

Observers say that despite the neighbours' close historical, ethnic and religious links, the recent bout of sabre-rattling on top of other festering complaints could unleash greater antipathy.

The Indonesian president says the the two countries will weather the Sulawesi maritime row that has seen fighter jets and warships deployed.

Today, March 8, is International Women's Day. While there is much to celebrate for Malaysian women, it is also a time to examine the many commitments which the government had made but remained unfulfilled.

I refer to the letter Health Ministry circular for doctors unhealthy by Dr Lin. I am a specialist in a public hospital. I too, gone through the journey of being a...

Racially categorising the problem, the university's deputy vice-chancellor says Malay students become involved in drugs, the Chinese cohabit and the Indians get into gangsterism when they stay off campus.

Want to go to heaven? Grow a beard, make like a sheikh, and rock the casbah.

Initial investigations reveal that the attackers, believed to be Indonesians, had tried to extort money from the six Nepalese, who had fought back but were outnumbered.

The island's chief executive Tung Chee-hwa is stepping down. Analysts believe that his early departure is a further blow to Hong Kong's democratic aspirations and reflects a tightening of China's grip.

The business council will foster the cooperation between the companies of the two countries, says French External Trade Minister Francois Loos.

The municipal council tendered the contract to a private company to re-evaluate assessment rates of premises on the Penang mainland. But DAP, which filed an ACA report, suspects something amiss.