Archive - 18 March 2005

Dua pihak berkuasa tempatan di Selangor telah melantik seorang timbalan yang dipertua dan seorang timbalan datuk bandar. Persoalannya adakah perlantikan mereka sah di sisi undang-undang?

Launching a book on the submissions made to the commission, a group of NGOs remind it to hold the police accountable 'for years of abuse'.

You see, if we all cut our work hours in half, there would be an immediate demand for labour. Everybody would have a job, a source of pride and income.

Back in the late 80s and early 90s, when unemployment was high, we had the same problem of unemployed graduates. My ex-uncle-in-law who worked at Pusat Islam...

Instead of finger pointing and pushing the problem from one agency to another, it is best that the government stop 'slouching' and sit up straight to tackle this problem.

A Malaysian coalition against war joins the rest of the world in commemorating the two years that have passed since the Iraq war began through a protest which also calls on for the country's de-occupation.

It is all well and good to foster racial unity among school kids. But Mr Prime Minister what are you going to tell them when reality sinks its sharp fangs when they apply for places in local universities?

Will the Bukit Cahaya scandal sound the death knell for the Selangor menteri besar's political career, which had thus far appeared invincible.

An expert on the Malaysian constitution reminds the federal government of a clause which can be invoked to seize control of the disputed land from the state government.

Instead of a new law, the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is now proposing that amendments be made to existing labour laws.

The opposition party, naturally, says its proposal is better than Porr as it covers a bigger area with a shorter expressway.

There is a faction who wants the issue to die down quickly. Another is keen to continue harping on it. The political future of some leaders depends on how the issue is handled.

Is the deputy president of a local council a lawful post? Arguments are now centered on the Local Government Act 1976 following two local authorities in Selangor being accused of breaching the law.

Malaysia is prepared to defend its rights when it holds talks next week with rival Indonesia over a disputed maritime area believed to be rich in oil.

The police have detained four Thais and a Malaysian whose fishing vessel is suspected of involvement in a pirate attack on a Japanese tugboat in the Malacca Straits.

Technical discussions between Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will begin in Kuala Lumpur on April 16.

The government's decision came amid fears that the labour crunch, which led to industry losses running into hundreds of millions of ringgit, could further aggravate a slowdown in economic growth this year.