Archive - 25 March 2005

Polis Cheras akan siasat aduan terhadap ketuanya

Polis Cheras akan siasat aduan terhadap ketuanya

Polis di tiga daerah memberitahu pengadu mengenai dakwaan kekerasan polis sewaktu menyurai bantahan anti-peperangan Ahad lalu, ia terletak di bawah bidangkuasa balai polis Cheras.
Controversy over Umno's racially provocative Malays in Peril seminars

Controversy over Umno's racially provocative Malays in Peril seminars

A PKR Youth leader says the propoganda by Umno is racially sensitive and is of no help to the Malay community other than dragging down the race.
Applications filed against incinerator stay order

Applications filed against incinerator stay order

The government has moved to strike out the interim stay order won last month by Broga residents who are protesting the siting of an incinerator near their village.
Q&A: Set example against corruption, leaders told

Q&A: Set example against corruption, leaders told

In an exclusive interview, Transparency International Malaysia head Param Cumaraswamy gauges the impact of moves to eliminate corruption. He covers the role of the government, Parliament and the press.
Eric Chia trial: Court urged to reject evidence from abroad

Eric Chia trial: Court urged to reject evidence from abroad

The defence counsel argued that the court could not admit the testimonies of six witnesses in Hong Kong unless it was fully satisfied that this could not have been obtained any other way.
Param: Free the press to wipe out corruption

Param: Free the press to wipe out corruption

A free press should be at the heart of anti-corruption efforts, if the government wants to see real success in its mission, says the new head of Transparency International Malaysia.
Wanita mati terjun kereta selepas bertengkar dengan suami

Wanita mati terjun kereta selepas bertengkar dengan suami

Kejadian berlaku ketika suami isteri itu dalam perjalanan untuk melihat tiga anak mereka yang dijaga nenek di Manjoi di sini.
Anwar cabar Kjaan BN gubal dasar pendidikan Cina yang jelas

Anwar cabar Kjaan BN gubal dasar pendidikan Cina yang jelas

Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menyokong usaha pergerakan pendidikan Cina supaya ditambah jumlah sekolah jenis kebangsaan.
Cheras police left to investigate reports against their chief

Cheras police left to investigate reports against their chief

Police in three districts have told anti-war protestors that only their Cheras counterparts have the jurisdiction to investigate the complaints.
Usul mengenai Burma akan dibahas pada 28 April

Usul mengenai Burma akan dibahas pada 28 April

Usul oleh Ahli Parlimen Datuk Zaid Ibrahim untuk menyekat Burma daripada menjadi pengerusi baru Asean, ditetapkan untuk dibahas pada hari terakhir sidangan Dewan Rakyat.
Suhakam: Prison wardens neglected

Suhakam: Prison wardens neglected

Prison wardens must be happy people in their workplace and this will greatly reduce incidents of violence in prisons, says a Suhakam commissioner.
Abim out to scupper proposal for Syariah review

Abim out to scupper proposal for Syariah review

Opposition is growing against the move by 50 NGOs to seek the repeal of those Syariah law provisions seen to breach constitutional rights of citizens.
Musa Aman dapatkan sokongan rakan BN tangkis kritikan

Musa Aman dapatkan sokongan rakan BN tangkis kritikan

Pemerhati politik bersetuju kedudukan Datuk Musa Aman sebagai Ketua Menteri dan Pengerusi BN Sabah terjamin selagi belaiu mendapat sokongan Presiden Umno, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The choice to contribute or leave

The choice to contribute or leave

I am amused by Dues Ex Machina's feeling that the country is denying us the chance to 'do great things'. I suppose in the writer's equation, 'great things' would equal scoring straight As in the STPM exam
What kind of Malaysia do we want?

What kind of Malaysia do we want?

Democracy from above?

Democracy from above?

Mudahkan pelajar ikuti latihan industri

Mudahkan pelajar ikuti latihan industri

The future of Chinese education

The future of Chinese education

Image-mongering and the philosopher-rulers

Image-mongering and the philosopher-rulers

Imej - contohi Puteri dan Pemuda Umno

Imej - contohi Puteri dan Pemuda Umno

Have proportional representation in OIC

Have proportional representation in OIC

Paying the price for wanton development

Paying the price for wanton development

Round up the owners, not the dogs

Round up the owners, not the dogs

Motion on Burma to be debated on April 28

Motion on Burma to be debated on April 28

Barisan Nasional MP Zaid Ibrahim's motion to prevent Burma from chairing Asean next year is slated for debate on the last day of the current sitting of Parliament.
Suruhanjaya polis serah laporan kepada Agong bulan depan

Suruhanjaya polis serah laporan kepada Agong bulan depan

Perdana Menteri berkata orang ramai patut mengakui kejayaan polis, dan jangan hanya menyokong cubaan membelasah polis sahaja.
The passing of the common man

The passing of the common man

For all the aspirations of ordinary people, they are often driven by the false values that come with the pursuit of material success.
Preserving a national and community heritage

Preserving a national and community heritage

The Arumugam Pillai Institute in Nibong Tebal must have its own character, identity and symbolism because only then, will it be able to honour the contributions made by plantation workers to this land.
Lawyers split over quorum provision

Lawyers split over quorum provision

Progressive or ludicrous? The jury is out on a Bar Council decision to proceed with its recent annual general meeting despite the lack of quorum.
Under fire Sabah CM gets support from colleagues

Under fire Sabah CM gets support from colleagues

In a shrewd political move, Musa Aman manages to get public declarations of support from leaders of other BN component parties following heavy criticisms against him.
Dear crazies, please don't kill Bashir Assad

Dear crazies, please don't kill Bashir Assad

Man, the Middle East has been a busy place lately, and there are some major changes afoot. I'm going to have to make another trip over there before too long to recconoiter and figure out who the bad guys are these days.