Archive - 21 April 2005

The prime minister, KL Archbishop Murphy Pakiam and a parliamentarian give the thumbs-up to German Josef Ratzinger now known as His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

The landmark court decision could lead to the Director-General of Trade Unions - the regulator of trade union affairs - exercising 'absolute power' in interfering with the country's union movement.

The Arumugam Pillai Training Institute was built to cater for the Indian community but since its January opening, no Indian students had enrolled there. This may soon change.

Foreign ministers from Asia and Africa held talks in the Indonesian capital yesterday with the aim of drafting an agreement on a strategic alliance ahead of a weekend summit of leaders from both continents.

PAS claims the attempts to deny the public from access to the book written by their party president entitled Hadharah Islamiyyah bukan Islam Hadhari (Islamic Civilisation, Not Civilised Islam) were prompted by Umno people.

Why is the world suddenly being hit by a share market shakedown? Manjit has some answers.

The opposition youth wing urges Pak Lah to stop contradicting himself in the fight against corruption and relinquish sole authority over the ACA by placing it under the Dewan Rakyat.

All Malaysians must unite in the fight against corruption or it is going to destroy the country faster than racial polarisation. Corruption is evil and even if...

Government and rebel negotiators hail a "breakthrough" in efforts to end a decades-old Muslim separatist rebellion in the southern Philippines.

The MTUC is pondering on how best to strike the right chord among women and young workers in order to remain relevant in facing the challenges brought about by globalisation.

The MTUC stacks blame over eroding workers' rights on the government's pandering to the whims and fancies of private sector employers.

The UN Commission on Human Rights has yet again postponed discussion on the Brazilian resolution on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality rights for the third year in a row after opposition from Islamic nations.

He was desperate enough to meet with US President Bush that millions of ringgit were spent on Washington lobbyists to help secure the visit in 2002.

State health director Ahmad Razin Ahmad Maher said the outbreak detected three weeks ago was becoming critical but was still under control.

Proton has moved to raise the standards of more than 200 auto part vendors as part of efforts to improve the quality of its vehicles as it seeks to compete globally, reports said today.