Archive - 22 April 2005

New PRM leaders appeal for time from ROS

New PRM leaders appeal for time from ROS

The 'new leaders' of PRM is asking the Registrar of Societies to give them time to submit the party's annual returns as they have yet to obtain the documents from former party leaders.
Radio THR.fm kini milik Astro

Radio THR.fm kini milik Astro

Astro All Asia Networks plc (Astro) telah memiliki keseluruhan pegangan saham Radio Lebuhraya Sdn Bhd, pemilik dan pengendali siaran radio THR.fm, daripada Anaza Sdn Bhd untuk RM30 juta.
Usul tidak percaya terhadap MB Selangor ditolak

Usul tidak percaya terhadap MB Selangor ditolak

Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Sungai Pinang, Teng Chang Khim yang mengemukakan notis usul tersebut menuduh Datuk Onn Ismail telah menyalahkuasanya sebagai Speaker Dewan Negeri.
Pak Lah minta penjelasan MB Perak berhubung pembalakan di Gerik

Pak Lah minta penjelasan MB Perak berhubung pembalakan di Gerik

Akhbar melaporkan Hutan Simpan Temenggor terjejas teruk akibat pembalakan haram di sekeliling kawasan Tasik Temenggor.
Female-led prayers - first step towards liberation?

Female-led prayers - first step towards liberation?

Last month, Amina Wadud led the first female-led Jumuah prayer. On that day, women took a huge step towards being more like men. But did we come closer to actualising our God-given liberation?
Tycoons told to engage the urban poor

Tycoons told to engage the urban poor

The lack of a personal touch by the country's rich in addressing urban poverty was among the issues raised at a national seminar earlier this week.
Mahkamah bebaskan kesemua pelajar ISA 7'

Mahkamah bebaskan kesemua pelajar ISA 7'

Mahkamah mendapati pihak pendakwa gagal membuktikan mereka telah menganjur dan menyertai perhimpunan haram membantah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) di luar Masjid Negara di Kuala Lumpur pada 8 Jun 2001.
RM30 mil ISA suit: Photos did not show bruises

RM30 mil ISA suit: Photos did not show bruises

A police photographer tells the court that he did not see any signs of physical abuse when taking photos of former ISA detainee Malek Husin.
Is PAS ready for Hotellings revenge?

Is PAS ready for Hotellings revenge?

Developed half a century ago, the Hotelling model provides insights into business decisions. However, it can also be used to explain the Umno-PAS battle.
Shahrir: Tiada kebebasan Parlimen yang mutlak

Shahrir: Tiada kebebasan Parlimen yang mutlak

Dalam satu wawancara ekslusif dengan malaysiakini , Pengerusi Kelab Penyokong Kerajaan (BBC) bercakap mengenai kebebasan di parlimen dan peranan ahli Parlimen.
No-confidence motion against Sgor MB rejected

No-confidence motion against Sgor MB rejected

An irate DAP leader Teng Chang Kim, who raised the motion, takes the state assembly speaker to task for allegedly abusing his powers.
Penang govt not sincere in reviving housing projects

Penang govt not sincere in reviving housing projects

This was among the promises made during the chief minister's election campaign trail. DAP now says this was nothing more than a gimmick as only one abandoned housing project has been revived so far.
NST front-page report misses the mark

NST front-page report misses the mark

I refer to the front-page report today ''Humiliated' MPs attack NST DAP's Kit Siang leads with support from BN members' in New Straits Times with me leading a quartet of photographs of...
Privatisation - have we lost common sense?

Privatisation - have we lost common sense?

Shahrir Samad Q&A: Media has vested interests

Shahrir Samad Q&A: Media has vested interests

Backbenchers Club chairperson Shahrir Samad talks about how these vested interests lead to lopsided media coverage. In this interview, the veteran politician also fields questions on corruption and money politics.
Kecewa dengan Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan

Kecewa dengan Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan

Ban PAS, not SIS

Ban PAS, not SIS

Double thinking to the seventh level of hell

Double thinking to the seventh level of hell

Discreet resurgence of Japanese ultra-nationalism

Discreet resurgence of Japanese ultra-nationalism

Japan's war crimes - Bushido code not an excuse

Japan's war crimes - Bushido code not an excuse

Shahrir: Theres no absolute parliamentary freedom

Shahrir: Theres no absolute parliamentary freedom

In an exclusive interview with malaysiakini , the Backbenchers Club chairperson talks about the freedom in Parliament and the role of MPs.
Western hand in Asian instability

Western hand in Asian instability

Basra - intolerance in the name of Syariah

Basra - intolerance in the name of Syariah

Late John Paul II rigid, Church inflexible

Late John Paul II rigid, Church inflexible

PAS to woo karaoke, pub-goers

PAS to woo karaoke, pub-goers

The opposition party has set its sight on Muslim youth who frequent pubs and karaoke lounges in a two-pronged strategy to attract young voters and to instill religious values among them.
My dinner with Mansor

My dinner with Mansor

Keith meets Mansor Puteh - is Mansor an angry old man, a lunatic or misunderstood visionary?
Rights groups dismayed over mufti's call to isolate Aids victims

Rights groups dismayed over mufti's call to isolate Aids victims

Suaram and Hakam are dismayed by a suggestion by Perak mufti Harussani Zakaria that Aids victims be treated just like how lepers were once isolated.
Seven suspected Indonesian pirates nabbed: official

Seven suspected Indonesian pirates nabbed: official

Malaysian marine police have detained seven Indonesians in waters off southern Johor, near neighbouring Singapore, believed to be responsible for a series of attacks on ships.
Court acquits ISA 7' students

Court acquits ISA 7' students

Seven university student activists - who have been banned from attending classes for four years - walked free from the court today after they were acquitted from illegal assembly charges brought against them in 2001.
The Sheikh and the England Flag

The Sheikh and the England Flag

new Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is a guest columnist this week. He talks about being a young Malay Muslim, and coming home upon graduation.