Archive - 25 April 2005

Teng digantung lima hari kerana didakwa menghina dewan negeri

Teng digantung lima hari kerana didakwa menghina dewan negeri

Ketua pembangkang itu juga akan dirujuk kepada Jawatankuasa Hak dan Kebebasan kerana didakwa menghina dewan dengan membuang buku peraturan tetap DUN ke dalam tong sampah.
MPs reject Japanese apology as insincere

MPs reject Japanese apology as insincere

External relations took centre-stage in Dewan Rakyat proceedings, as MPs turned their attention to Japan's war-time conduct.
Lawatan Dr M ke Amerika dibiayai kerajaan

Lawatan Dr M ke Amerika dibiayai kerajaan

Tetapi benarkah dakwaan bahawa berjuta-juta ringgit telah dibayar kepada pelobi di Washington untuk menjayakan lawatan tersebut?
MCA, govt blasted on vernacular education policy

MCA, govt blasted on vernacular education policy

DAP parliamentarian Chong Eng did not mince words as she took on political rivals over their handling of decisions to date.
Govt, varsities must apologise, say ISA 7

Govt, varsities must apologise, say ISA 7

Acquitted of an illegal assembly charge, the students now demand an apology for the way they were treated - like criminals even before the court had reached a decision.
Dr Ms US visit funded by govt

Dr Ms US visit funded by govt

But were millions of ringgit paid to Washington lobbyists to secure the visit? A government official said he did not have information on whether any lobby activities involving public funds had taken place prior to the visit.
Adun dakwa Sgor pusat rasuah dan salahguna kuasa

Adun dakwa Sgor pusat rasuah dan salahguna kuasa

Adun DAP berkata, Menteri Selangor Selangor paling ramai meletakkan jawatan seorang dipenjara kerana rasuah, seorang meletakkan jawatan kerana didakwa menyeludup wang, dan seorang lagi berbuat demikian kerana integriti moralnya dipersoalkan.
Dire outcomes from diesel shortage in Swak

Dire outcomes from diesel shortage in Swak

Bus and lorry operators are warning of severe consequences for the public if the authorities don't buck up to end the diesel crisis.
Quarry operations: Report affirms residents objections

Quarry operations: Report affirms residents objections

Residents in Gunung Jerai, Kedah are crying foul over quarry works in the area. An environmental group says a preliminary EIA report indicates that their concerns are not baseless.
Indonesia nafi bersetuju kurangkan jumlah kapal perang di Laut Sulewasi

Indonesia nafi bersetuju kurangkan jumlah kapal perang di Laut Sulewasi

Panglima Angkatan Tentera Indonesian tidak tahu menahu mengenai kenyataan Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia yang kedua-dua negara bersetuju mengurangkan jumlah kapal perang di Laut Sulewasi.
438 pertubuhan anjur bantahan anti-Jepun di seluruh negara

438 pertubuhan anjur bantahan anti-Jepun di seluruh negara

Pemohonan maaf oleh Perdana Menteri Junichiro Koizumi terhadap kekejaman tentera Jepun sewaktu Perang Dunia Kedua, didakwa 'tidak ikhlas' dan hanya di bibir sahaja.
The conversationalist

The conversationalist

new Our new intern Adriana Nordin shares her thoughts of living and studying abroad, and being Malaysian.
Sgor a corruption and malpractices hub, state assembly told

Sgor a corruption and malpractices hub, state assembly told

Selangor has the most number of MBs quitting under a cloud - one was jailed for graft, one resigned after being caught for allegedly smuggling currency, and one left because his morality was questioned.
MPs outcry: NST has fumbled

MPs outcry: NST has fumbled

Parliamentary Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang's letter 'NST front-page report 'misses the mark'' refers. It is quite clear now that the...
Teachers need to be taught English too

Teachers need to be taught English too

Land grab scandal reeks of corruption

Land grab scandal reeks of corruption

Penang assemblymen have got it wrong

Penang assemblymen have got it wrong

China a convenient punching bag

China a convenient punching bag

India good candidate for Security Council seat, too

India good candidate for Security Council seat, too

Japan must beg for forgiveness from Koreans

Japan must beg for forgiveness from Koreans

Appreciate Syariah before condemning

Appreciate Syariah before condemning

Bible should be available to all

Bible should be available to all

Clarification: Khalid Jafri didnt file for stay of hearing

Clarification: Khalid Jafri didnt file for stay of hearing

Najib: KL, Jakarta setuju hanya sebuah kapal perang ronda Laut Sulewasi

Najib: KL, Jakarta setuju hanya sebuah kapal perang ronda Laut Sulewasi

Hanya sebuah kapal perang dari Indonesia dan Malaysia meronda kawasan sempadan bertindah di Laut Sulewasi selepas peristiwa pelanggaran baru-baru ini.
Turn off your TV!

Turn off your TV!

The zombie-like mental state of Malaysians is traced to 'too much television', with its mass production of political propaganda and consumer ideology.
Dua terbunuh, tiga cedera dalam letupan bom di sempadan Msia-Thai

Dua terbunuh, tiga cedera dalam letupan bom di sempadan Msia-Thai

Dua pegawai peronda Thai terbunuh dan tiga orang lagi cedera awal pagi semalam apabila sebutir bom meletup di pusat pemeriksaan di sempadan M'sia-Thai
Isolate prejudice, not patients

Isolate prejudice, not patients

Bigoted views against those living with HIV/Aids can only drive them further underground and perpetuate the spread of the pandemic.
Rakyat M'sia ditangkap di Indonesia kerana pembalakan haram

Rakyat M'sia ditangkap di Indonesia kerana pembalakan haram

Pihak berkuasa Indonesia telah menahan seorang rakyat Malaysia yang disyaki menjadi dalang dalam operasi pembalakan haram di wilayah Timur Papua.
Back UN reforms, Annan tells Asian-African leaders

Back UN reforms, Annan tells Asian-African leaders

'For the sake of your peoples, this is the time to be creative and bold', this was the UN secretary-general's message to leaders attending a summit in Jakarta.
438 groups stage nationwide anti-Japan protest

438 groups stage nationwide anti-Japan protest

Malaysian protestors dismiss Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi's apology for his nation's past aggression as nothing more than 'lip service'.
Rites of passage

Rites of passage

Girls. Ruhayat X is a virgin, does not drink or smoke, and is housebroken. The queue begins here.
Two killed, three wounded in bombing on Thai-M'sian border

Two killed, three wounded in bombing on Thai-M'sian border

Two border patrol officers were killed and three other people were wounded early yesterday when a bomb exploded at a border checkpoint along Thailand's frontier with Malaysia.
KL, Jakarta agree to limit warships in disputed area

KL, Jakarta agree to limit warships in disputed area

Only one warship from each country should patrol a disputed oil-rich maritime area following recent clashes.
Malaysian arrested in Indonesia for illegal logging

Malaysian arrested in Indonesia for illegal logging

Indonesian authorities have arrested a Malaysian man suspected of being behind illegal logging operations in the eastern province of Papua.
Malaysians to be used in Cuban clinical trials

Malaysians to be used in Cuban clinical trials

Malaysians will be used in clinical trials for Cuban vaccines and pharmaceuticals as part of an agreement to boost bilateral trade, says Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
M'sia, S'pore agreement hailed as 'positive sign'

M'sia, S'pore agreement hailed as 'positive sign'

The agreement over a land reclamation dispute is seen as underscoring a rapid thaw in once frosty ties between the two countries.
Indonesia denies deal with M'sia over warships in Sulawesi sea

Indonesia denies deal with M'sia over warships in Sulawesi sea

Indonesian armed forces chief says he received no confirmation of claims by Malaysia that the two sides have agreed to scale back their fleets in the Sulawesi sea.