Archive - 5 May 2005

PAS NS hanya serah aduan terhadap Kohilal selepas pemilihan parti

PAS NS hanya serah aduan terhadap Kohilal selepas pemilihan parti

Aduan terhadap Kohilal yang diterima oleh PAS Negeri Sembilan akan disimpan sehingga selesai pemilihan parti bulan depan, bagi mengelak timbul salah tafsir.
Mahkamah Tinggi ada bidangkuasa dengar kes saman MTUC

Mahkamah Tinggi ada bidangkuasa dengar kes saman MTUC

Mahkamah memutuskan, terdapat satu seksyen dalam Akta Pertubuhan 1966 yang tidak mengetepikan bidangkuasa mahkamah dan juga tidak menyebut keputusan sesuatu pertikaian patut ditentukan oleh Pendaftar Pertubuhan.
Bar, Suhakam urged to declare stand on deported PRs

Bar, Suhakam urged to declare stand on deported PRs

The case of a deported permanent resident is one area which has not been thoroughly studied. It should now, says the lawyer handling the case of deported Indonesian Abdul Mutalib Taib.
Apakah krisis diesel dirancang untuk menaikkan harga?

Apakah krisis diesel dirancang untuk menaikkan harga?

Dalam satu bantahan yang diadakan di Kuala Lumpur hari ini, sebuah parti pembangkang menuduhkan kerajaan sengaja mewujudkan krisis diesel untuk membolehkannya menaikkan harga petrol dan diesel.
PAS NS to shelve Kohilal grouses till after polls

PAS NS to shelve Kohilal grouses till after polls

Complaints on Kohilal compiled by PAS Negeri Sembilan will be put off until the party polls conclude. This, according to the state commissioner, is to avoid any misinterpretation.
Petrol hike unjustified, say the opposition

Petrol hike unjustified, say the opposition

PAS and PKR join the chorus of protest against the petrol and diesel hike, describing the government's reasoning as a mere excuse.
Kit Siang: PM tidak arah usul mengenai Burma ditarik balik

Kit Siang: PM tidak arah usul mengenai Burma ditarik balik

Bercanggah dengan laporan media sebelum ini, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi tidak mengarahkan ditarik balik usul mengenai Burma di Dewan Rakyat. Beliau hanya tidak mahu kerajaan dilihat menyokong usul terhadap negara tersebut.
Was the diesel crisis engineered to justify price hike?

Was the diesel crisis engineered to justify price hike?

At a protest in KL, the government was accused of engineering the crisis in order to push through its plans to hike the prices of petrol and diesel.
Press freedom suffers under 'cult of secrecy'

Press freedom suffers under 'cult of secrecy'

Hopes had once been high that Abdullah, who took over from the authoritarian Mahathir Mohamad 18 months ago, would ease controls on the press, said DAP leader Lim Kit Siang.
Najib terima permohonan maaf Kompas

Najib terima permohonan maaf Kompas

Beliau berharap isu tersebut menjadi contoh bagi kedua-dua negara dalam mengelak ketegangan di samping mencari jalan penyelesaian.
Kit Siang: Motion on Burma not withdrawn by PM

Kit Siang: Motion on Burma not withdrawn by PM

Contrary to earlier media reports, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi did not order the withdrawal of a parliamentary motion on Burma. The PM however didn't want the government to be seen as supporting the motion against the military junta.
Consult public on religion in national schools

Consult public on religion in national schools

Emotions run deep whenever there is an attempt to discuss the shortcomings of the national schools. Utusan Malaysia's orchestrated reaction to Gerakan president Dr Lim Keng Yaik's statement...
Hargailah usaha Pak Lah untuk Bangsa Msia

Hargailah usaha Pak Lah untuk Bangsa Msia

Diesel usage figures not burning cleanly

Diesel usage figures not burning cleanly

Penangs problem is its people...

Penangs problem is its people...

Doctors must put patients first, allowances second

Doctors must put patients first, allowances second

Raimy, go get your Lost City!

Raimy, go get your Lost City!

Parents need to be responsible for children

Parents need to be responsible for children

Christianity not dictated by man

Christianity not dictated by man

Market location stinks, councils nose in the air

Market location stinks, councils nose in the air

Rottweiler ban a savage attack

Rottweiler ban a savage attack

Pulau Pinang dianaktiri, PKR gesa ketua menteri bertindak

Pulau Pinang dianaktiri, PKR gesa ketua menteri bertindak

Parti pembangkang mendakwa bahawa Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang telah dianaktiri dan didiskriminasikan selama lebih satu dekad. Oleh itu, ia menggesa ketua menteri bangun membela rakyat negeri itu.
Thai on-line crusader fights silent battle

Thai on-line crusader fights silent battle

Thai journalist Somkiat Juntursima is a name that barely registers on the radar of Thailand's media world. Nor the publication he edits, Prachatai , an on-line news website in Thai.
'Talibanisation' fears in Pakistan

'Talibanisation' fears in Pakistan

Activists blocked a co-ed road race last week, as religious parties geared up for local elections in July.
Penang being sidelined, PKR calls for action

Penang being sidelined, PKR calls for action

The opposition party claims that the state has been left in the cold for more than a decade. It now calls on the chief minister to stand up for the people.
Kerk: terlalu awal untuk putuskan pertahan jawatan tim presiden

Kerk: terlalu awal untuk putuskan pertahan jawatan tim presiden

Ahli-ahli Gerakan dilaporkan lebih menyukai naib-presiden Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon untuk mengisi jawatan nombor dua itu.
Gathering on NCR land: Natives pledge to fight on

Gathering on NCR land: Natives pledge to fight on

At a gathering in Miri, NCR landowners learned of their legal and constitutional rights and pledged to fight on and defend their rights.
Off he went a-hunting: A portrait of love

Off he went a-hunting: A portrait of love

Does love conquer all? Or faith? Or is the woman in question impractical?
KL and Islamabad to sign free trade pact by year-end: Abdullah

KL and Islamabad to sign free trade pact by year-end: Abdullah

The prime minister says that progress has been made in various fields, in trade, communications and aviation.
Free trade on agenda as Pakistan PM visits M'sia

Free trade on agenda as Pakistan PM visits M'sia

Pakistani premier Shaukat Aziz held talks with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today at the start of a three-day visit which is expected to bring a free trade agreement closer to reality.
NAM seeks new role with conference on women

NAM seeks new role with conference on women

The conference aims to share experiences among the nations of NAM on best practices, achievements and challenges in empowering women and achieving gender equality, development and peace.
Fuel price hike could hurt economy, say analysts

Fuel price hike could hurt economy, say analysts

Economists say that the country could face a 'double whammy' in the form of a slowdown in the growth rate and rising prices if expectations of inflationary pressures from the fuel price hikes are not prudently managed.