Archive - 6 May 2005

Ketua Pembangkang mencadangkan supaya kerajaan memanggil sidang khas Dewan Rakyat untuk membincangkan isu kenaikan harga minyak dan kebocoran bumbung Parlimen.

Sementara menunggu penyelesaian dicapai, kedua belah pihak bersetuju untuk mengurangkan ketegangan di kawasan sempadan Laut Sulawesi, kata Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Sarawak may see another Dayak party in its political arena if the ROS gives the green light to the formation of the Malaysian Dayak Congress.

The contractor confirms that he has made an offer to the 72 squatters who have filed a lawsuit demanding they be allocated land as promised, but only eight accepted the offer.

Ketua Pembangkang berkata ucapan perdana menteri malam tadi seperti dihantui rasa tidak senang mengenai pentadbirannya yang berniat baik tetapi tidak disokong dengan tindakan.

The government continues to come under fire following the recent fuel price hike with an opposition party suggesting that a special parliamentary sitting be convened to discuss the issue.

An upcoming conference in Kuala Lumpur aims, among others, to educate the public and decision makers alike on the importance of striking a balance between the environment and development.

The windfall profits of the government-owned oil company should be used to absorb the burden of low-income Malaysians as a result of the drastic hike in fuel prices, say an opposition leader.

The veteran politician says while the premier talks bravely about First World mentality, he is prepared to acquiesce in the 'realities of the world' and tolerate and accept Third World and even Fourth World standards.

Mereka mesti menuntut sebuah dasar negara bagi mewujudkan pergerakan buruh yang kuat dengan pembabitan dan campurtangan minima dari pihak kerajaan, kata A H Ponniah.

We pay income tax each year of no small amount. I pay a sum for the upgrading of a school field in the community I live in. My children do not even go to that school.

Not only is the opposition suffering from a political system that neglects the rightful role of Parliament and places undue emphasis on the executive, BN backbenchers are also in a predicament.

The premier stamped his support for India but the foreign minister backs Japan. Now Malaysia must decide which of the two would be able to lead and understand the complexities of the world.

The EU pushed Burma for the immediate release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other detainees in the 25-nation bloc's first ministerial talks with the Rangoon junta.

The labour movement must seize the moment and gather enough guts to demand that the government lay off its affairs before pushing for long-overdue policy reform to ensure clout and independence.

Total investment in Malaysia's automotive sector plunged 66.7 percent to RM1.1 billion in 2004.

While waiting for a solution to the dispute, both the parties agree that their navies will try to reduce tension in the area, says Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Pirates are again attacking ships in the busy Malacca Straits after a brief lull following the deadly tsunami which devastated Indonesia's Aceh province on Sumatra island last December, says an international watchdog.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today pledged to provide "a level playing field" in a bid to attract foreign investors to bolster his country's economy.