Archive - 9 May 2005

Ketua pembangkang menyifatkan tidak munasabah dakwaan menteri kerjaraya bahawa kos ubahsuai Parlimen tahun lalu berjumlah RM99 juta sebagai tidak mahal.

The controversies surrounding the Malaysian Bar's 59th annual general assembly held in March will be settled with a court decision on May 27.

Amerika bangga dengan tahap kerjasama yang dihulurkan oleh Malaysia dalam usaha menangani keganasan, kata Menteri Pertahanan, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The opposition leader takes Works Minister S Samy Vellu to task for saying that RM100 million is not high for the renovation which was completed last year.

Melalui cadangan tersebut, syarikat kontraktor pertahanan British, BAE System PLC akan menguruskan pinjaman tersebut yang dijamin dengan sijil emas yang diterbitkan oleh kerajaan Malaysia.

Beliau mendakwa kedua-dua negara itu enggan bekerjasama secara serius dengan Indonesia kerana ia membabitkan industri yang bernilai berbilion dolar dan membantu menyerap tenaga kerja di negara masing-masing.

Perdana Menteri mengulangi pendiriannya bahawa kerajaannya menolak sebarang bentuk ekstremisme dan mengecam keganasan, dan Malaysia adalah sebuah negara Islam sederhana.

Guess what. Ruhayat is an apostle. Read to disbelieve.

Haji Samuri & Anak-anak Enterprise Sdn Bhd yang popular dengan perniagaan sate di Kajang, Selangor disaman Jabatan Alam Sekitar atas tuduhan melepaskan cairan buangan perindustrian yang mengandungi bahan kimia.

translation Redzuan Hashim wants to be reinstated as the imam of Masjid Darul Ehsan in Subang Jaya. He is also seeking compensation for lost wages and benefits.

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang's remark that PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is a 'political prisoner' of the established 'political system' is wrong. It could also be misleading.

The Non-Aligned Movement should act decisively to eradicate the trafficking of women and children, which escalates with militarisation.

Both nations pledge to provide military logistical support, supplies, and services to each other on a voluntary basis.

Are we more race-conscious now than ever before. Are we really in the postmodern era in which politics of identity is taking its linguistic and semiotic turn. Do we need a better understanding of the word culture?

A social activist is convinced that the price of petrol and diesel need not be increased if the government is on its toes to curb illegal sales.

The visit would be Abdullah's first official visit to Iran since assuming the premiership in October 2003.

Struggling to maintain relevance in the modern world, the Non-Aligned Movement has its turned attention to social issues with the opening on Saturday of a first conference on women.

Indonesian maids now prefer to work in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, which offer them better wages, says Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn.

The national oil company will withdraw from the Iran LNG project if the commercial terms do not meet its investment criteria.

Despite the fact that women in many parts of the world have become more emancipated, women in many Muslim countries continue to be marginalised and discriminated against, says the premier.

The country's industrial output rose five percent year-on-year in March and increased 1.1 percent from February.

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar says India will surely be invited to attend the meeting in December.

The US is also very pleased with the level of cooperation given by Malaysia in the field of tackling terrorism, says Defence Minister Najib Abdl Razak.

Under the deal, British defence contractor BAE Systems PLC would arrange financing for the arms purchases with a loan secured by gold certificates issued by the Malaysian government.

The prime minister reiterates the view that his government rejects any form of extremism and condemns terrorism, and that this country is a very moderate Islamic country.