Archive - 11 May 2005

He was one of three men who claimed trial to four charges of falsifying documents certifying the death of wanted fugitive, Michael Soosai, whom police claim is still alive.

Just after the NAM confab on women came to an end, DAP focuses its attention on women and presents some proposals to the government.

GMM anggap penghantaran memorandum dan pembacaan pantun menunjukkan Prof Datuk Dr Muhamad Zohaidie Bardaie seorang patriotik dan prihatin terhadap halehwal universiti.

For all its policy statements, Malaysia has yet to record real improvements in its practice of good governance. A just-released World Bank report reveals all.

The jockeying has started for permanent posts in the council, but the aspirants may have a wait of several years.

Selain Dr Mariah, bekas Timbalan Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman dicalonkan untuk bertanding bagi jawatan timbalan presiden.

Journalists and editors fought controls with a mixture of guile and courage during the recent period of emergency rule, according to respected Nepali editor Kunda Dixit.

Menteri Kerjaraya menjemput pemimpin DAP Dr Tan Seng Giaw melawat projek kontroversi pembinaan hospital di Temerloh yang dikatakan mengalami 'kerosakan'. Sudah lebih sebulan menunggu, namun tiada berita dari menteri itu.

UPM's board of directors want vice-chancellor Dr Muhamad Zohadie's head to roll for reciting a controversial poem and submitting a memo to the ministry. A student movement rises to his defence.

It was the first public defence to come from the company's boss, who is also state attorney-general. JC Fong stresses the need to invest in an industry of the future.

Pegawai Khas Menteri Besar Perlis, Yusof Othman dilihat berada di Mahkamah Majistret Kangar pada jam 8.15 pagi, dipercayai untuk membayar denda tersebut.

Dr Lim Keng Yaik dan menteri bukan Islam dalam BN pasti tidak berani menghina Islam jika mereka masih tidak bersedia untuk meletak jawatan atau masih memberatkan prospek kerjaya politik masing-masing.

I think it is timely that people, especially men, speak out against the ill-treatment of women and work in solidarity with women to give them their overdue equal rights. But talk is cheap.

If it is not a forest reserve, then the natural resources and environment ministry can only advise state governments to be more prudent in forest management.

T he Tanjung Pelepas port is closing in on the last seagrass bed in the Johor Straits lying just a couple of kilometres away at Tanjung Kupang.

The works minister invited DAP leader Dr Tan Seng Giaw to visit the 'defective' hospital in Pahang's Temerloh. More than a month has passed and there has been no news from the minister.

A number of Britain's Labour Party members are clamouring for a change of leader - will it be out with Blair and in with Brown?

Walaupun ada pusat tersebut tetapi ternyata ia masih gagal untuk membantu pekerja asing mendapatkan pasport dan dokumen yang perlu untuk membolehkan mereka masuk ke Malaysia.

But the two nations agreed to speed up their free-trade talks in an effort to reach a basic agreement by the end of this month.

A declaration adopted at the end of a two-day conference here said "equal participation of women in decision making is needed to strengthen democracy and promote quality growth".

AirAsia has obtained government approval to impose 10 percent surcharges due to rising jet fuel prices.

When he could not pay, he was locked up - but news reports that he had skipped training to help support his impoverished family brought an outpouring of sympathy.

'The losses are due to the shortage of workers available to harvest oil palm fruits which are highly perishable.'