Archive - 13 June 2005

The government's counsel began submitting in the appellate court today against a landmark judgment three years ago that gave formal recognition to Orang Asli land rights.

Beliau menjadi tumpuan berikutan kontroversi yang tercetus di London selepas dilaporkan dibayar AS$55,000 untuk satu syarahan yang disampaikannya di Washington bulan lalu.

At a brief meeting with the premier this morning, the academician - whose resignation from Universiti Malaya caused an uproar - was given encouraging advice.

The agency says Malaysia should provide employment opportunities to the 50,000-odd refugees in the country.

Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Merican berkata Petronas kini sedang menilai semula kriteria pembiayaan projek itu dan masih lagi terus berbuat demikian.

The labour department has given both a deadline to decide whether its compromise solution is acceptable to them as settlement of the Nepali's outstanding wages.

Malaysia kini kekurangan kira-kira 500,000 pekerja selepas Ops Tegas dilancarkan awal tahun ini bagi menangkap pendatang asing tanpa izin.

Legal shortcomings and inappropriate guidelines stand in the way of ridding Malaysia of the scourge of tobacco.

Prof Madya Dr Edmund Terence Gomez mendakwa universiti tertua di negara ini Universiti Malaya mengamalkan pilih kasih untuk kenaikan pangkat, pemantauan e-mel dan markah pelajar dipinda.

A nation cannot afford to have a government that subverts intelligence - it needs one that is prepared to deal with issues intelligently.

Men are sometimes abused by unrealistic social expectations, says Dr Rohana Ariffin, who founded the Men2Men organisation.

It was such a wonderful Sunday morning when I read malaysiakini's report on the government's approval for Dr Edmund Terrence Gomez's application for a two-year secondment...

Beliau yakin kerjasama itu dapat meminimumkan persengketaan wilayah sama ada merebut kawasan kepulauan atau kawasan sempadan akibat prospek mengeksplorasi minyak dan gas.

Dr Edmund Terence Gomez, the top Universiti Malaya academic who was 'forced' to quit and later reinstated, tells malaysiakini the problems afflicting our universities in this first of a three-part series.

Dr Edmund Terence Gomez claims the country's foremost university is riddled with problems such as favouritism in academic promotions, monitoring of e-mails and tampering with examination marks.

The Tarat division does not agree with party leaders who have decided that top posts will not be contested for the sake of unity.

New parties are hoping for registration and admission to Sarawak Barisan Nasional, said a source.

Her trip follows controversy in London over a talk she gave in Washington last month in which she earned a reported US$55,000.

The premier says the purpose of energy diplomacy would be to lessen reliance on energy supplies from outside the region and reduce dependence on stockpiling which would in turn decrease pressure on oil prices.

Sarawak government leaders would be happier if external parties do not intervene in matters linked to native customary rights (NCR) land.

More than 1,000 oil and gas industry leaders and politicians are gathering in Kuala Lumpur today to ponder challenges facing world oil supply against a backdrop of rising prices.

Ruhayat X tries to figure out what it means to be a stud. Mr. Macho. A man . He's still clueless.

Proton is too slow on its feet, with a long time lag between new offerings. Also, the poor quality of some models is hurting its overall reputation.

National oil firm Petronas says it has not pulled out of a US$2 billion joint venture to develop Iran's Pars liquefied natural gas project.