Archive - 16 June 2005

The website, which is currently under police probe, reveals how fugitive Michael Soosai worked with the police and wielded his influence until it ruffled the feathers of other cops.

Naib Presiden Umno itu mengulangi kenyataannya bahawa tujuan cadangan tersebut adalah untuk membuka polemik bagi membincangkan pro dan kontra mengadakan pemilihan ahli MT di peringkat bahagian.

Known only as Ismail, the father of five, travels to Malaysia to tell the world that people in Aceh are in dire need of help.

The newly appointed PAS Terengganu commissioner says his surprise appointment has put him in a fix and he needs some time to consider the matter.

Prof Dr Hashim Yaacob says he knows nothing about the allegations of mark tampering and favouritism raised by the university's economics lecturer Assoc Prof Dr Edmund Terrence Gomez.

Kumpulan pro-demokrasi berkumpul di Kedutaan Burma sejak jam 10 pagi bagi menyatakan sokongan mereka kepada Suu Kyi, serta menuntut supaya dipulihkan demokrasi di negara itu.

Selain itu, kata Ketua Polis Kelantan, Datuk Zuber Shariff, ada yang menjadi pelindung kepada sindiket penyeludupan dadah, pelacuran, perjudian dan kegiatan negatif yang menyalahi undang-undang.

Jawatankuasa Pelarian dan Pendatang Amerika Syarikat (USCRI) memberi Malaysia gred 'F' bagi layanannya terhadap orang pelarian. Terdapat kira-kira 50,000 pelarian di negara ini.

A PAS Kelantan official does not deny that the state government's decision to lift the ban on snooker, billiard and karaoke is part of the party's ongoing re-branding efforts.

The caucus has just visited Simpang Renggam detention centre in Johor where almost half the detainees held there are Indian Malaysians.

The structural changes are significant but the election of 'pragmatists' does not decisively signal an ideological change in the direction of the party beyond an apparent greater openness to dialogue.

Mahkamah menolak bantahan awal itu atas beberapa alasan, antaranya, pertuduhan terhadap Sharifah Aini adalah jelas, teratur dan mengikut undang-undang.

I am a medical graduate from a local public university. My experiences over the last five years in a public university have convinced me that the present government is...

Describing it as a noble aim, Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop says this will cut dependency on the US dollar.

After the Chen and Hao cases in Australia this week, a Beijing-based diplomat sheds light on the nature of China's extensive efforts to monitor religious and media activity.

The slipshod planning for the NUBE election has sparked off an outrage among members who are demanding that the DGTU makes the necessary changes to ensure a transparent, free and fair election.

special report What a waste! Of this amount, about RM4 billion is spent to treat lung cancer, heart disease and chronic obstructive airway disease - all classified as tobacco-related illnesses.

Malaysia, which is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and home to an estimated 50,000 refugees, receives an 'F' for its treatment of them.

Another email from my anonymous friend, the reformed militant. Continuing from last week...

The pro-democracy protestors had gathered at the Burmese embassy since 10am to show their support for jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and to seek for the return of democracy in the military-ruled country.

Setiausaha Umno Johor Datuk Mohd Ali Hassan nafi mesyuarat perhubungan negeri sengaja diadakan ketika Muhyiddin di luar negara, kerana beliau diwakili di mesyuarat Sabtu lalu.

An investigation has been opened into more than a dozen police officers suspected of helping fugitive Michael Soosai to fake his own death and flee the country.

The police believe two crewmen of a tanker which was hijacked by pirates on Tuesday could have been in cohorts with the attackers.

Datuk Mustafa Ali yang tidak mempertahankan jawatan naib presiden dalam muktamar yang lalu, dilantik memegang jawatan tersebut supaya beliau dapat terus berkhidmat untuk parti.