Archive - 22 June 2005

"Saya akan luangkan lebih masa untuk kerja-kerja parti dan kawasan parlimen saya", kata Datuk S. Sothinathan.

Katanya, Abdullah selaku Perdana Menteri, berkuasa melantik menteri dan timbalan menteri selain anggota kerajaan yang lain.

They have yet to be taken to court but will most likely be charged for illegal entry, according to a source.

The party may appeal against the three-month suspension of its secretary-general, S Sothinathan, from his cabinet post.

Senior DPP Mohd Yosof Zainal Abiden said the Kuala Lumpur High Court was right in allowing the prosecution to admit evidence gathered in Hong Kong in the trial of ex-Perwaja Steel managing director Eric Chia.

Interest groups argue that the water privatisation plan will still proceed at the state level as the state governments have expressed their intention to do so earlier.

Replying to a DAP parliamentarian, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says loans have been stopped for those intending to or are studying in Russia, while no scholarships have been approved for those in Ukraine.

Menurut Perdana Menteri, keputusan itu dibuat selepas kajian semula JPA berhubung keadaan keselamatan pelajar Malaysia yang menuntut di kedua-dua negara terbabit.

Fishermen from smaller towns in Sarawak have joined the protest against foreign trawlers, which they claim are affecting their livelihood.

PAS Terengganu was challenged to swear on the matter while holding the Quran by Umno. Its Dewan Ulama says it is prepared to do so.

updated version The MIC secretary-general has been suspended as deputy minister for three months for breaching BN party discipline during a heated parliamentary debate yesterday.

Ketua Dewan Ulamak PAS negeri, Datuk Hussin Awang bersedia bersumpah kerajaan negeri telah merobohkan sebuah masjid di Rancangan Tanah Berkelompok Kampung Bujal, Kemaman bulan lalu.

NGOs want the federal government to prove that it will stand firm against privatising water supply services and get state counterparts to follow suit.

The Edmund Terence Gomez episode and similar affairs have brought to light the sad state of our country's public universities. In the last two decades or so...

Society's resistance towards understanding sexual and gender identities lead to the perpetuation of harm, discrimination and injustice towards this community.

The proposed Interfaith Commission of Malaysia has been accused of an intention to undermine Islam, among other criticism. Its steering committee chairperson responds.

special report Some of those who have lost their property to the tsunami waves are perplexed as to why disbursement of aid is not being fairly managed.

Initiatives to reform government-linked companies will soon be revealed as part of efforts to make the economy more competitive, says the prime minister.

While we melt from the throbbing heat, in London, summer is a walk in the park for many.

Police have arrested a man accused of being the mastermind behind the botched hijacking of an oil tanker in the piracy-prone Malacca Strait last week.

A baby boy who was snatched from a Malaysian hospital could fetch up to RM20,000 on the black market, a politician says.

The government is responding to an acute labour shortage by considering allowing refugees to join the workforce, and blacklisting employers who abuse foreign workers.

Abdullah announces that Bank Negara will establish an endowment fund of RM200 million to support the development of the potentially lucrative Islamic finance sector.

Selepas Lembaga pengarah KFCH menyelarnya kerana kenyataannya yang mengkritik rancangan syarikat itu untuk melaksanakan tawaran persendirian.

Sama ada tertuduh mengaku salah atau sebaliknya, keterangan akan tetap diambil daripadanya bagi membantu lembaga disiplin dalam membuat keputusan, kata sumber parti.