Archive - 28 June 2005

Kaukus Parlimen Mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia berkata lanjutan tempoh tahanan mereka tidak seharusnya dilanjutkan selama dua tahun lagi kerana ia tidak adil terhadap mereka.

No more than 24 hours after Karpal Singh marked his return to Parliament in a
wheelchair, the opposition politician was involved in a free-for-all shouting
match with rival M Kayveas.

Murid Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Kepala Batas di Kepala Batas itu dirempuh kereta dipandu seorang lelaki dipercayai pesakit mental yang memasuki kawasan sekolah itu pagi ini.

'They should not be served with another two-year detention order. Take them to court and charge them,' said controversial minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.

Dr Hassan Ali wins a four-year court battle with the Selangor government over the state's decision to cancel a 'use permit' to run a motivation training centre in Sungai Lui.

Citizens groups and nature lovers are anxious about a minister's statement that indicates a policy reversal on hillside development in Kuala Lumpur.

Datuk Annuar Musa berkata namanya telah dibersihkan daripada dakwaan terbabit dalam kes kehilangan wang Program Pembangunan Rakyat Termiskin (PPRT) semasa menjadi Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar.

Recent changes to the PAS leadership will not necessarily translate to instant liberalisation of the party's polices, said political experts.

The premier heads 24 national committees or task forces, leading to questions over their efficiency in meeting objectives.

Menurut Kementerian Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, majoriti tahanan meninggal dunia kerana kerana penyakit.

The Umno Kota Baru leader has maintained his innocence in relation to charges of money politics and wants the finding over-turned.

The new division deputy is said to have told the minister that he would have fought for the top post, won uncontested by Adenan Satem, if given the chance.

The Public Relations Consultants' Association of Malaysia declares that any move to legislate the PR profession as a retrogressive step that runs contrary to the globalising world.

The internal security ministry says this in response to Suhakam's query based on a complaint by non-governmental organisations on the rejection of their application to hold an anti-rape rally in July 2003.

BPR tidak terima aduan rasmi mengenai kes anugerah projek pembinaan Dewan Undangan Negeri dan penyelenggaraan jalan raya kepada syarikat yang antara pemegang sahamnya dikatakan isteri Ketua Menteri Sarawak.

A report claims that Filipino deportees are suffering under worse conditions in the current deportation exercise, with children receiving the brunt of the crackdown on undocumented migrants.

Persatuan Konsultan Perhubungan Awam Malaysia memandang berat usaha Institut Perhubungan Awam Malaysia (IPRM) mempromosikan skim "akreditasi sukarela" bagi pengamal perhubungan awam.

Dong Zong chief Quek Suan Hiang warns that those out of touch with the people are not fit to lead the mother-tongue education movement.

What a week it was last week with its political thunderstorms. First a deputy minister from MIC was suspended for three months for going against the ruling coalition followed by...

Z Sunday chews on Cronesia's Dog Complex where obstacles are being thrown in the path of a pet owner enjoying the companionship of a dog.

They heard about this through the press or through students, claims the Ukrainian ambassador to Malaysia.

The last PAS meeting saw a change of guard but, without change in policies, the party is unlikely to gain the support required to meet its greater goal.

Authorities in Malaysia have detained a Singapore-owned tanker suspected of spilling oil off the south coast which has forced scores of fishermen to lay down their nets.

special report Women make up the bulk of small traders in some of the villages of tsunami-hit Kuala Muda. Their need for aid is mired in bureaucracy.

Zaid menyifatkan tindakan ke atasnya satu penganiayaan dan mahu pucuk pimpinan parti perlu melakukan sesuatu memandangkan lembaga berkenaan seolah-olah mengenepikan soal asas kesnya, iaitu rasuah.

The Internal Security Ministry has told the Human Rights Commission that there were other reasons why some 38 detainees died while in police custody.

'We need to export. We target to export 100,000 units by 2008. As a company we are prepared to meet competition.'

The central bank has predicted growth to slow to 5.0-6.0 percent in 2005, after 7.1 percent in 2004, its fastest pace in four years.

A coalition of 15 rights groups across the Asia-Pacific region says the refugees face caning, a fine and up to five years' in jail for unlawful assembly as well as immigration violations.