Archive - 6 July 2005

BPR digesa siasat ketidaktelusan pemberian AP

BPR digesa siasat ketidaktelusan pemberian AP

Kerajaan diminta umumkan senarai pemegang AP (import permit) agar orang ramai dapat menilai sendiri isu pemberian AP itu.
Bekas pembantu Soosai: Dia masih hidup!

Bekas pembantu Soosai: Dia masih hidup!

Filem Bollywood, hotel mewah dan wang itulah janji Dr Mahadevan kepada seorang rakyat India.Dia kemudiannya mendapati Dr Mahadevan adalah Micheal Soosai yang 'mati' dua tahun lalu.
Needle exchange scheme legalises adultery?

Needle exchange scheme legalises adultery?

The government has denied that harm reduction measures to contain HIV/Aids will translate into promiscuous behaviour and use of drugs.
Jobs for locals first, not refugees

Jobs for locals first, not refugees

The MTUC cautions the government over proper implementation of policy to absorb refugees into the workforce.
Tuduhan perkauman: Nazri mengakui sasarannya Sothinathan dan Kula Segaran

Tuduhan perkauman: Nazri mengakui sasarannya Sothinathan dan Kula Segaran

Datuk S Sothinathan digantung jawatan timbalan menteri kerana melanggar disiplin Barisan Nasional selepas bertengkar dengan Timbalan Menteri kesihatan berhubung isu CSMU.
MPs run up RM119m bill in 'personal' expenditure

MPs run up RM119m bill in 'personal' expenditure

Money meant to improve constituency facilities is being used to cover expenses incurred by BN members of Parliament in the course of their duties.
Ex-assistant: Michael Soosai is alive

Ex-assistant: Michael Soosai is alive

exclusive A Bollywood movie, meetings in swanky hotels and money promised - the trail of the wanted fugitive leads to an Indian national who says he met the man 10 times last month.
ACA urged to probe distribution of APs

ACA urged to probe distribution of APs

PAS says the agency should investigate the AP scandal immediately as it has undermined the national automobile industry.
Abim gesa AS hormati kedaulatan kjaan Iran

Abim gesa AS hormati kedaulatan kjaan Iran

Angkatan Beliau Islam Malaysia (Abim) berkata ini kerana Mahmoud Ahmadinejad mendapat mandat rakyat Iran menerusi proses demokrasi yang telus.
Isa Samad kemuka rayuan hari ini

Isa Samad kemuka rayuan hari ini

Setiausaha sulitnya enggan menjelaskan bentuk rayuan itu, sama ada untuk mengetepikan sabitan kesalahan terhadap Isa atau meminta hukuman diringankan.
Politics and populism in the Indian M'sian community

Politics and populism in the Indian M'sian community

Sporadic outbursts by Indian Malaysian leaders are aimed at deflecting the community's dissatisfaction through a populist approach.
Lawyers work on new requisition for Bar meeting

Lawyers work on new requisition for Bar meeting

Attempts are being made to re-submit a requisition that failed last week when five lawyers backed out at the last minute.
Mahathir's Proton dilemma

Mahathir's Proton dilemma

When Dr Mahathir Mohamad took over the reigns of government in Malaysia, there was only one dilemma which was expressed in his book, 'The Malay Dilemma'.
Nothing has happened, Pak Lah

Nothing has happened, Pak Lah

April Fools prank: Why the alarm?

April Fools prank: Why the alarm?

Civil servants a spoilt lot

Civil servants a spoilt lot

Spores development speaks for itself, not Selangors

Spores development speaks for itself, not Selangors

Non-bumis practise discrimination too

Non-bumis practise discrimination too

Hindu Sangam should be political

Hindu Sangam should be political

Prostitutes have role to play

Prostitutes have role to play

Discounts by lawyers - heres how

Discounts by lawyers - heres how

Another victory for native land rights

Another victory for native land rights

The latest triumph is the second of such decision handed down by the court involving native customary land claims following the landmark case brought before High Court in early 2000.
Agents query basis of allegations about CSMU

Agents query basis of allegations about CSMU

The health minister's remarks on why Crimea State Medical University was de-recognised has upset some agents who deny knowledge of the alleged complaints.
Bird flu experts call for overhaul of Asia's poultry sector

Bird flu experts call for overhaul of Asia's poultry sector

Top priority is being given to small-scale domestic farms, a feature of villages across Asia, where animals live in close proximity to humans.
The syariah court's dilemma

The syariah court's dilemma

Tough policy questions arise from a recent syariah court decision to convict and cane two Muslim Malaysians for drinking alcohol.
Green light for refugees to work to solve labour crunch

Green light for refugees to work to solve labour crunch

Some 60,000 refugees, who have long complained for human rights abuse in the hands of the authority, will benefit from this policy.
Ayah Pin calls for right to religious freedom

Ayah Pin calls for right to religious freedom

We cannot force anyone to believe in a religion as a person has his right to make a choice, says the 65-year-old Ayah Pin.
Isa appeals against Umno corruption ruling

Isa appeals against Umno corruption ruling

Suspended Umno vice president Isa Samad today files his appeal against his six-year suspension from the ruling party.
WHO prepares for worst case bird flu scenario

WHO prepares for worst case bird flu scenario

There is much that experts still don't know about the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza - exactly how humans contract it from infected poultry, and why so many of its victims are healthy youngsters.