Archive - 20 July 2005

The Malays are still lagging behind the other races in economic terms. A Puteri Umno delegate explains why.

Mereka yang ditahan dalam operasi jam 8 pagi ini berumur itu terdiri daripada 27 lelaki, 28 wanita berumur 20 hingga 60 tahun, empat kanak-kanak berusia antara 1 dan 5 tahun.

Wakil Pemuda Umno Kelantan mendakwa, dalam pilihanraya umum yang lalu ada guru JQAF ini yang bertanding sebagai calon PAS.

Bagaimanapun, beliau percaya Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz telah melukakan hati Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dengan cara beliau menjawab isu AP itu di akhbar.

The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has interviewed a DAP leader on his public comments on the former Sabah chief minister's gambling debt.

Azimi Daim pula gamatkan perhimpunan Pemuda Umno apabila berkata isu AP bukan sahaja membabitkan permit import kereta tetapi juga isu 'Ayah Pin' yang hangat diperkatakan sekarang.

Leaders attending the party's 56th annual general assembly will not lose sleep over the possibility of having their reputations tainted and scandals unearthed like in the past.

Sejak serangan Isnin lalu, pengikut Ayah Pin hidup dalam ketakutan. Bagaimanapun, mereka berterima kasih kepada pihak polis yang membuat kawalan 24 jam di situ.

DAP leader Lim Kit Siang is pressing cabinet minister Rafidah Aziz to reveal the names of Approved Permit holders since she took office in 1987.

While commending the government's transparency in the matter, the deputy Umno Youth chief says the problem must be plugged.

"Kalau inilah hakikatnya, kalau inilah realitinya, maka kita kena tunjuk (senaraikan) bahawa inilah kebocoran dan ketirisan yang berlaku," kata Naib Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy Jamaluddin.

The opposition Bandar Kuching MP claims that the state government lied when it said there was 'sufficient fund' to build the RM300 million new state assembly building.

The state religious authorities this morning detained 58 villagers from Ayah Pin's commune. They will be charged at the Besut Syariah Court tomorrow for violating a fatwa againt deviant teaching.

Ketuanya, Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein berkata, strategi "Pertumbuhan dengan Pengagihan" seperti yang digariskan dalam DEB, perlu diteruskan bagi memastikan agihan pemilihan ekuiti 30 peratus Melayu dipelihara.

The revealing of the APs list by the government must be welcomed as a significant step towards greater transparency. This is so, regardless of whether further questions would be asked ...

Hanya jauhari yang mengenal manikam. Pak Lah membina mitos Islam dalam kepimpinannya dengan harapan ia akan memberi kekuatan politik kepadanya dan keluarganya.

Pemuda, Wanita dan Puteri Umno memulakan perhimpunan agung masing-masing dengan tumpuan kepada isu hangat terkini yang membabitkan masyarakat Melayu.

Much has been said in recent weeks about the issuance of Approved Permits (APs), but few have questioned why the policy has been retained.

A short story by Shakeel Abedi, all the way from Kluang.

Pementasan babak-babak perkauman dan prasangka agama sering diulangi dalam Parlimen dan dilaporkan secara besar-besaran dalam semua media.

However the situation has worsened in hot spots Indonesia and Somalia which suffered increasingly violent assaults.

Ini berdasarkan janjinya sebelum pemilihan parti itu September tahun lalu bahawa beliau akan menerajui pergerakan itu untuk sepenggal sahaja lagi.

The government has said that the mechanism to fix the price will be reviewed so that the oil price will reflect the prevailing oil price in the international market, says the trade minister.

Trade minister Rafidah insisted she will not quit despite criticism over her handling of a row about the nation's auto industry which reduced her to tears this week.

The Miss Tourism contestant was detained after flying into Kuala Lumpur on July 13 without a yellow fever vaccination certificate and was kept under observation.

The extended hours take effect immediately and will run until Sept 10, but the tourism ministry is seriously looking at making them permanent during peak seasons.

In contrast to his predecessor who had a penchant for grandiose schemes like the Proton national car, Abdullah told the delegates that the government was committed to resolving nuts-and-bolts issues like the deficit.

We are always looking for opportunities around the region but we have not concluded anything as yet, says AirAsia executive director Kamarudin Meranum.