Archive - 25 July 2005

Federal Court rules ISA detention of five valid

Federal Court rules ISA detention of five valid

The five, including a PAS leader's son, will now have to wait another two months to see if they will be set free after their detention orders expire.
Dragnet spreads in search of elusive Ayah Pin

Dragnet spreads in search of elusive Ayah Pin

Cops in Pahang, Johor, Perak and Kelantan are on the lookout for the elusive self-proclaimed spiritual leader and his four wives.
Apcet II trial postponed to next March

Apcet II trial postponed to next March

Another long wait lies ahead for the plaintiffs who are suing the government and police over their arrest and detention in 1996.
Habeas Corpus: Mahkamah Persekutuan tolak permohonan Nik Adli

Habeas Corpus: Mahkamah Persekutuan tolak permohonan Nik Adli

Mengekalkan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi tahun lalu yang menolak permohonan writ habeas corpus mereka atas asalan bahawa perintah melanjutkan tempoh tahanan mereka, dibuat mengikut undang-undang dan prosedur yang betul.
Survey reveals support for Chinese-educated leaders

Survey reveals support for Chinese-educated leaders

Such leaders would have deeper understanding of the needs and concerns of the community, according to one interpretation of the results.
Police report lodged against Rafidah

Police report lodged against Rafidah

PAS Youth also names Tourism Minister Leo Michael Toyad and businessman Vincent Tan in its report regarding the AP scandal.
Chuas downfall predicted in MCA polls

Chuas downfall predicted in MCA polls

Panelists at a talk on the MCA polls traded barbs over the calibre of candidates in the upcoming battle for the top party post.
Kit Siang mahu sindrom berahsia dihapuskan

Kit Siang mahu sindrom berahsia dihapuskan

Ketua Pembangkang itu berkata kabinet perlu mengarahkan Datuk Rafidah Aziz supaya mendedahkan senarai penuh pemberian AP kereta sepanjang tempoh 18 tahun lalu.
UM in pursuit over Gomez leave application

UM in pursuit over Gomez leave application

Is Universiti Malaya on a witchhunt? It is probing whether the leave application by Dr Edmund Terence Gomez was indeed supported by his immediate superiors.
Takut tsunami berulang, 147 keluarga di Kota Kula Muda berpindah

Takut tsunami berulang, 147 keluarga di Kota Kula Muda berpindah

Mereka berpindah mulai jam 1.30 pagi ke pusat penempatan tsunami selain menumpang di rumah saudara-mara di sekitar Tikam Batu dan berteduh di pekan Kota Kuala Muda.
Apakah masa depan Rafidah selepas menangis dan diejek perwakilan?

Apakah masa depan Rafidah selepas menangis dan diejek perwakilan?

Masa depan Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz, anggota kabinet paling lama bersama 25 tahun pengalaman, kini menjadi tandatanya. Adalah beliau akan digugurkan?
Kit Siang wants secrecy syndrome eliminated

Kit Siang wants secrecy syndrome eliminated

The opposition leader says the cabinet should direct minister Rafidah Aziz to reveal the full list of APs issued since 1987.
Pak Lah arah SPA sekat k'tangan awam lari ke swasta

Pak Lah arah SPA sekat k'tangan awam lari ke swasta

Ramai kakitangan kerajaan terbaik kerajaan berhenti kerana peluang untuk mereka maju ke tahap lebih tinggi dalam perkhidmatan awam adalah terhad dan lambat.
Decide right now on Burma, Asean ministers told

Decide right now on Burma, Asean ministers told

There is intense pressure on them to declare their stance on whether or not Burma should take over the Asean chair from next July.
AP scheme unjustifiable, days numbered

AP scheme unjustifiable, days numbered

It is strange that the minister who refused to disclose the AP recipients, upon disclosure, is quick to proclaim that there is no impropriety in the awarding of APs.
Give APs to unemployed grads

Give APs to unemployed grads

No APs thank-you, were Indian

No APs thank-you, were Indian

Educational policies shouldnt be guinea pigs

Educational policies shouldnt be guinea pigs

MMU can do more for its students

MMU can do more for its students

Osu Sukam at the Ritz: Why question Guan Eng?

Osu Sukam at the Ritz: Why question Guan Eng?

Are Malay-Muslim biologists deviants too?

Are Malay-Muslim biologists deviants too?

Domestic air travel - the more carriers the better

Domestic air travel - the more carriers the better

Judith Miller and my missing mail

Judith Miller and my missing mail

New agenda - no Malaysian left behind?

New agenda - no Malaysian left behind?

Much has been said about the position of the Malays. But many Malays now know what is rhetoric and what is reality, and know who to trust.
DEB gagal kerana amalan kronisme Umno

DEB gagal kerana amalan kronisme Umno

Selama 50 tahun dengan pelbagai dasar dan projek, orang Melayu masih ketinggalan dan apakah jaminan dalam tempoh 15 tahun yang akan datang masalah ini akan selesai.
Well stuff that

Well stuff that

Ruhayat X likens a good conversation to a dream come true. Like wine, it gets better with age.
Ireland wants M'sia to tackle 'bogus' Irish University

Ireland wants M'sia to tackle 'bogus' Irish University

Ireland's ambassador to Malaysia Daniel Mulhall says the name of the university itself is a deception because it is neither Irish nor a university.
Time for zero violence in schools

Time for zero violence in schools

Younger Malaysians are becoming involved in criminal activities because few adults care to connect with their realities. This is a recipe for disaster.
Crisis in PBB division settled

Crisis in PBB division settled

The tension over the Demak Laut division youth elections came to an and after the division bowed to the wishes of the party's leadership.
Tears and jeers leave Rafidah's fate in cabinet uncertain

Tears and jeers leave Rafidah's fate in cabinet uncertain

The future of Rafidah Aziz, one of the longest-serving members of the cabinet with 25 years experience, is in question. Will she be axed?
Burma should be denied Asean chair if diplomacy fails: lawmakers

Burma should be denied Asean chair if diplomacy fails: lawmakers

The Inter-Parliamentary Caucus on Democracy in Burma says that Asean foreign ministers are morally obligated to take a stand, or risk smearing the reputation of the entire region.
A half-kilometre canopy skywalk in Borneo jungle

A half-kilometre canopy skywalk in Borneo jungle

The walkway, suspended 20 metres above the forest floor, was built using logs and wires, and is tied to the trees with rope.
Philippine peace talks with rebels postponed, M'sia says

Philippine peace talks with rebels postponed, M'sia says

The talks between the Philippine government and the MILF, aimed at ending a decades-old Muslim separatist rebellion in the southern Philippines, is likely to resume within the next month.