Archive - 29 July 2005

Chua seeks probe into NEP failures

Chua seeks probe into NEP failures

'In 1983, the figure of (bumiputera share of equity) was 18.3 percent. Why is it that in 2003 the figure remain at 18.7 percent?'
Chua Jui Meng terus cabar Ong Ka Ting berdebat

Chua Jui Meng terus cabar Ong Ka Ting berdebat

Beliau mahu Presiden MCA itu berdebat secara terbuka mengenai wawasan, rancangan dan idea untuk masyarakat yang mereka wakili.
Khairy, Chua: Pastikan semua kaum maju bersama menjelang 2020

Khairy, Chua: Pastikan semua kaum maju bersama menjelang 2020

Datuk Chua Jui Meng mahu punca kegagalan bumiputera mencapai 30 peratus ekuiti dalam DEB dikenalpasti manakala Khairy Jamaluddin pula mahu matlamat DEB diteruskan dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-9.
Suhakam puts off visit to Sky Kingdom

Suhakam puts off visit to Sky Kingdom

Suhakam's planned visit to Ayah Pin's commune are shelved indefinitely. Meanwhile, the villagers continue to live in fear, facing threats from the religious authorities.
Free needles, condoms: Muslim community leaders unconvinced

Free needles, condoms: Muslim community leaders unconvinced

A dialogue between them and the government fails to resolve the issue of whether they should approve of the planned anti-HIV initiative by the Health Ministry.
Hee Leong bertanding jawatan timbalan ketua Pemuda

Hee Leong bertanding jawatan timbalan ketua Pemuda

Anak bekas presiden MCA hari ini mengakhir spekulasi sebelum ini apabila mengumumkan yang beliau tidak akan bertanding merebut jawatan ketua Pemuda MCA pusat.
Gerakan leader rejects presidents formula

Gerakan leader rejects presidents formula

Lim Keng Yaik's panacea to avoid an internal leadership tussle seems to be a bitter pill to swallow for a Penang leader.
Anwar: Sudah masanya mengakhir keistimewaan kepada bumiputera

Anwar: Sudah masanya mengakhir keistimewaan kepada bumiputera

Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata dasar memberi keistimewaan kepada bumiputera adalah tidak adil kepada kaum-kaum lain di Malaysia.
Time to revoke much abused AP system

Time to revoke much abused AP system

The prime minister is told that this should be the first step to be taken in reviewing the car import system given the recent scandals surrounding it.
Khazanah tiada rancangan jual kepentingan dalam Proton

Khazanah tiada rancangan jual kepentingan dalam Proton

Sebagai menjawab sebuah laporan media yang menyebut bahawa Volkswagen AG sedang berbincang untuk membeli kepentingan besar hingga 30 peratus dalam Proton.
Penduduk setinggan dakwa diugut penguatkuasa MPSJ

Penduduk setinggan dakwa diugut penguatkuasa MPSJ

Penduduk setinggan Kampung Seri Puchong serah nota bantahan penduduk kepada Yang Dipertua Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ), Datuk Ab. Hakim Borhan tengah hari tadi.
Ling's son opts for Youth No 2 post

Ling's son opts for Youth No 2 post

Ending months of speculation, ex-MCA leader's son Ling Hee Leong says he will not go for the top post in the wing.
Helikopter Bell: Tiga kali terhempas setahun dianggap banyak

Helikopter Bell: Tiga kali terhempas setahun dianggap banyak

Bagaimanapun, Syarikat Bell Helicopter Asia (Pte) Ltd menafikan dakwaan yang pesawat tujuh tempat duduk itu tidak sesuai digunakan di kawasan pergunungan Sarawak.
Inspired by Liverpool, Jui Meng aims to score

Inspired by Liverpool, Jui Meng aims to score

'If Liverpool can do it, so can I'. This was the optimism expressed by the presidential challenger on his upcoming contest against incumbent Ong Ka Ting.
Bell helicopters: Three crashes in a year is many

Bell helicopters: Three crashes in a year is many

However the aircraft manufacturer says its products are of the best quality and that the 206 Lone Ranger model is suited for Sarawak's mountainous terrain.
Questions for our man in Putrajaya

Questions for our man in Putrajaya

When Isa Samad was deposed for his money politics, and the AP scandal revealed to Rafidah Aziz's embarrassment (or to embarrass Rafidah Aziz?), there was great excitement that finally...
APs: Feudal drama in 21st century

APs: Feudal drama in 21st century

Food for thought for Merdeka Day

Food for thought for Merdeka Day

No Merdeka for the Penans

No Merdeka for the Penans

Scholarships not necessarily for most deserving

Scholarships not necessarily for most deserving

Tobacco expo re-naming shouldnt fool us

Tobacco expo re-naming shouldnt fool us

Unsigned Dapsy accounts: Treasurer should answer

Unsigned Dapsy accounts: Treasurer should answer

Religion: Look for similarities, not differences

Religion: Look for similarities, not differences

Paradise lost in Kulim

Paradise lost in Kulim

Watching America

Watching America

Dr Koh Tsu Koon sedia terima pencalonan

Dr Koh Tsu Koon sedia terima pencalonan

Presiden Gerakan, Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik berkata sebahagian besar ahli parti itu mahu Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang itu, menjadi peneraju parti itu selepas beliau bersara pada tahun 2008.
Selamat datang ke gerakan reformasi Tun Dr Mahathir!

Selamat datang ke gerakan reformasi Tun Dr Mahathir!

Dua minggu kebelakangan ini, suasana politik negara menjadi hangat. Bukan kerana keris terpacak dengan laungan agenda Melayu, tetapi kehangatan gerakan reformasi telah mula membara kembali.
Penang's sundry shops on the brink of extinction

Penang's sundry shops on the brink of extinction

There seems to be a hypermarket in every corner of the state and this is affecting the smaller players.
10 initiatives to overhaul government-linked companies

10 initiatives to overhaul government-linked companies

The prime minister unveils a policy handbook to help overhaul government-linked companies which will hold chief executives more accountable for their performances.
Asian security forum urged to focus on maritime safety

Asian security forum urged to focus on maritime safety

Foreign Minister George Yeo said security agencies were "painting dark scenarios" of terrorists hijacking gas tankers and blowing them up to choke the waterways and cripple global trade.
Living Islam

Living Islam

I am Muslim is back. What does the younger generation want?
PKR dakwa kegagalan projek punca krisis air di NS

PKR dakwa kegagalan projek punca krisis air di NS

Parti itu mendakwa, kawasan tadahan hujan di Hulu Sungai Terip, Jelebu yang diwartakan sebagai kawasan hutan simpan kekal, sudah diceroboh dengan aktiviti pembalakan.
M'sian navy interfering in poaching arrests: Jakarta

M'sian navy interfering in poaching arrests: Jakarta

Indonesia protest that the Malaysian navy intervened to stop the arrest of Malaysian fishermen suspected of poaching in Indonesian waters.
Khazanah quashes speculation of Proton sale

Khazanah quashes speculation of Proton sale

Khazanah Nasional, as the controlling 42.7 percent shareholder in Proton, states that it does not have any plans to divest all or part of its existing stake in Proton.
Bumiputera privileges must end, says Anwar

Bumiputera privileges must end, says Anwar

The former deputy prime minister says that the affirmative action in favour of the bumiputeras was unfair to the other minority races in the country.