Archive - 8 August 2005

Beliau mempertikaikan kredibiliti Timbalan Pengerusi Lembaga Disiplin Umno, Tan Sri Zaki Azmi yang kini terbabit dalam kontroversi perceraian isteri mudanya.

Jalil Abdul Hamid dari Bumiputra-Commerce Bank, Pulau Pinang mendapat 4,886 undi manakala pencabarnya, Muhammad Fauzi Shamsuddin dari Bank EON, mendapat 2,218 undi.

He led the movement for 12 years and in the process, neglected his family. There were many rocky patches, but Quek Suan Hiang faced them gallantly.

There is much hope that the protracted leadership tussle in the National Union of Bank Employees will finally end with a democratically elected line-up announced today.

Bernama memetik sumber-sumber Umno sebagai berkata beliau menyerahkan surat perletakan jawatan tersebut jam 9.15 pagi ini.

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang wants his detractor to keep his word and file an ACA report against him over the AP scandal. He gives Wee Choo Keong a two-day ultimatum.

Tetapi selepas Dr Lim Keng Yaik tidak lagi menjadi presiden, Gerakan Negeri Sembilan mahu Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon memegang jawatan tersebut.

His lawyer submits to the court that P Utayakumar's arrest was unlawful as the police did not issue a written notice compelling him to provide a statement.

Those who judge the morals of others should live up to the same thing. Since the disciplinary board's deputy chief is embroiled in a divorce controversy, Zaid Ibrahim wants his suspension reviewed.

The Sarawak party's triennial delegates conference has been postponed so as not to risk de-registration due to reports of irregularities in branch and divisional polls.

The termination of my contract goes to show that there is big gap between what is preached and practiced in UKM.

Universities ought to make people smarter make them able to articulate and expound ideas as well as make the graduates closer to the masses and not to the power elites.

Ruhayat X explains why he is decidedly hetero. It's tough being cute.

Penegasan semula DEB tidak memberi makna, selagi kajian terhadap kesilapan dan kesalahan pendekatan DEB sejak diperkenalkan pada 1970 hingga 1990 tidak diperbetulkan, kata Impak dan Teras.

Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata pelbagai cadangan daripada pihak-pihak terbabit akan disusun dalam rangka kerja Pelan Integriti Negara (NIP).

Bahasa menyimpan kuasa dan akibatnya berupaya mengawal jasad dan pemikiran kita. Budaya politik kita sarat dengan kecetekan berwacana melalui bahasa-bahasanya.

In a sense, reviving the NEP, in principle, should not be objectionable. Going back to the original wording of the NEP we find a national development plan founded on principles ...

In his speech, read by his political secretary, the minister blames the Orang Asli for their socio-economic woes. But this fell on cynical ears considering he wasn't even there to say this to them face to face.

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Shafie Apdal says monitoring the smuggling was difficult since many Thais were crossing over as tourists into this country.

His advisers say that if Keadilan established a majority with the support of its allies in the next general election, it can appoint an interim prime minister until Anwar's ban expired and he contested a by-election.

Sungguhpun Petronas untung lebih RM31 bilion tahun lalu, namun dua pertiga hasil minyak negara dikuasai dua syarikat asing Shell dan Exxon-Mobil.

Activists say last month's decision by the junta, to give up the Asean chair in 2006 because of regional and international criticism, showed that such pressure worked.

Tan Seng Lee's resignation follows on the heels of Proton's decision in late July not to renew the contract of its chief executive officer Mahaleel Ariff.

Medical teams have also been told to be on the lookout for all possible conditions that may come about because of the haze.

A media report today says that the highly anticipated new tax and tariff structure for the troubled auto industry may be announced as early as this week.