Archive - 11 August 2005

Rights violations: Ayah Pin followers seek Pak Lah's help

Rights violations: Ayah Pin followers seek Pak Lah's help

Four disciples of the self-styled guru appeal to the top leadership to look into the gross infringement of their rights as Malaysian citizens.
PM: Isytihar darurat jerebu secara automatik bila IPU cecah 500

PM: Isytihar darurat jerebu secara automatik bila IPU cecah 500

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, ia perlu dilakukan tanpa menunggu kelulusan daripadanya terlebih dahulu.
IPU di Pelabuhan Klang turun kepada 486

IPU di Pelabuhan Klang turun kepada 486

Bagaimanapun IPU bagi kawasan Shah Alam, Gombak, Kajang, Seremban dan Nilai telah menunjukkan peningkatan.
Pelabuhan Klang dan Kuala Selangor diisytihar darurat jerebu

Pelabuhan Klang dan Kuala Selangor diisytihar darurat jerebu

Perdana Menteri berkata pengisytiharan itu tidak melibatkan penguatkuasaan perintah berkurung dan tiada ada perubahan dalam corak dan sistem pemerintahan kerajaan Selangor.
What is a haze emergency?

What is a haze emergency?

All workplaces in Kuala Selangor and Port Klang must remain closed except for essential services, food shops and supermarkets.
API readings: As of 5pm, Aug 11

API readings: As of 5pm, Aug 11

Semua sekolah di Selangor tutup sehingga Ahad

Semua sekolah di Selangor tutup sehingga Ahad

Menteri Besar Selangor Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo berkata arahan menurut sesi sekolah dan universiti itu akan dilanjutkan antara dua dan tiga hari selepas itu sekiranya keadaan tidak berubah.
Haze: Dont tell us the cause, give us solutions

Haze: Dont tell us the cause, give us solutions

Two opposition leaders take the government to task for not coming out with clear instructions on how the people should endure this smoky spell.
Ugutan melalui SMS, Ong Tee Keat buat laporan polis

Ugutan melalui SMS, Ong Tee Keat buat laporan polis

Antara lain SMS memberi amaran kepadanya supaya memilih memilih pemimpin tertentu bagi jawatan presiden, timbalan presiden, naib-naib presiden, ketua pemuda dan timbalan ketua pemuda.
Academic rejects UKMs explanation

Academic rejects UKMs explanation

It's a facade, says Prof P Ramasamy in reaction to the reasons given by the vice-chancellor regarding the termination of his contract.
Persatuan pelajar tuntut UM tarik balik tuduhan haram terhadapnya

Persatuan pelajar tuntut UM tarik balik tuduhan haram terhadapnya

Umany mendakwa tindakan Universiti Malaya itu bertujuan menakut-nakutkan pelajar supaya tidak menyokong calon-calon yang dianggap anti-kerajaan dalam pemilihan kampus bulan depan.
Pharmacies cashing in on haze

Pharmacies cashing in on haze

Face masks are being snapped up at pharmacies everywhere and the sale of certain medications are also on the rise.
NEP: Between theory and practice

NEP: Between theory and practice

Before plunging into the solution options debate, can we agree what is it that we are trying to resolve?
Send your photos to the 'haze haters' blog

Send your photos to the 'haze haters' blog

A concerned Malaysian has set-up a blog to collect photos on the situation here, which will then be forwarded to those in Indonesia.
Academics axing fuels charges of racism

Academics axing fuels charges of racism

If there were hints at the academia being influenced by racism, these only grew louder by the recent inexplicable sacking of yet another prominent non-Malay academic.
Haze: Indonesia must pay us compensation

Haze: Indonesia must pay us compensation

Our current haze is not a new story. The current air quality has affected my entire family and three of my children are in hospital.
Bilateral meetings shouldnt be hazy

Bilateral meetings shouldnt be hazy

Right time for total cabinet revamp

Right time for total cabinet revamp

Petronas profit, oil subsidies separate issues

Petronas profit, oil subsidies separate issues

Rich not benefitting from oil subsidies

Rich not benefitting from oil subsidies

MCA polls: Will 8 be a lucky number for Chor?

MCA polls: Will 8 be a lucky number for Chor?

Vice-president candidate Chor Chee Heung talks about his chances in the party polls and who he supports in the presidential race in this first of the ' MCA candidates meet Malaysiakini ' series.
Rakyat exploited by the greedy

Rakyat exploited by the greedy

Shameless guardians of national security

Shameless guardians of national security

10 months for bankruptcy petition too long

10 months for bankruptcy petition too long

Islamic discourse: SIS need not be apologetic

Islamic discourse: SIS need not be apologetic

Jerebu di Pelabuhan Kelang dan Kuala Selangor di tahap darurat

Jerebu di Pelabuhan Kelang dan Kuala Selangor di tahap darurat

IPU bagi Kuala Selangor ialah 531 manakala IPU bagi Pelabuhan Kelang mencecah 529. Empat lagi kawasan Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Putrajaya mencatatkan paras berbahaya.
Air breaches 500 mark in Kuala Selangor, Port Klang

Air breaches 500 mark in Kuala Selangor, Port Klang

Emergency! The API in Kuala Selangor reaches 531 and Port Klang, 529, paving the way for the National Security Council to take over.
Hell at police station for 14-year-old suspect

Hell at police station for 14-year-old suspect

150 push-ups, boxing gloves and a fractured leg... This is just a portion of the alleged abuse suffered by the boy at the hands of several policeman.
Tim Presiden: Kerk anggap ia pertarungan "Hang Tuah dan Hang Jebat"

Tim Presiden: Kerk anggap ia pertarungan "Hang Tuah dan Hang Jebat"

Datuk Seri Kerk Choo Ting enggan mengulas mengenai permintaan Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon supaya beliau menimbang menerima jawatan sebagai penasihat kebangsaan parti.
Withdraw haram allegation, UM told

Withdraw haram allegation, UM told

A student association claims the university is trying to spook the students into staying away from its activities and influence the upcoming campus polls.
Lawyer: Its fees, not unwillingness to defend Ayah Pin followers

Lawyer: Its fees, not unwillingness to defend Ayah Pin followers

The accused persons claim syariah lawyers are turning their back on them. But the head of the Terengganu legal aid centre has a different version.
PM to steer auto policy, protect Proton brand

PM to steer auto policy, protect Proton brand

Cabinet also forbade outspoken Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz, who was initially given the task of drawing up an automotive policy, to issue any statements to the media.
Haze-hit Port Klang plunged into twilight

Haze-hit Port Klang plunged into twilight

The normally bustling centre was rendered a ghost town by the fallout from hundreds of blazes raging in Sumatra.
Killer particles and chemicals in drifting smog

Killer particles and chemicals in drifting smog

Toxic compounds, especially released through the burning of coal, can accumulate in the body, affecting brain and kidney function and cause other organ failures.
Haze: Govt declares emergency

Haze: Govt declares emergency

updated version 'I now declare a state of emergency for the whole area of Kuala Selangor and Port Klang with immediate effect indefinitely,' says Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
KL and Jakarta hold haze crisis talks

KL and Jakarta hold haze crisis talks

We cannot go into an open conflict as that will not be good for the region, says Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.