Archive - 13 August 2005

Rafidah should step down, says Shahrir

Rafidah should step down, says Shahrir

The Backbenchers Club chief wants the minister for international trade and industry to resign for blatantly disrespecting a cabinet directive.
Keng Yaik: Do away with communal slant

Keng Yaik: Do away with communal slant

All races must interact on a personal level if a united Malaysian race is to be forged anytime soon, asserts the Gerakan president.
Hey minister, we want hourly API updates

Hey minister, we want hourly API updates

Adenan Satem and DOE must end their bureaucratic red tape and sheer laziness in not giving the people prompt and regular updates of API, says Lim Kit Siang.
My neighbour's fire, my haze!

My neighbour's fire, my haze!

Air is the first necessity for human life, ahead of food and water. Surely, I am entitled to decent air, as my most fundamental human right!
No more demolition in Sky Kingdom, for now

No more demolition in Sky Kingdom, for now

The remaining villagers at Ayah Pin's commune have been assured of a temporary respite pending a court hearing on land use.
Kabinet cuba lindungi Rafidah dalam isu AP: Mahfuz

Kabinet cuba lindungi Rafidah dalam isu AP: Mahfuz

PAS menuntut Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mendedahkan kepada rakyat jawapan Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz kepada kabinet mengenai mengenai isu AP.
Why we are paying more for our food?

Why we are paying more for our food?

The cost of daily products, especially food, have indeed increased. And it is not just because of the recent price hike in both fuel and highway tolls.
PM vows to punish haze offenders

PM vows to punish haze offenders

Abdullah Ahamad Badawi vows to punish the Malaysian owners of plantations in Indonesia whose clearance methods were blamed for sending a choking haze across the country.
Forest fires: Jakarta urged to declare emergency

Forest fires: Jakarta urged to declare emergency

The government should declare a state of emergency and tell the public what to do because this concerns the safety of many people, says an environmental group.
Emergency lifted in haze-hit towns

Emergency lifted in haze-hit towns

The authorities today lifted a state of emergency in two coastal communities hit hard by smoke from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia.