Archive - 12 September 2005

Campus polls: Public speaking test for UIA candidates

Campus polls: Public speaking test for UIA candidates

The university's students turn to Suhakam for help after being told that candidates for the coming campus polls must pass an English public speaking test and interview session.
Chin Peng has no legal right to sue government

Chin Peng has no legal right to sue government

In a statement of defence, the government claims the former Communist leader's reputation is already in tatters and he has no locus standi to stop it from making statements about him.
Pernyataan pembelaan: Chin Peng tidak punyai locus standi

Pernyataan pembelaan: Chin Peng tidak punyai locus standi

Chin Peng pohon bagi dirinya dan PKM, untuk mendapatkan pengisytiharan bahawa Perjanjian Damai 1989 serta persetujuan yang ditandatanganinya di Haadyai, Thailand, masih sah.
Govt mulls incinerator in Penang

Govt mulls incinerator in Penang

Residents and environmental groups are up in arms after being told that an incinerator could be built in their backyard.
Polis mula siasat aduan mengenai gambar sendaan Pemuda Umno

Polis mula siasat aduan mengenai gambar sendaan Pemuda Umno

Polis telah memulakan siastan terhadap laporan yang dibuat oleh DAP berhubung gambar sendaan yang disiarkan dalam lamanweb rasmi Pemuda Umno.
Dua penulis blog didakwa di bawah Akta Hasutan

Dua penulis blog didakwa di bawah Akta Hasutan

Mereka dituduh menyiarkan kenyataan berunsur perkauman melalui forum perbincangan umum dalam bulan Jun lalu.
Abim sambut baik saranan ketua hakim negara

Abim sambut baik saranan ketua hakim negara

Ketua Hakim Negara Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim menyarankan agar amalan menempatkan tertuduh di dalam kandang semasa perbicaraan kes jenayah dikaji semula.
Police probing Umno Youth prank

Police probing Umno Youth prank

Investigations are underway to determine if the superimposed pictures that appeared on its website amounted to criminal defamation.
Tiada lagi jerebu hari ini, kata JAS

Tiada lagi jerebu hari ini, kata JAS

Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) berkata Malaysia hari ini bebas daripada jerebu yang kembali semula semalam.
DPM: NS firearms training no big deal

DPM: NS firearms training no big deal

Even secondary school students in voluntary corps are exposed to it. So the deputy premier cannot understand why there is so much fuss.
Harun: No request for clear guideline on entertainment

Harun: No request for clear guideline on entertainment

PAS' deputy spiritual adviser says there has been no request for the consultative council to discuss this issue. He also states that Islam does not forbid singing in general.
Pemuda Umno dibidas kerana siarkan sendaan murahan

Pemuda Umno dibidas kerana siarkan sendaan murahan

Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng pula menuntut Pemuda Umno memohon kerana menyiarkan 'bahan yang berunsur hasutan" dalam lamanwebnya.
Najib tightlipped on walkout by foreign envoys

Najib tightlipped on walkout by foreign envoys

The deputy premier sidestepped the issue when quizzed about last week's incident at the Suhakam conference, while the British High Commission says it will not lodge a protest.
Who is our real Father of Independence?

Who is our real Father of Independence?

The real parents of our independence are the spirits that acknowledge the universality of the struggle and who explore the idea that the purpose of studying history is essentially to change it.
Sime Darby mungkin beli 32 peratus pegangan dalam Proton

Sime Darby mungkin beli 32 peratus pegangan dalam Proton

Dianggarkan, Sime Darby mungkin membayar RM1.5 bilion hingga RM2 bilion bagi membiayai pembelian ekuiti dalam proton itu.
Anwar will return when the time is right

Anwar will return when the time is right

new John Lee's letter raises some interesting points. He says that the opposition has no plan and only knows how to criticise.
Umno Youth trashed for cheap satire

Umno Youth trashed for cheap satire

A bit of mischief from Umno Youth has left many opposition politicians unamused - one party has lodged a police report.
Merdeka Special well-documented

Merdeka Special well-documented

An intelligent designer in the origins of life?

An intelligent designer in the origins of life?

Iraq - peace to pieces

Iraq - peace to pieces

Rising fuel costs  act before it worsens

Rising fuel costs act before it worsens

No haze today, says DOE

No haze today, says DOE

After several weeks, the smog return to choke the folks in Kuala Selangor and Gombak. However, the Department of Environment says the situation has returned to normal.
Is hugging OK or not?

Is hugging OK or not?

Umno Youth - a list of things to do

Umno Youth - a list of things to do

Constitution violated by political hegemony

Constitution violated by political hegemony

Usaha mencari 400 rakyat Msia di kawasan dilanda Katrina

Usaha mencari 400 rakyat Msia di kawasan dilanda Katrina

Setakat ini, 50 rakyat Malaysia telah memberi respons kepada Kedutaan Malaysia di Washington menerusi telefon dan e-mel.
Middle Easts generosity is with Katrina, not tsunami

Middle Easts generosity is with Katrina, not tsunami

Who really fought for independence?

Who really fought for independence?

Mesyuarat rahsia kementerian mengenai pilihanraya kampus?

Mesyuarat rahsia kementerian mengenai pilihanraya kampus?

Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi kini mengadakan mesyuarat mingguan yang dipercayai bertujuan untuk memastikan kemenangan calon pro-kerajaan dalam pilihanraya kampus akan datang.
Despatches I

Despatches I

new Seminars, seminars, seminars. The writer plans to take a break from them.
Melody of change in PAS

Melody of change in PAS

Members are at odds over the party's decision to have singing sensation Mawi belt out songs at a concert in Kelantan, on the eve of Kota Baru being declared an Islamic city.
Sime Darby may buy 32 pct stake in Proton

Sime Darby may buy 32 pct stake in Proton

It is estimated that Sime Darby could end up paying between RM1.5 billion and RM2 billion for the Proton stake.
Spotlight on optimism

Spotlight on optimism

Political interference in public institutions may be a thing of the past if the Pak Lah administration achieves its purpose.
Melbourne pula terima ancaman keganasan Al-Qaeda

Melbourne pula terima ancaman keganasan Al-Qaeda

Rakaman itu menunjukkan seorang anggota al-Qaeda yang memakai topeng, yang dipercayai lelaki berasal dari California, Adam Gadahn mengancam serangan ke atas kedua-dua bandaraya itu.
Pulo nafi rancang 131 penduduk Islam lari ke Malaysia

Pulo nafi rancang 131 penduduk Islam lari ke Malaysia

Pulo sebaliknya berkata penduduk kampung terbabit melarikan diri kerana takut kepada pihak berkuasa dan perintah keselamatan yang diluluskan baru-baru ini.
Ministrys hush-hush meetings linked to campus polls?

Ministrys hush-hush meetings linked to campus polls?

The higher education ministry has been orchestrating weekly meetings apparently designed to ensure the victory of pro-government candidates in the upcoming campus polls.
Tiada lagi jerebu hari ini, kata JAS

Tiada lagi jerebu hari ini, kata JAS

Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) berkata Malaysia hari ini bebas daripada jerebu yang kembali semula semalam.
Najib: Tiada perjumpaan puak pemisah Thai di Langkawi

Najib: Tiada perjumpaan puak pemisah Thai di Langkawi

Kerajaan Malaysia menolak dakwaan Menteri Pertahanan Thail bahawa anggota puak pemisah Islam negara itu mengadakan perjumpaan di Langkawi untuk merancang serangan di wilayah selatannya.
Haze returns to haunt Kuala Selangor

Haze returns to haunt Kuala Selangor

The air pollution index in the coastal town rose to 104, which is deemed to be unhealthy.
DPM: Thai militants did not meet on 'Dr M's island'

DPM: Thai militants did not meet on 'Dr M's island'

The Thai defence minister said key militants met on the island, which he claimed belonged to ex-premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, to plot their attacks.
Govt confident it can rein in budget deficit

Govt confident it can rein in budget deficit

No problem at all. We can achieve a budget deficit of 3.8 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2005, says Nor Mohamed Yakcop.
Pulo denies urging Thai Muslims to flee

Pulo denies urging Thai Muslims to flee

The separatist movement says the villagers fled across the border after Thai security forces killed an imam and 17 others in two attacks late last month.