Archive - 14 September 2005

Tokoh industri pembinaan dakwa sektor itu dicemari rasuah

Tokoh industri pembinaan dakwa sektor itu dicemari rasuah

Bercakap dalam forum"Integriti dalam Sektor Pembinaan", mereka berkata, rasuah dan birokrasi dalam sektor tersebut telah menjejaskan perniagaan bernilai berbilion ringgit.
Cellular connection not extensive in Malaysia

Cellular connection not extensive in Malaysia

Despite recording a jump in the usage of mobile phone services over the last seven years, parts of Malaysia still remain outside of the cellular service area.
Tunku Imran diisytihar muflis gagal bayar hutang RM154,724

Tunku Imran diisytihar muflis gagal bayar hutang RM154,724

Presiden Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) Tan Sri Tunku Imran Tunku Ja'afar telah diisytihar muflis oleh Mahkamah Tinggi di sini kerana gagal membayar hutang berjumlah RM154,742 kepada sebuah syarikat dari United Kingdom.
Anwar mulls action over Dr Ms sodomiser remark

Anwar mulls action over Dr Ms sodomiser remark

Former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is seeking legal advice over the most recent 'defamatory statements' by ex-prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Respite in DAP-Umno tiff over Merdeka article

Respite in DAP-Umno tiff over Merdeka article

Neither side will back down over their position on the 'real independence fighters', but has relocated website material that has caused offence in recent days.
Mahkamah benarkan permohonan peguam tentukan status Kamariah Ali

Mahkamah benarkan permohonan peguam tentukan status Kamariah Ali

Mahkamah Tinggi Syariah Kuala Terengganu benarkan permohonan peguambela bekas ustazah yang dituduh murtad, supaya siasatan dijalankan bagi menentukan statusnya sama ada beragama Islam atau sebaliknya.
Vernacular education system and the Left (Pt 1)

Vernacular education system and the Left (Pt 1)

Post independent Malaya saw the replacement of the Malay language as the national and official language replacing English. The Chinese, Tamil and other languages of the minorities took a back stage.
Fund for repairs comes too late, says former student

Fund for repairs comes too late, says former student

It took the death of teacher Chan Boon Heng at the SRK Keat Hwa for the Education Ministry to release money for repairs to the school building.
Governing is like parenting

Governing is like parenting

Authoritarian leadership will only work to a certain extent, but it cannot and should not be used all the time.
Alternative accounts of Malayas independence

Alternative accounts of Malayas independence

Given that foreign troops having been stationed in Malaya/Malaysia up to 1984 under a defence agreement, did the nation really achieve 'independence' on Aug 31, 1957?
Defer NS firearms training plan, says Fong

Defer NS firearms training plan, says Fong

Batu Gajah member of Parliament Fong Po Kuan said the defence ministry should wait for the report of a parliamentary select committee.
Pelajar pro-pembangkang di kampus sahaja

Pelajar pro-pembangkang di kampus sahaja

Show us the right way, Mr Samy

Show us the right way, Mr Samy

Kenyataan Merdeka Ronnie Liu: Di mana silapnya?

Kenyataan Merdeka Ronnie Liu: Di mana silapnya?

Its national day, not Merdeka

Its national day, not Merdeka

Save the Indian community before its too late

Save the Indian community before its too late

Reopen the file on Kg Medan clashes

Reopen the file on Kg Medan clashes

Discovering Angkor Wat in Putrajaya

Discovering Angkor Wat in Putrajaya

A pair of artists collaborate to paint a cheeky and political peek into the future. Putrajaya, here we come!

New manager for Labuan port operations?

New manager for Labuan port operations?

The marine department may take back responsibility for services, but this is subject to a decision being made by the Economic Planning Unit.
'Eyes in the Sky' project in Malaccca Straits

'Eyes in the Sky' project in Malaccca Straits

Four Southeast Asian nations launch joint military air patrols over the Straits of Malacca and Singapore as part of measures to prevent piracy and terrorism in the busy waterway.
UNHCR kaji punca penghijrahan penduduk Islam ke Msia

UNHCR kaji punca penghijrahan penduduk Islam ke Msia

Telah menemuramah 131 penduduk Islam Thailand yang lari ke Malaysia, di Pusat Tahanan Imigresen Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Jumaat lalu.
Architect of Penang keeps eye on state growth

Architect of Penang keeps eye on state growth

After remaining out of the political limelight for 15 years, former Gerakan chief Dr Lim Chong Eu shows he still retains the spirit that made him a 'Towering Malaysian'.
Poster: Dua pelajar UPM dakwa foto diguna tanpa pengetahuan mereka

Poster: Dua pelajar UPM dakwa foto diguna tanpa pengetahuan mereka

Dua pelajar Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) yang kini menghadapi masalah dengan pihak berkuasa kampus, mahu tahu siapakah yang mencetak poster yang mengandungi foto mereka.
UN to announce next week on displaced Thai Muslims

UN to announce next week on displaced Thai Muslims

The United Nations refugee agency said it would announce if the 131 Thai Muslims sheltering in Malaysia required UN protection by the end of next week.
S'pore opens first desalination plant to cut dependence on M'sia

S'pore opens first desalination plant to cut dependence on M'sia

Singapore Premier Lee Hsien Loong opens his island nation's first seawater purifying plant in another major step towards reducing dependence on imported water from Malaysia.
Photos, particulars misused in posters, claim student leaders

Photos, particulars misused in posters, claim student leaders

Two Universiti Putra Malaysia students, who are in trouble with the campus authorities, want answers as to who printed posters with their particulars on these.
Financial rights of first wives to be protected

Financial rights of first wives to be protected

Malaysia is moving to protect the financial rights of first wives whose husbands take another spouse in this mainly Muslim country where polygamy is legal, reports said today.