Archive - 4 October 2005

Dissenting BN duo keep the heat on

Dissenting BN duo keep the heat on

They were reprimanded for supporting an opposition motion on Rafidah Aziz. But BN's Bung Moktar Radin and Mohamed Aziz continued their salvos on the minister.
Kedutaan Jepun dikosongkan kerana sampul surat mencurigakan

Kedutaan Jepun dikosongkan kerana sampul surat mencurigakan

Pihak kedutaan itu mengesyaki ada yang tidak kena dengan surat tersebut, dan melaporkannya kepada pihak polis.
Kit Siang: Hapuskan arahan halang penyokong BN sokong usul pembangkang

Kit Siang: Hapuskan arahan halang penyokong BN sokong usul pembangkang

Ketua Pembangkang itu menyifatkan arahan tersebut tidak munasabah dan beliau berharap Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi akan menghapuskan amalan itu.
MPs: Were still confused

MPs: Were still confused

Rafidah Aziz's explanation has not shed much light on the AP issue as some parliamentarians remain groping in the dark.
AP: Beberapa wakil rakyat masih tidak puashati penjelasan Rafidah

AP: Beberapa wakil rakyat masih tidak puashati penjelasan Rafidah

Rata-rata mereka mahu Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri itu hadir sekali lagi di dewan untuk menjelaskannya.
BPR diminta 'kurang bercakap, lebih banyak bertindak'

BPR diminta 'kurang bercakap, lebih banyak bertindak'

Ketua Pengarahnya diasak dalam seminar anti-rasuah kerana memberikan jawapan yang tidak memuaskan hati peserta.
Ramasamy: Budget 2006 is NEP all over again

Ramasamy: Budget 2006 is NEP all over again

None of the panellists at a forum were impressed with the economic and fiscal measures tabled last Friday.
Rafidah grilled over APs

Rafidah grilled over APs

updated version The minister came out fighting in her first appearance in Parliament this morning, following a directive to respond to questions over Approved Permits
'Queen' threatens to sue court jester'

'Queen' threatens to sue court jester'

As expected, the two political titans clashed in the Dewan Rakyat over the AP scandal... and it was not a pretty picture at all.
Rafidah mahu saman Kit Siang

Rafidah mahu saman Kit Siang

Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri itu berkata beliau akan menyaman Ketua Pembangkang itu kerana didakwanya membuat kenyataan berunsur fitnah terhadap dirinya dan keluarga beliau.
Ong sekeluarga dipelawa tinggal di flat kos rendah

Ong sekeluarga dipelawa tinggal di flat kos rendah

Pelawaan tersebut dibuat oleh Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit) supaya menteri itu merasai sendiri pengalaman hidup di situ bagi membantunya merancang perumahan alternatif yang lebih baik.
AP 'bomb' fails to detonate

AP 'bomb' fails to detonate

Many waited with bated breath for an explosion in the House when Rafidah Aziz showed up. But it turned out to be a tame affair.
Lim bantah Rafidah gegas tinggal Dewan Rakyat

Lim bantah Rafidah gegas tinggal Dewan Rakyat

Ketua Pembangkang itu membantah tindakan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz yang bergegas keluar meninggalkan Dewan Rakyat apabila sesi soal-jawab berakhir pada jam 11.20 pagi tadi.
Rafidah: Tiada sekatan terhadap Proton tembusi pasaran asing

Rafidah: Tiada sekatan terhadap Proton tembusi pasaran asing

Bagaimanapun, kata Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri itu, terdapat persoalan sama ada Proton benar-benar sudah cukup kompetitif, katanya.
Hassan Merican masih Presiden/CEO Petronas

Hassan Merican masih Presiden/CEO Petronas

terbaru Petronas menjelaskan beliau hanya meletakkan jawatan sebagai pengerusi dan pengarah Petronas Dagangan Bhd. Perubahan itu merupakan sebahagian daripada penyusunan dalaman kumpulan tersebut.
Budget divorced from monetary realities

Budget divorced from monetary realities

What the 2006 Budget tabled by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at Parliament last week really says is that we can count on our good track record over the...
Graves bulldozed to destroy NCR proof

Graves bulldozed to destroy NCR proof

The battle over land in Sarawak has thus far only involved the living. Now, even the dead are not spared.
Irene Fernandez an example for younger generation

Irene Fernandez an example for younger generation

Fernandez - judiciary has not cleansed itself yet

Fernandez - judiciary has not cleansed itself yet

The cicak factor in the dengue outbreak

The cicak factor in the dengue outbreak

Forgive Mahathir, Anwar

Forgive Mahathir, Anwar

Homegrown skilled labour a vital asset

Homegrown skilled labour a vital asset

Healthcare shouldnt be a business

Healthcare shouldnt be a business

Speed of light - Gods signature

Speed of light - Gods signature

Wishful thinking wont protect refugee children

Wishful thinking wont protect refugee children

Pressing humanitarian problems affect thousands of asylum seekers in Malaysia, the most vulnerable of whom are children.
Talk less, act fast message for ACA

Talk less, act fast message for ACA

A seminar to update anti-corruption measures saw a repeat of responses that apparently do not go far enough to address public concerns.
Zam, the Cold War's over

Zam, the Cold War's over

There is no need for our honourable deputy information minister to be looking under the bed for Reds.
Diplomatic missions in mail scare

Diplomatic missions in mail scare

Staff at the Japanese embassy were evacuated after lunch when a suspicious-looking envelope was found in the mail.
Kementerian Kewangan tidak tahu Hassan Merican letak jawatan

Kementerian Kewangan tidak tahu Hassan Merican letak jawatan

Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop berkata beliau tidak tahu tentang khabar-khabar angin yang mengatakan Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Petronas, Tan Sri Hassan Merican, telah meletakkan jawatannya dalam syarikat itu.
Shahrizat: Isu AP tidak jejas kedudukan Rafidah dalam Wanita Umno

Shahrizat: Isu AP tidak jejas kedudukan Rafidah dalam Wanita Umno

Naib Ketua Wanita Umno itu berkata pihaknya tidak akan membenarkan mana-mana pihak mengganggu-gugat pergerakan itu dan kedudukan Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz sebagai ketuanya.
25 barangan baru diwarta barang kawalan

25 barangan baru diwarta barang kawalan

Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal-Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) laksana Skim Kawalan Harga 18 jenis barang mulai 15 Oktober sehingga Februari depan, sempena musim perayaan.
Hassan Merican letak jawatan pengerusi, pengarah Petronas Dagangan

Hassan Merican letak jawatan pengerusi, pengarah Petronas Dagangan

Datuk Anuar Ahmad, 51, pengarah bukan eksekutif Petronas Dagangan, akan mengambil laih jawatan sebagai pengerusi dan pengarah syarikat.
Official warns of record dengue death toll in 2005

Official warns of record dengue death toll in 2005

Malaysia could record its highest-ever death toll from dengue unless it steps up efforts to eradicate the virus-carrying Aedes mosquito, warned a top health official today.
August's trade surplus up

August's trade surplus up

Malaysia's trade surplus in August rose 64.9 percent to RM9.82 billion from the RM5.96 billion achieved in July, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said today.