Archive - 14 October 2005

After a three-hour wait, journalists were told that Mohd Bakri Omar does not want to make any statements.

Semua kesatuan gabungan MTUC akan menuntut tidak lagi supaya majikan di sektor swasta supaya membayar Cola selaras dengan langkah kerajaan berbuat demikian.

Malaysia Airlines was unanimously voted the "Best South-East Asian Airline" in the 16th Annual Travel Awards 2005 survey.

The much-criticised agency wins rare praise for arresting the IGP's son over an alleged scam involving the sale of Ramadan stall lots.

Transparency International wants to see less corruption in local councils, and a solution is to set up a Royal Commission of Enquiry into the matter.

Sime Darby Bhd tiada rancangan beli 32 peratus pegangan dalam Proton Holdings Bhd daripada Khazanah Nasional, yang memiliki 42.7 peratus pegangan dalam syarikat kereta nasional itu.

Keadaan bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tun Ghafar Baba yang dirawat di Pusat Perubatan Pantai (PMC) sejak Rabu lalu, dilaporkan bertambah baik hari ini.

Employers should follow the government's initiative to do the same following the 2006 Budget, says its president.

Dewan Pemuda PAS mendakwa ada pihak tertentu yang mahu mengaut keuntungan segera daripada penyeneraian Tabung Haji Plantations (THP) di Bursa Malaysia.

In a swift response, the Dewan Negara House Committee calls on the government to reintroduce the act to safeguard the independence of Parliament.

Why is the minister insistent on creating a post for Parliament? Is he really concerned about the august House's 'toilets and canteen' or is there a hidden agenda?

I refer to the report 'New Parliament Dept: Gov't backs down further'. I must say that the whole episode smacks of another one of Nazri's pantomime, reminiscent of the days when he was the...

Laporan khas Kebanjiran pengawal keselamatan warga Nepal ini bermula sejak setahun lalu. Kini dianggarkan terdapat lebih 2,000 pengawal keselamatan Nepal berkhidmat di negara ini.

The Gurkhas - Nepali soldiers renowned for their bravery and combat skills - first came to Malaysia some 57 years ago.

Laporan khas Kerana wujudkan syarikat pengawal keselamatan yang dikendalikan oleh mereka yang bukan pakar dalam bidang tersebut, menyebabkan berlaku penyelewengan, terutama dari segi kebajikan pekerja dan penyalahgunaan permit.

Laporan khas Majikan tidak keberatan membayar gaji tinggi kerana yakin bekas tentera Nepal akan menjadi pengawal keselamatan yang baik dan boleh dipercayai.

SPECIAL REPORT The rising trend of employing Gurkhas as security guards in Malaysia is setting alarm sirens wailing.

Laporan khas Kehadiran bekas tentera Nepal sebagai pengawal keselamatan juga dikatakan telah 'mengancam' periuk nasi rakyat tempatan kerana majikan lebih mempercayai mereka dan dibayar gaji lebih tinggi.

Germans may be deeply divided over the future path of the country but even the darkest cloud has a silver lining as Angela Merkel gets set to achieve her dream of becoming Germany's first woman chancellor.

Lebih banyak waktu untuk bahasa Inggeris bagi memperbaiki kecekapan murid dalam bahasa itu, tetapi dalam masa yang sama, waktu belajar Matematik dan Sains dalam Mandarin ditambah.

Beliau akan memangku jawatan itu bagi memberi masa kepada Syed Razak untuk pulih sepenuhnya.

Pengerusi Kelab Penyokong Kerajaan, Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad berkata kerajaan tidak seharusnya dipersalahkan terhadap kegagalan kaum India meningkatkan penguasaan ekuiti mereka dalam negara.

Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai asks whether there is a link between the closure of private radio station Wa FM and the divorce of station's owner Effendi Norwawi and his wife.

An Iraqi Sunni cabinet minister says he expects the nation to reject the constitution in tomorrow's referendum, saying the draft did not meet the needs of the entire country.