Archive - 19 October 2005

Taman Sri Petaling residents get a respite after the minister orders worked to be stopped pending an investigation on a portion of the KL-Putrajaya highway.

The government is hardly over the moon with speculation by the station that the national anthem's score is a copy of the Hawaiian song 'Mamula Moon'.

The education minister says this is to assist primary vernacular school students in the language switchover involving the two subjects.

Terming it a personal spat between Mahathir and Rafidah is 'irresponsible' as billions are involved and the government's integrity is at stake, says Lim Guan Eng.

Sacked former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced plans to sue his former mentor Dr Mahathir Mohamad for defamation for calling him a "sodomiser" and "gay".

Saying it is the system that is corrupt, the deputy minister suggests that a royal commission of inquiry be formed to look into local councils.

The student wants a review of the Education Ministry's decision to reject her appeal after being fined by the university for being involved in the general election campaign.

The minister has urged a private radio station to scrap a programme which suggests that the national anthem could be an imitation of a Hawaiian song.

An idyllic wedding planned by two Brazilians on a Malaysian island ended in a violent brawl after a member of the Johor royal family led a group of rowdy gate-crashers to the nuptials.

Kedatangan pelancong Arab berlipat ganda sejak dua tahun lalu walaupun saingan memikat mereka makin sengit.

'I ask only one thing. That I can say prayers over my son. Just let me bury my son and be able to pray for the repose of his soul. That's all I want'.

Filipinos are agog over the arrest of a spy who worked at the White House, but not all see the 'value' of the incident.

But this will not have any material effect on Proton, or on car prices, as the government is introducing other 'incentives' in the long-delayed new auto policy.

Pendedahan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad sudah cukup untuk Badan Pencegah Rasuah mengambil tindakan terhadap pihak-pihak terbabit. Apa yang hendak ditunggukan lagi jika Dr Mahathir sendiri sudah tampil ke depan?

Malaysian consumer prices showed signs of easing in September, rising 3.4 percent from a year earlier after striking a six-year high of 3.7 percent in August.

The Islamic party is now accepting applications from would-be cinema operators in an apparent sign of ongoing liberalisation.

Thailand's foreign minister said he has stopped speaking with Malaysia, amid an escalating war of words sparked by 131 Thai Muslims who fled across the border into Malaysia.

Malaysia Airlines has deferred plans indefinitely to fly to new destinations in India and China as part of efforts to contain costs and return to profit.

While the premier has revealed little about his intentions, observers are on the lookout for major changes.

Two Indonesian fishermen survived for fourteen hours in the Straits of Malacca by clinging to pieces of their boat after it collided with a container ship.