Archive - 21 October 2005

The former deputy premier's daughter says he is nevertheless responding to family members who visited him.

Apparently controlling its student representative council is not enough. The university is now going after students who led the boycott of the campus' elections last month.

The controversial AP issue has transformed parliament into a battleground of wits among both our veteran and young parliamentarians. Unfortunately, the standard of our members of parliament...

The White House today extended its sympathies to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his family.

Despite his tragic loss, the PM still managed to attend to a group of reporters, where he revealed how faith helped him weather the storm.

Providing the quorum of 2,398 lawyers is secured, the Malaysian Bar's repeat 59th annual general meeting tomorrow is going to be an 'intense' affair for members.

The country ranked 113 in this year's World Press Freedom Index. This is an improvement of nine places from last year.

Taman Sri Petaling residents breathed a sigh of relief when the works minister ordered construction work on a disputed elevated highway to stop. However, that sense of relief was short-lived.

If the victory over the Soviets is any clue, the United States should engage in more cultural, sporting and academic exchanges with Muslims.

Iranian President Ahmedinejad must wise up to the fact that a recalcitrant posture would only lend a pretext to the Americans driving their hawkish agenda.

Abdullah CD and Rashid Maidin narrate about their childhood and families as well as the trials and tribulations they faced after joining the Communist Party of Malaya.

WWF Malaysia is demanding heavier punishments for illegal hunters of endangered animals after a court fined a man only RM7,000 for possessing a tiger carcass.

The Ibans from six longhouses are considered 'thorns in the flesh' among BN politicians but they are not budging from their stand on NCR land.

Leo Michael Toyad assures visitors that the country is safe after a Johor royal was involved in a vicious brawl with tourists on a resort island.

Bakun dam is progressing well and is more than half completed, a report said today, after claims the dam needed cash injections and could be delayed by 18 months.

Malaysia will impose anti-dumping duties of up to almost 50 percent on companies from Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand for exporting plastic products that have hurt domestic producers.