Archive - 25 October 2005

Pulau pilihanraya kampus: Pelajar dakwa pihak universiti bertindak balas

Pulau pilihanraya kampus: Pelajar dakwa pihak universiti bertindak balas

Wakil pelajar universiti hari ini menggesa Suhakam bertindak segera terhadap 'tindak balas' pihak berkuasa kampus di seluruh negara terhadap tindakan pelajar memulaukan pilihanraya kampus.
MCA coy over Wanita deputy chiefs fate

MCA coy over Wanita deputy chiefs fate

Chew Mei Fun has been accused of breaching the party's code of ethics but she will only know her fate after the party's next presidential council meeting.
Wanita dibekas seludup masuk bahan letupan dari Sabah

Wanita dibekas seludup masuk bahan letupan dari Sabah

Polis Indonesia memberkas seorang wanita di kepulauan Sulawesi kerana menyeludup masuk sejumlah besar ammonium nitrate dari Malaysia.
Disgruntled varsity students turn to Suhakam

Disgruntled varsity students turn to Suhakam

They want the commission to put an immediate halt to the 'witch-hunt' by campus authorities. But Suhakam says it must discuss the matter first.
Woman nabbed for smuggling bomb ingredients from Sabah

Woman nabbed for smuggling bomb ingredients from Sabah

Indonesian police have arrested a woman in Sulawesi island for smuggling into the country from Malaysia a large quantity of ammonium nitrate.
Pak Lah: Cancer treatment cost too high

Pak Lah: Cancer treatment cost too high

The PM pledges to cut the cost of cancer treatment and continue his wife's awareness campaigns after her death last week from the disease.
In the limelight for the wrong reason

In the limelight for the wrong reason

Attention-seeking backbencher Badruddin Amiruldin plays the role of the jester again using the derogatory term keling as his punchline.
Thai army intelligence boss in KL

Thai army intelligence boss in KL

Lieutenant General Chayasit Limthong arrived yesterday to urge Malaysia to return the 131 Thais to southern Thailand.
MPs seek probe into 'black metal' music

MPs seek probe into 'black metal' music

A parliamentarian said 'black metal' fans, who are mostly young Muslim Malays, were being diverted from Islam by the influence of the music.
Siasatan kes kematian Francis Udayappan ditangguh lagi

Siasatan kes kematian Francis Udayappan ditangguh lagi

Salinan analisis DNA berwarna hitam putih yang diperoleh dari Jabatan Kimia tidak sesuai untuk pemeriksaan pakar.
Tiga lagi meninggal dunia akibat denggi berdarah

Tiga lagi meninggal dunia akibat denggi berdarah

Mangsa terbaru itu adalah dari Pahang, Selangor dan Perak. Dua mati minggu lalu. Seorang lagi beberapa minggu lalu tapi baru dimaklumkan kepada pihak kesihatan.
Ghafar diserang angin ahmar ringan

Ghafar diserang angin ahmar ringan

Ghafar kini perlukan bantuan alat pernafasan tetapi beliau sedar dan memberikan tindak balas terhadap arahan doktor.
Selangor DAP elects new leader

Selangor DAP elects new leader

Eight students arrested on average per day

Eight students arrested on average per day

Over the past eight months, 1,836 students were detained for various crimes but the government says the situation is under control.
Kjaan diminta siasat laporan remaja Melayu pijak, bakar al-Quran

Kjaan diminta siasat laporan remaja Melayu pijak, bakar al-Quran

Datuk Mohamed Aziz (BN-Sri Gading) berkata remaja Melayu beragama Islam ini mengaku mereka anak syaitan dan menggesa Jakim mengambil tindakan segera.
Warning signal to local authorities

Warning signal to local authorities

Banyak SAR tolak bantuan semula kewangan kjaan

Banyak SAR tolak bantuan semula kewangan kjaan

Sekolah yang dikaitkan dengan parti politik tidak mahu terikat dengan akujanji dan syarat-syarat ketat manakala sekolah milik individu sudah mempunyai sumber kewangan sendiri.
Have better roads to reduce accidents

Have better roads to reduce accidents

Medical errors need to be checked, monitored

Medical errors need to be checked, monitored

Urgent reforms are needed in the healthcare system so that Malaysians may be better safeguarded against the serious 'side effects' of the modern...
Change government to counter police abuse

Change government to counter police abuse

Inquest postponed due to lack of colour

Inquest postponed due to lack of colour

The John Doe inquest concerning missing detainee G Francis Udayappan is deferred once again. His lawyers are unhappy with the black and white copies of the DNA report.
Motive for police abuse obvious

Motive for police abuse obvious

Penduduk asal Sabah berdepan dengan masalah hakmilik tanah

Penduduk asal Sabah berdepan dengan masalah hakmilik tanah

Pemimpin NGO terkemuka di Sabah menggesa kerajaan negeri menubuhkan sebuah suruhanjaya penyiasat untuk mengkaji keseriusan masalah tanah yang menjejaskan penduduk asal di negeri tersebut.
Its OK for Nazri to insult Dr M

Its OK for Nazri to insult Dr M

Samys toilet joke sexist, foolish

Samys toilet joke sexist, foolish

Enforcement of laws, not type, the problem

Enforcement of laws, not type, the problem

Spore right to crack down on racist bloggers

Spore right to crack down on racist bloggers

No one has monopoly on information

No one has monopoly on information

Findings on police commission report out soon

Findings on police commission report out soon

Pelajar Melayu paling ramai ditangkap terbabit dalam jenayah

Pelajar Melayu paling ramai ditangkap terbabit dalam jenayah

Kira-kira 80 peratus daripada 1,835 pelajar yang ditangkap polis dalam tempoh Januari hingga Ogos tahun ini kerana terlibat dalam pelbagai kesalahan jenayah adalah pelajar Melayu.
Sabah natives see red over land woes

Sabah natives see red over land woes

A prominent NGO figure says the problems are due to the issuance of many large country leases to politically-connected individuals and companies from Peninsular Malaysia.
Indonesia tawar wangtunai tangkap Azahari dan Noordin

Indonesia tawar wangtunai tangkap Azahari dan Noordin

Polis Indonesia menawarkan hadiah wangtunai AS$100,000 bagi maklumat sehingga tertangkapnya pakar bom Azahari Husin dan Noordin Mohammad Top.
Anti-Porr lobby refuses to give up

Anti-Porr lobby refuses to give up

Isu selatan Thai, Burma tiada dalam agenda sidang Asean

Isu selatan Thai, Burma tiada dalam agenda sidang Asean

Isu berhubung keganasan di selatan Thai dan isu demokrasi di Burma tidak disenaraikan dalam agenda sidang kemuncak Asean Disember ini.
Keluarga mangsa peristiwa berdarah Tak Bai tuntut RM8 juta

Keluarga mangsa peristiwa berdarah Tak Bai tuntut RM8 juta

Keluarga mangsa yang terbunuh dan cedera dalam peristiwa berdarah di Tak Bai di wilayah selatan Thai setahun yang lalu, akan memfailkan saman menuntut 80 juta baht (kira-kira RM8 juta) daripada kerajaan Thailand.
Reinventing accountability

Reinventing accountability

Even the casual observer may note that the executive is really the body 'wearing the pants' in Malaysia's constitutional democracy, not its legislature.
The truth about lies

The truth about lies

Aren't we all liars in the end? An essay on honesty and lying.
Space for fresh dialogue

Space for fresh dialogue

As more people feel insecure and unsafe, they become interested in knowing how the government and the police plan to protect life and property.
Southern Thailand, Burma not on Asean agenda

Southern Thailand, Burma not on Asean agenda

There will be no formal discussion on these thorny issues at the Asean summit in KL this December. 'Asean is not in the habit of discussing a particular country in an agenda,' says Syed Hamid.
Jakarta posts reward for fugitive M'sian bombers

Jakarta posts reward for fugitive M'sian bombers

Bombmakers Azahari Husin and Noordin Mohammad Top have a price on their heads. Indonesian police are offering a reward of almost US$100,000 for their capture.
Keluarga ISA: Kami fahami perasaan terpisah dengan yang tersayang

Keluarga ISA: Kami fahami perasaan terpisah dengan yang tersayang

Dalam surat terbuka kepada Perdana Menteri, keluarga tahanan ISA berkata mereka memahami keperitan dan rasa kehilangan Abdullah apabila terpisah dengan isterinya tersayang.