Archive - 28 October 2005

Two of the premier's in-laws had allegedly paid a whopping US$10 million in bribes to the Saddam regime to secure the single largest oil allocation, claims a UN report.

The search is on for those responsible for almost half a billion ringgit in losses as the issue threatened to turn into a major financial scandal.

For IIU graduate Foo Yeuh Jiin, her convocation day should have been one of her happiest. But when told she would have to don a 'tudung' like other Muslim graduates, she made a stand.

Presiden GPMS, Datuk Suhaimi Ibrahim berkata soal individu dalam GPMS tidak penting tetapi jangan biarkan kerakusan, ketamakan dan ketidaksabaran, menyebabkan GPMS akan mati dan musnah".

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi percaya ia mampu meningkatkan keupayaan operasi THP bagi membolehkan ia bersaing dengan syarikat-syarikat terbaik dalam sektor perladangan.

Berikutan kenyataan Ketua Pemuda Umno Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein menyokong exco pergerakan itu Reezal Naina Merican merebut jawatan presiden Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS).

Media Prima's emergence as a new force in the media industry has led the activists to express concern about editorial freedom and objectivity.

Timbalan presiden MIC itu berkata beliau tidak gentar dengan tekanan politik yang semakin meningkat dalam mempertahankan jawatannya Jun tahun depan.

Since it seems to be an accepted word these days among our 'learned' Umno MPs, I have decided to use this term - it is a sad fact that all 'kelings' like us have to accept...

Sukarelawan rakyat Malaysia itu dilaporkan ditahan di lapangan terbang Afghanistan bersama 200 gram candu.

A senior Thai official said late Thursday that differences have been resolved with Malaysia after weeks of public feuding over a group of displaced Thai Muslims, as he returned from a one-day visit.

Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) menolak permohonan Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan mendapatkan pinjaman RM250 juta untuk membayar pampasan kepada peneroka Felda Sendayan.

Syed Hamid Albar says he is waiting for a report from the Malaysian High Commission in Pakistan over the alleged arrest of a Malaysian UN volunteer found with 200gm of opium.

Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri itu berkata dasar kerajaan mesti mensasarkan usaha membantu golongan miskin tanpa mengira keturunan mereka.

Malaysia pledges to contribute RM3.8 million towards Pakistan's earthquake relief effort, saying it is vital to help homeless victims before winter arrives.

Pengerusi Pemadam Kelantan Takiyuddin Hassan berkata, tiada pengawalan keluarga adalah antara punca kanak-kanak semuda itu terjebak dalam penyalahgunaan dadah, khususnya di Kota Bharu.

The Petronas issue fuels the Umno leader's anger, and he gives representatives of the organisation, a tongue lashing.

There are many explanations for the surge of militarism in Japan of the 1930s and the first half of the 1940s.

Insensitive parliamentarians are throwing a spanner into the works to foster racial and religious harmony, says a rights group.

'For saying this, I have been accused of being anti-Malay,' laments Anwar Ibrahim. But he says no deserving Malaysian should be denied government assistance.

MTUC turut mendesak kerajaan menimbang semula keputusannya untuk mengenakan bayaran yang tinggi ke atas rakyat asing yang mendapatkan rawatan di hospital awam.

The deadlock over the fate of 131 displaced Thai Muslims is still intact, with Malaysia insisting Thai authorities must convince the group it is safe for them to return.

It will be a double whammy for foreign workers if they are made to pay more for medical treatment at public hospitals, says the congress.