Archive - 2 November 2005

Petronas today posted a 23 percent rise in half-year net profit in spite of a drop in total production, in a showing driven by high crude oil prices

Thousands are expected to throng Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) tomorrow during Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's Hari Raya open house.

Kuching City South mayor Chan Seng Khai has been challenged to reveal the names of councillors and close relatives who were involved in council projects.

Lima belas lagi terkorban di jalanraya pada hari keenam Ops Sikap IX, menjadikan jumlah yang terkorban menjelang Hari Raya Aidilfitri setakat ini kepada 95.

This new virus strain would be highly pathogenic with an extreme avidity for humans. And since humans have no immunity, a pandemic is the nightmarish scenario.

Motorists who endanger the lives of others will have their driving licenses revoked on the spot in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents, says Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy.

Villagers in a remote village near Bintulu are desperately trying to stop a plantation company from encroaching into their land.

The UN and health advocates around the world believe stricter tobacco controls will lead to a decrease in global tobacco use and tremendous increases in global health.

Fokus Masyarakat bukan Islam dan pelancong asing turut merebut peluang di bulan Ramadhan dan sambutan Aidilfitri untuk menikmati kuih-muih tradisional orang Melayu yang begitu banyak dijual di merata tempat.

Surat layang merupakan sumber maklumat penting yang membantu Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) menyiasat sesuatu kes atau menyelesaikan kes yang sedang disiasat, kata Pengarah Bahagian Siasatan BPR, Datuk Zakaria Jaafar.

This is a long awaited vision of a progressive, liberal, tolerant society to be reproduced through the encouragement of critical and creative thinking skills.

Penulis buku Skandal Seks dan Rasuah Ruslin Hassan , Mohamad Rafi Awang Kechik membuat laporan polis malam tadi supaya disiasat kebenaran isi kandungan bukunya.

A stroll down the bazaars along Jalan Masjid India and Chow Kit in Kuala Lumpur proves that warm ties do exist, at least on the culinary level.

AirAsia launched daily flights from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh yesterday, the company said.

Anonymous so-called 'poison-pen' letters are helping Anti-Corruption Agency crackdown on graft.

Perlis is to install closed-circuit cameras on the border with neighbouring Thailand to tighten security, reports said.

The university's VC has defended its poor performance after UM slid 80 places in a respected ranking of the world's top-200 institutions.

Isteri Menteri Besar Kelantan, Datin Tuan Sabariah Tuan Ishak, dimasukkan ke Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) Kubang Kerian, semalam kerana komplikasi kencing manis.

Menteri Besar Perlis Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim berkata, pemasangannya bertujuan meningkatkan keberkesanan kawalan di sempadan, terutama menangani penyeludupan dan ancaman.

Untuk mempertahankan kerusi Pengkalan Pasir dalam pilihanraya kecil berikutan kematian Adunnya semalam.