Archive - 11 November 2005

Campus polls: Suhakam takes minister to task

Campus polls: Suhakam takes minister to task

Commissioner N Siva Subramaniam warns that if the matter is left unresolved, it will have an adverse impact on higher education in this country.
Cops ask for 'yum cha' money, strip me and grab my breasts...

Cops ask for 'yum cha' money, strip me and grab my breasts...

She was on her way to a party when Zhen, who is married to a Malaysian, was stopped at a road-block. The following events have left a permanent scar.
Jumbo abuse at Batu Caves no small matter

Jumbo abuse at Batu Caves no small matter

Although meant for a holy purpose, the environmental group says the pachyderms suffer undue stress and pain.
National Integrity Award to Aliran

National Integrity Award to Aliran

ISA, OSA, UUCA no match for Azahari

ISA, OSA, UUCA no match for Azahari

If these laws were really effective, Azahari would have been apprehended by the Malaysian authorities long ago, says DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.
USM needs total restructuring

USM needs total restructuring

Merit has no relevance in local varsities

Merit has no relevance in local varsities

Unless and until the racial apartheid is dismantled in our education system and public universities, it makes no sense to talk of the quality of the universities.
Tertiary excellence should go beyond race

Tertiary excellence should go beyond race

Pengkalan Pasir by-election a barometer

Pengkalan Pasir by-election a barometer

Samys painful reminder

Samys painful reminder

Politicians must think hard before shooting their mouths off...like comparing toilets to new brides.
Stop use of govt machinery during elections

Stop use of govt machinery during elections

Ketepikan Ibrahim Ali

Ketepikan Ibrahim Ali

Real estate agents, developers hypocritical

Real estate agents, developers hypocritical

No tears for Azahari

No tears for Azahari

Muddling and mangling neo-Darwinism

Muddling and mangling neo-Darwinism

Be a role model for moderate Islam, IIU urged

Be a role model for moderate Islam, IIU urged

An MP takes the university to task for its stand on the tudung (headscarf) as a dress code for nom-Muslims saying mutual respect is needed within plural Malaysia.
Malaysiakini: Government biggest winner

Malaysiakini: Government biggest winner

Law confab from Nov 16-18

Law confab from Nov 16-18

The myth and reality of foreign aid

The myth and reality of foreign aid

It is high time the world awaken to the reality of twisted foreign aid politics and discard the nave assumption that it is nothing more than a diplomatic tool used to win friends and buy one's international credit.
Knock, Knock! Still nobody around

Knock, Knock! Still nobody around

A 63-year-old opposition parliamentarian climbs three flights of stairs to relay complaints about a park, just to discover, amid pants, that DBKL officers are still on their festive break.
It's Azahari and he's dead

It's Azahari and he's dead

Indonesian police say they have positive identification based on Azahari's fingerprints and dental and immigration records from the time he worked in Indonesia in 1998.
Gov't to help bring Azahari's body home

Gov't to help bring Azahari's body home

The government is willing to help the family of terrorist Dr Azahari Husin to bring his body back to Malaysia for burial if he is confirmed to be among the three men killed.
Rep hid in car to avoid constituents

Rep hid in car to avoid constituents

Najib warns Umno leaders that they would not last long in politics if they are arrogant and make promises which they cannot keep.
Malaysia condemns 'sinful' Jordan attacks

Malaysia condemns 'sinful' Jordan attacks

Pak Lah has condemned the hotel bombings in Jordan which killed 56 people and pledged to continue its support in the fight against terrorism