Archive - 14 November 2005

Dissolve state assembly if defeated, PM tells PAS

Dissolve state assembly if defeated, PM tells PAS

If the upcoming by-election results show that the people no longer have confidence in the party, then PAS must seek a fresh mandate.
Judgement reserved on ISA detainees' right to vote

Judgement reserved on ISA detainees' right to vote

The senior federal councel argues that none of the detainees were registered in Kamunting but at different constituencies around the country.
Sex-change singer weds, govt refuses recognition

Sex-change singer weds, govt refuses recognition

Deputy Home Affairs Minister Tan Chai Ho says the marriage has no legal standing since the law does allow same sex marriages.
Msia seen as terror hub, says MP

Msia seen as terror hub, says MP

The case of Azahari Husin has placed Malaysia in the limelight for the wrong reasons, laments a parliamentarian.
'Grim Reaper appears at tobacco expo

'Grim Reaper appears at tobacco expo

Dressed to kill, four individuals held placards denouncing the tobacco industry at their international expo in Kuala Lumpur.
Bid to drop legal action against three officials

Bid to drop legal action against three officials

An application has been made to strike out three respondents in a RM1.6 million civil suit over a death in police custody.
Financial turbulence: MAS told to opt for VSS

Financial turbulence: MAS told to opt for VSS

The airline should consider offering a voluntary separation scheme to its staff to offset its financial woes, says the finance ministry.
Fu: UM has no cause for celebration

Fu: UM has no cause for celebration

It's global ranking has dropped but the university still sees reasons to celebrate. Deputy Higher Education Minister Fu Ah Kiow disagrees.
English switch a Mahathir blunder

English switch a Mahathir blunder

This abrupt switch, mooted by the then Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, was bulldozed through without any pilot study or discussion.
Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa sains dan matematik

Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa sains dan matematik

Failures of NEP must be addressed

Failures of NEP must be addressed

Malaysian policies causing brain drain

Malaysian policies causing brain drain

Violent professor at UM

Violent professor at UM

Umno jangan peralatkan Mawi

Umno jangan peralatkan Mawi

Maybank lied about ATM withdrawal

Maybank lied about ATM withdrawal


Chinese nationals to sue for cruelty, torture

Chinese nationals to sue for cruelty, torture

Yu Xuezhen and two others will contest their detention and allegedly abusive treatment by the police last week.
Remember Flight 655?

Remember Flight 655?


Malaysiakini has a right to exist

Malaysiakini has a right to exist

Days of the West numbered

Days of the West numbered

Family happy Azahari died in a hail of bullets

Family happy Azahari died in a hail of bullets

It is better that he was shot dead rather than being caught and imprisoned, says the sister of the slain militant.
Teachers not losing their minds, Dewan Rakyat told

Teachers not losing their minds, Dewan Rakyat told

Their workload is not so heavy that they suffer mental stress, says the deputy education minister.
Death of a murderous fanatic

Death of a murderous fanatic

Despite his claims to have laboured and sacrificed for the sake of Muslims, Dr Azahari Husin was hardly a friend and ally of Islam or Muslims.
The Deepa-Raya of my discontent

The Deepa-Raya of my discontent

We must learn to see things in focus, so that the post-seasonal celebrations will not wear us down from pushing for those much-needed reforms
Fatal accidents leave PM sad and frustrated

Fatal accidents leave PM sad and frustrated

He says the government has done everything to make roads and highways safe and is puzzled why the death rate keeps rising.
Enter the new Fed

Enter the new Fed

With US Federal Reserve Board chairperson Alan Greenspan about to step down, what will his replacement bring to this powerful post?
Timber gift to Mugabe: Reveal price tag

Timber gift to Mugabe: Reveal price tag

Lim Kit Siang wants the foreign minister to tell Parliament how much Malaysian taxpayers had to fork out for the 'fatal attraction' between Mahathir and Mugabe.