Archive - 18 November 2005

Inaccurate words not basis for perjury, court told

Inaccurate words not basis for perjury, court told

PKR leader Azmin Ali's lawyer argues at the former's appeal hearing that the usage of inaccurate words cannot amount to a false statement.
Bush and Pak Lah discuss Burma, Mideast

Bush and Pak Lah discuss Burma, Mideast

Abdullah tells reporters Bush expressed concern over human rights violations in Burma during the hour-long meeting.
Pemimpin Apec gesa hidupkan semula rundingan WTO

Pemimpin Apec gesa hidupkan semula rundingan WTO

Kenyataan bersama itu akan menyeru supaya Pertubuhan Perdagangan Dunia (WTO) menyelesaikan rundingannya mengenai Agenda Pembangunan Doha (DDA)akhir tahun depan.
Majlis Pelajar UPM pertahanan kewujudan Auku

Majlis Pelajar UPM pertahanan kewujudan Auku

Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) berkata Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti (Auku) 1971 adalah 'untuk melindungi kebajikan pelajar'.
Duo fined RM1000 for trespassing over US carrier

Duo fined RM1000 for trespassing over US carrier

Dont neglect employees, Fong tells MAS

Dont neglect employees, Fong tells MAS

Although the national carrier has every right to restructure, it should not overlook the interests of its workers in the process.
VIPs with transsexual leanings, arise

VIPs with transsexual leanings, arise

How can public officers (or any human) be so inhumane towards a fellow human being? It sounds like what the American soldiers did to the Iraqi prisoners. The police officers who were responsible for humiliating...
English proficiency a matter of survival

English proficiency a matter of survival

Fong ingatkan pengundi Cina jangan tertipu lagi

Fong ingatkan pengundi Cina jangan tertipu lagi

Pengerusi MCA Kelantan itu berkata, sudah sukup lama mereka hidup serba kekurangan di Kelantan, termasuk ketiadaan pekerjaan dan peluang pendidikkan untuk anak-anak mereka.
English use to higher standards unproven

English use to higher standards unproven

Isu bahasa: Kerajaan wajar berpatah balik

Isu bahasa: Kerajaan wajar berpatah balik

No need to shelter election candidates

No need to shelter election candidates

Anwar, NEP and Pengkalan Pasir

Anwar, NEP and Pengkalan Pasir

Is nations sixth premiership calling to Anwar?

Is nations sixth premiership calling to Anwar?

Jerai MPs foot-in-mouth disease

Jerai MPs foot-in-mouth disease

Azahari slaying - PAS under ideological pressure

Azahari slaying - PAS under ideological pressure

Matter of time before macro-evolution nailed

Matter of time before macro-evolution nailed

Jangan ganggu kami, keluarga Azahari kecam pihak media

Jangan ganggu kami, keluarga Azahari kecam pihak media

Mereka mendakwa, latarbelakang Azahari sebelum didakwa terbabit dengan Jemaah Islamiah (JI), pun ditulis sedemikian rupa untuk disesuaikan dengan personaliti seorang pengganas.
Transsexuals have rights too, says Suhakam

Transsexuals have rights too, says Suhakam

Dr Raj Abdul Karim says the alleged ill-treatment of a transsexual was a 'plain violation of human rights'.
Fong: Pindah pekerja asing tanpa kebenaran semakin berleluasa

Fong: Pindah pekerja asing tanpa kebenaran semakin berleluasa

Kementerian Sumber Manusia mengakui perbuatan tersebut berleluasa di sekor perkhidmatan dan perkilangan.
Foreign lawyers - boon or bane?

Foreign lawyers - boon or bane?

Liberalisation of legal services was the flavour of the week at the national law conference with lawyers being repeatedly urged to reinvent themselves, move with the times or miss the boat.
Dr M yakin BN menang di Peng. Pasir

Dr M yakin BN menang di Peng. Pasir

Program 'Gelombang Biru' dilancarkan oleh Menteri Besar Terengganu, Datuk Idris Jusoh untuk merampas tampok pemerintahan negeri Kelantan daripada PAS.
Bar Council: Act against police abuse

Bar Council: Act against police abuse

Empty promises and closed-door investigations will not suffice, the council wants the authorities to act 'differently, decisively and convincingly'.
UTM ambil iktibar kes Dr Azahari

UTM ambil iktibar kes Dr Azahari

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) ambil iktibar daripada kes bekas pensyarahnya Dr Azahari Husin dan memastikan kakitangan dan pelajarnya daripada menyalahgunakan ilmu mereka.
Azaharis family slams the media

Azaharis family slams the media

'What's the point in telling you even the good memories? You have taken the good memories and turned them into something negative.'
Bush's cookies of misfortune

Bush's cookies of misfortune

In November last year, Islam Online reported that US troops were allegedly using 'chemical weapons and poisonous gas' in Fallujah
A380 service on Australia-Europe route

A380 service on Australia-Europe route

NAM ministers to mull 'alternative' news network

NAM ministers to mull 'alternative' news network

Ministers from the Non-Aligned Movement of developing nations will discuss the creation of an "alternative" news network which Malaysia hopes will counter "biased" foreign reporting.
Ibrahim Ali: Saya sedia berbincang

Ibrahim Ali: Saya sedia berbincang

Bekas Ketua Umno Pasir Mas itu sedia berbincang dengan mana-mana pihak sebelum membuat keputusan muktamad sama ada akan turut bertanding dalam pilihanraya kecil Pengkalan Pasir.
Dr Mahathir lawat Thailand, bertemu Thaksin

Dr Mahathir lawat Thailand, bertemu Thaksin

Isu selatan Thailand dijangka menjadi tumpuan perbincangan apabila bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad melakukan lawatan dua hari ke Bangkok Isnin ini
MAS woes: Set up royal commission

MAS woes: Set up royal commission

Before any decision is made to retrench workers, a royal commission of inquiry must be established to probe the huge losses.
Sheena's death - a M'sian tragedy

Sheena's death - a M'sian tragedy

Malaysians are said to be a caring lot, but this is not the case when it concerns animals.
Bush, Asean leaders to discuss bird flu

Bush, Asean leaders to discuss bird flu

The US President will discuss how to combat the deadly bird flu virus with Southeast Asian leaders on the sidelines of the Apec forum summit today.
Student council defends 'protective' UUCA

Student council defends 'protective' UUCA

Council veep Sulhairil Hafiz Sulaiman also says that university students are unqualified to ask for a review of the act and that any move to do so should be up to the government.