Archive - 24 November 2005

The Malay mind is still closed, says academic

The Malay mind is still closed, says academic

"The Malay mind has not shifted from the 1940s struggle of the Malay union and the mindset of being merely a racial community," a forum on national unity heard today.
Nazri pledges support for 'persecuted' students

Nazri pledges support for 'persecuted' students

The parliamentary human rights caucus says the charges relating to protests of the recent campus elections are 'trivial' and would not aid the mental development of students.
Klip video tahanan wanita diarah berbogel di balai polis

Klip video tahanan wanita diarah berbogel di balai polis

Lihat klip video di dalam Klip video itu mencetuskan gesaan pihak pembangkang dan penyokong kerajaan supaya tindakan diambil terhadap pihak polis terbabit.
Nazri: Gugurkan tuduhan terhadap pelajar boikot praya kampus

Nazri: Gugurkan tuduhan terhadap pelajar boikot praya kampus

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Aziz berkata pihaknya juga akan membawa perkara ini kepada mesyuarat jemaah menteri serta membentangkannya dalam seminar pendidikan.
Naked woman police abuse clip sparks uproar

Naked woman police abuse clip sparks uproar

video inside The one-minute video shows an unidentified naked woman being forced to do ear squats in front of a police officer.
Dewan Rakyat gamat lagi dengan Isu monyet

Dewan Rakyat gamat lagi dengan Isu monyet

Parlimen Ketua Pembangkang Lim Kit Siang mempersoalkan tindakan Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk M. Kayveas yang hanya menarik balik perkataan "seperti monyet" dan bukannya perkataan "monyet".
Corporatise state water

Corporatise state water

The energy, water and communications minister assured that this was the preferred solution rather than privatisation of state water management services which didn't work out.
Jualan kenderaan capai rekod tertinggi pada bulan Oktober

Jualan kenderaan capai rekod tertinggi pada bulan Oktober

Jumlah jualan kenderaan di Malaysia meningkat 29.1 peratus dalam bulan Oktober untuk mencapai rekod jualan tertinggi 56,696 unit.
Monkey business in the House ...again

Monkey business in the House ...again

M Kayveas uttered the word 'monkey' three times, notes Lim Kit Siang. 'He said ...one monkey in front, one more behind and one more monkey has stood up'.
Politics first, education last

Politics first, education last

Housing: Will Ka Ting tango with the developers?

Housing: Will Ka Ting tango with the developers?

The housing debate has been given more column inches in the print media than any other topic in recent months. And so it should. Housing is an issue that affects...
UM will find itself slipping further

UM will find itself slipping further

Be prepared if English takes a backseat

Be prepared if English takes a backseat

Leaders should wise up to the real problems

Leaders should wise up to the real problems

Overstayers: Have clean enforcement personnel first

Overstayers: Have clean enforcement personnel first

Where are the millions of missing visitors?

Where are the millions of missing visitors?

Say no to these papayas

Say no to these papayas

Violence a necessity in this world

Violence a necessity in this world

Kheng Yaik mahu skim beli komputer KWSP dilaksana semula

Kheng Yaik mahu skim beli komputer KWSP dilaksana semula

Walaupun mengakui berlaku penyelewengan dalam pelaksanaan skim itu sebelum ini, tetapi Menteri Tenaga, Air dan Komunikasi itu yakin ada cara untuk menanganinya supaya ia dapat dilaksanakan semula.
Auto sales hit all-time high in October

Auto sales hit all-time high in October

Malaysia's vehicle sales rose 29.1 percent year-on-year in October to an all-time high of 56,696 amid "exceptionally strong" growth, reports said today.
Keng Yaik: Review EPF computer scheme

Keng Yaik: Review EPF computer scheme

The minister feels that the scheme will help improve computer literacy and is certain of finding ways to prevent abuse.
MAFREL pantau pilihanraya kecil Pengkalan Pasir

MAFREL pantau pilihanraya kecil Pengkalan Pasir

Seramai 16 pemantau rasmi MAFREL akan berada di kawasan pilihanraya berkenaan mulai hari penamaan calon Ahad ini hingga hari mengundi pada 6 Disember depan.
Auto sales hit all-time high in October

Auto sales hit all-time high in October

Time to discard the crutch Part 1

Time to discard the crutch Part 1

Lawyers complain about the NEP and APs but accord the same kind of crutch-like protectionism to themselves in the form of the 'no-discount' rule.
Mahathir tidak tahu menahu perlantikan CEO baru Proton

Mahathir tidak tahu menahu perlantikan CEO baru Proton

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berkata tidak perlu untuk merujuk kepada penasihat Proton Holdings Bhd mengenai pelantikan ketua pegawai eksekutif baru pengeluar kereta nasional itu.
PKR: Terlalu banyak persoalan berhubung kematian Henry

PKR: Terlalu banyak persoalan berhubung kematian Henry

Pemuda PKR mahu dijalankan siasatan segera dan terperinci terhadap kematian tahanan remaja berusia 18 tahun di Pusat Tahanan Simpang Renggan yang dikatakan telah membunuh diri.
Five-year-old girl survives fall from 12th floor

Five-year-old girl survives fall from 12th floor

A five-year-old girl miraculously survived after falling from her home on the 12th floor of an apartment building in Penang.
Dress matters

Dress matters

The 'Muslim dress' today is powerful because of a personal identity and collective association. Ms Michelle Leslie merely did what she perceived was best in the circumstances.
Menteri: Guru tidak patut pegang lesen kontraktor Kelas F

Menteri: Guru tidak patut pegang lesen kontraktor Kelas F

Menteri Pelajaran, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein berkata guru sepatutnya mengajar di sekolah dan bukannya melakukan perkara lain.
Malaysian, Singapore navies start exercises

Malaysian, Singapore navies start exercises

Too many loose ends in Henry's 'suicide'

Too many loose ends in Henry's 'suicide'

Myterious circumstances surround the death of an 18-year-old Simpang Renggam detainee who is said to have hanged himself.
Govt to develop index to measure racial harmony

Govt to develop index to measure racial harmony

Data such as the number of police reports on racial fights and conflicts, participation at inter-racial gatherings and inter-racial marriages will form some of the basic components of the index.
Floods: Three children dead, thousand evacuated

Floods: Three children dead, thousand evacuated

Heavy rains have been lashing the east coast of the peninsula since Monday.