Archive - 12 December 2005

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says some have criticised him for implementing mega-projects but he is unsure if this amounted to a bad decision.

Katanya, seseorang pemimpin perlu berupaya melihat krisis yang bakal terjadi dan cepat membuat keputusun bagi menghalangnya daripada berlaku sepenuhnya.

Amnesty International, citing escalating political repression, is pressing for evidence of 'real change' by the military junta.

For about an hour, they visited the lock-ups and the locker room where the nude ear squats incident took place.

And to protect the woman, a gag order on her identity will be proposed by the commission's facilitator Suhaimi Ibrahim.

Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tetap akan menfailkan saman malu berjumlah RM100 juta terhadap bekas mentornya, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Special arrangements have been made to accommodate holders of a degree in teacher training, even if they do not possess a 'recognised' first degree.

Peneroka yang layak akan menerima bayaran minimum RM400 dan maksimum RM1,500 berdasarkan produktiviti hasil minyak sawit dan getah itu.

Datuk Ibrahim Ali yang kalah teruk dalam pilihanraya kecil Pengkalan Pasir berkata, masa depan politiknya belum berkubur dan akan bertanding lagi dalam pilihanraya umum 2008.

It was a relief to read that the PM has apologised for any misdeeds done to Chinese nationals, and reprimanded Nor Omar for his anti-foreigner remark.

Participants at an international conference in Jakarta note that Malaysia has many laws that stifle media freedom.

It may have been quiet since the former deputy premier threatened to file the suit, but his lawyer said no one should interpret this wrongly.

The 'anti-JMM' campaign targets three political veterans who are said to have neglected Iban interests.

Beberapa ahli Parlimen Asean berpendapat sudah tiba masanya pertubuhan itu mengkaji semula dasar tidak campurtangan dalam hal-ehwal negara anggota serta penglibatannya di Myanmar.

Sebelum inil kerajaan tenteranya yang mengenakan tahanan di rumah ke atas Aung San Suu Kyi tidak membenarkan utusan Pertubuhan Bangsa-banga Bersatu (PBB) melawat negara itu.

The actions of individuals can make a difference in attaining human rights for all, says the winner of 2005 alternative Nobel Prize.

Perkara utama dalam agenda hari ini ialah pemeterian Deklarasi Kuala Lumpur Mengenai Pembentukan Piagam Asean dokumen perundangan bagi kumpulan serantau berusia 38 tahun ini.

updated version It's a tradition handed down over the years, C/Insp Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman tells the commission probing a controversial video-clip.

With the prospect of a Universiti Hadhari Kelantani, will Malaysia ever give birth to a real university?

Panggil 17 saksi, termasuk 10 anggota polis, beri keterangan mengenai insiden seorang tahanan wanita dipaksa ketuk ketampi, yang dirakamkan dalam klip video serta diedarkan secara meluas.

Chief executive Tony Fernandes said Asean has to harmonise regulatory requirements if it wanted to achieve the goal of a common market with open skies.

Although officially retired since 2003, the irrepressible 80-year-old has grabbed attention by launching a tirade against his former protege Anwar Ibrahim.

The two-day gathering will try to tackle a range of issues from bird flu to terrorism, and comes amid calls for the region to address the growing economic challenge posed by emerging powers China and India.

The company behind the Playboy magazine empire says it will open a store in Malaysia, even though its raunchy publication is banned here.