Archive - 16 December 2005

Pemuda Gerakan bantah skim insurans kesihatan

Pemuda Gerakan bantah skim insurans kesihatan

Sebaliknya, pergerakan itu menggesa Kementerian Kesihatan supaya mengkaji skim insurans penjagaan kesihatan swasta dan disesuaikan dengan hospital kerajaan.
The ministry or nowhere else...

The ministry or nowhere else...

Hunger strike - Day 16: That's the ultimatum M Rukumani Devi has given to the police. She wants them to take her back to the Internal Security Ministry.
Bar Council: Nude ear squats offensive

Bar Council: Nude ear squats offensive

Wake up. It's wrong and it must stop. Bar Council president Yeo Yang Poh describes the practice as an affront to decency.
Mugabes talk at peace forum cancelled

Mugabes talk at peace forum cancelled

The controversial African leader, a surprise speaker, does not show up for his luncheon address. It seems speakers and delegates were very uncomfortable with his presence.
Ku Li kecewa ada tokoh takut hadiri Kongres Kepentingan Bangsa

Ku Li kecewa ada tokoh takut hadiri Kongres Kepentingan Bangsa

Katanya, mereka ini pada mulanya setuju untuk menghadiri kongres dua hari itu, tetapi tidak muncul hari ini kerana adanya tekanan dan takut dilabelkan sebagai 'orang tertentu'.
Commission wraps up inquiry

Commission wraps up inquiry

The commission winds up its deliberations with a closing statement by a deputy public prosecutor who maintains that squats could help detect items hidden inside the vagina or anus.
Ex-UN officials slam its failure to stop Iraq war

Ex-UN officials slam its failure to stop Iraq war

Denis Halliday, who first directed the UN's oil-for-food-programme in Iraq, described the United Nations as 'deeply flawed' at a forum in KL.
Suhakam to probe prison deaths

Suhakam to probe prison deaths

The families of two deceased detainees are hoping that the human rights watchdog will be able to sniff out the 'truth'.
No condoms and lotion party in Langkawi, please

No condoms and lotion party in Langkawi, please

A wild party has been planned but the acting menteri besar got wind of it and ordered an immediate ban on such a event.
Ear squats: Look at Umno before judging PAS

Ear squats: Look at Umno before judging PAS

I refer to the letter 'Don't blame voters for not electing unelectable'. The writer wrongly assumed that had PAS ruled this country, the nude ear-squat video clip incident would not...
Police need to do their job with brains, not brawn

Police need to do their job with brains, not brawn

Nation's blessings overshadowed by greed

Nation's blessings overshadowed by greed

Nelayan mangsa tsunami masih menunggu bantuan bot

Nelayan mangsa tsunami masih menunggu bantuan bot

Ada dakwaan bahawa orang bujang juga dapat bantuan bot, padahal nelayan bekeluarga, sepatutnya diutamakan. Ada juga dakwaan golongan bukan nelayan turut dapat bantuan bot.
Patriotism wont put dinner on the table

Patriotism wont put dinner on the table

Why is Mahathir associating with a dictator?

Why is Mahathir associating with a dictator?

Kit Siang mahu dibenarkan hadiri sidang Dewan Negara

Kit Siang mahu dibenarkan hadiri sidang Dewan Negara

Untuk menjawab dakwaan 'tidak berasas dan tidak bertanggungjawab' oleh beberapa senator berhubung isu klip video tahanan wanita bogel melakukan ketuk ketampi dalam tahanan polis.
Putting aside race, religion for unity

Putting aside race, religion for unity

Overstayers on GLC boards a hindrance

Overstayers on GLC boards a hindrance

Govt shouldnt shirk healthcare responsibility

Govt shouldnt shirk healthcare responsibility

Malay College book followed sponsors brief

Malay College book followed sponsors brief

Ditahan di bawah Ordinan Darurat walaupun tiada rekod jenayah

Ditahan di bawah Ordinan Darurat walaupun tiada rekod jenayah

Walaupun A Balakrishnan tidak mempunyai sebarang rekod jenayah, tetapi menurut peguamnya, pemimpin MIC itu telah ditahan sebanyak tiga kali di bahwa Ordinan.
Game for nude squat challenge, senators?

Game for nude squat challenge, senators?

The opposition leader of the Lower House issues a challenge to the members of the Upper House. But will it be accepted?
War and peace Part 2

War and peace Part 2

Peaceful cooperation and economic development must be part and parcel of new approaches and directions in the Pacific region which supports almost one-half of the world's population.
Kuli: Semangat DEB dalam RMK-9 peluang terakhir untuk orang Melayu

Kuli: Semangat DEB dalam RMK-9 peluang terakhir untuk orang Melayu

Bekas Menteri Kewangan itu berkata, ia mungkin peluang terakhir untuk melihat negara ini membangun sepenuhnya menjelang 2020 tanpa mencicirkan kepentingan Melayu.
Everyone got it wrong because...

Everyone got it wrong because...

A police confirmation or denial on the nationality of the naked-squat woman would have plugged the rising tide of speculation. But none was forthcoming.
To the Germans, Bush is not a Berliner

To the Germans, Bush is not a Berliner

Germans appear to be deeply uneasy with an America that acts increasingly unilaterally and this is a hurdle for the new chancellor to foster ties between the two nations.
Pelajar parah didera, guru tuisyen ditahan reman

Pelajar parah didera, guru tuisyen ditahan reman

Polis mendapat perintah untuk menahan reman guru itu dan anak perempuannya selama lima hari untuk disiasat mengikut Akta Kanak-kanak 2001.
EO hat-trick despite clean slate

EO hat-trick despite clean slate

Although MIC leader A Balakrishnan has no criminal record, he has been held under the Emergency Ordinance on three separate occasions, according to his lawyer.
Najib: We didn't know woman was M'sian

Najib: We didn't know woman was M'sian

The DPM says that he and the PM had not known until recently that the woman detainee in the nude ear squat video was Malaysian and not a Chinese national
Dr M defends Mugabe's presence at peace forum

Dr M defends Mugabe's presence at peace forum

Mugabe had been invited to attend the Perdana Global Peace Forum by Mahathir and would deliver a paper on civil wars in Africa.
KL wants a 'credible' mission to Burma

KL wants a 'credible' mission to Burma

After years of non-interference policy in Asean, it is now talking about bringing democracy to Burma.