Archive - 21 December 2005

An anonymous email, which detailed the lavish spending by top managers in the troubled national carrier, has apparently caught the attention of some senators.

But ministers promise to look into the allegations that the bill discriminates against women.

The prime minister is urged to reshuffle his ministers as it is the last hope to move forward the reforms he had pledged to make when he took office two years ago.

Bagi menangani beberapa masalah yang dihadapi sekarang seperti perbezaan kredit bagi kursus yang sama di universiti berlainan.

If the Malaysian foreign minister fails to do so, then his trip to Burma which comes in the wake of intense pressure from Asean will be pointless.

Gabungan Kumpulan Bertindak Wanita (JAG) menyerahkan memorandum kepada sekumpulan senator, termasuk 16 senator wanita, supaya tidak meluluskan rang undang-undang itu bagi membolehkannya dikaji semula.

Seramai 27 pelarian Burma dihukum lima bulan penjara selepas mengaku bersalah menyertai perhimpunan haram, gagal bersurai dan tidak mempunyai dokumen perjalanan yang sah.

A Collective Agreement inked today, makes this Christmas a memorable one for the employees of 24 banks.

The more we look at the ear-squat fiasco, the more it appears that things are being played out like a 'sandiwara'.

A group of Burmese asylum seekers, who had already served their jail term after being remanded for more than five months, are anything but free.

Ia adalah antara syarat baru yang mahu diperkenalkan selepas kanak-kanak berusia sembilan tahun cedera parah diserang Rottweiler di Puchong Mac lalu, sehingga terpaksa menerima 189 jahitan.

Hong Kong is as farcical as Cancun, as Doha in 2001, as Seattle in 1999, and as Singapore in 1996. The gutless adventurism of the WTO sells out its poorest citizens - again.

new Bhavani Krisha Iyer is exasperated. Read her essay in Postcards.

The relationship between Prof Dr Mohd Zohadie Bardaie and Higher Education Minister Dr Shafie Mohd Salleh has been sour since May.

There are many potholes in these billion-ringgit deals and it appears that the people are being taken for a ride.

Cuepacs terkilannya kerana Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) tidak mengadakan perbincangan dengannya sebelum mengeluarkan pekeliling pelaksanaan elaun sara hidup (COLA) dan imbuhan tetap perkhidmatan awam (ITKA)

The opposition party concedes the BN will still be in power after the next state polls but advises Sarawakians to vote in a louder oppositon voice.

The council is doggone ignorant on canine matters, say pet lovers. Its new requirements for dog licences are being met with howls of protest.

The situation in some areas up north is improving as the monsoon rains ease.

Sex education will start from pre-school level, where children are aged between four to six, and will extend to university level and community programs for adults.

Tourism Minister Dr Leo Michael Toyad says efforts are being redoubled to draw back the tourists to Malaysia next year.

The chemical tanker carrying a cargo of vegetable oil, departed Palembang in Indonesia on December 18 and was due in Singapore the following day.

A group of Indonesian workers, enraged when a couple refused to re-open their foodstall and serve them, stabbed the woman to death and seriously injured her husband.

So-called eco-lodges, luxury hotels nestled in rainforest, and tourist encounters with nature are often merely "green-washed" - given a veneer of environmental friendliness in order to lure tourists.