Archive - 31 December 2005

While leaders of Barisan Nasional component parties refuse to be drawn into the M Moorthy controversy, the three major opposition parties have offered their views.

The Chinese primary school in Penang, which is embroiled in a land tussle with a developer, could be demolished when it reopens on Tuesday.

'What did they (Federal Territory Islamic Religious Affairs Council) win? A body or soul?' The answer is obvious.

They have been sitting in prison for 10 months awaiting for their case to be heard.

The controversial mega-incinerator in Broga is likely to hit a major snag - the new site consist of a plot of land owned by one of its most ardent critics.

A new EIA report shows that the controversial mega-incinerator will be located a stone's throw away from the original site. But residents are still unhappy with the minor changes to the original plan.

Chinese-language daily China Press could face suspension following a government's show-cause letter in relation to the publication of a report on the nude ear-squat scandal.

The SB officer asked me the same question - why would a 30-year ex-government servant drove all the way from PJ to the High Court for the 15-minute vigil?

The contract worth RM300 million for a new state legislative assembly building has been given to a local consortium with links to Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud's family business interests.

Apparently, some people are objecting to the use of the word Dayak in the name of the proposed opposition party.

The acquisition by top mobile operator Maxis Communications is the largest Malaysian investment ever in India.

1,800 cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep and pigs had been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease up until the month of December.

The armed gang which raided the shop in the tourist town, killing the storeowner and his assistant before fleeing with nearly five kilograms of jewellery.

It was positioned near the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island, 500 kilometres from Langkawi island, after being released with cooperation from Jakarta.

They growled, snapped and barked, but Shah Alam dog owners gained from their city council only a short reprieve.

A number of men, including one carrying a camera, were seen loitering outside the mission on Thursday.