Archive - 14 January 2006

Malaysiakini talks to UKM's Prof Lee Poh Ping on the East Asian community, its beliefs, obstacles and what lies ahead for the grouping of 10 vastly dissimilar countries.

The deputy prime minister says the current position of Islam administrated by the Syariah Court will not be affected even if there are changes in the constitution.

The embattled Labuan Liberty Port Management (LLPM) has clarified that it is still in charge of Labuan's sole port.

Transparency International says the court's finding of a possible corrupt deal among a high ranking ministerial figure and prominent businesspersons must be thoroughly probed.

The future of the ailing national automaker depends on a faithful and reliable foreign partner - the sooner the better, says the former deputy premier.

A landmark case involving a group of Iban native customary rights land owners fighting for their land rights begins hearing in the Kuching High Court next week.

On the voluntary separation scheme offered to NSTP staff, the union says it should also be in tandem with maintaining 'harmony' within the media industry.

The chief minister of Sarawak was unwell and in hospital but that did not stop him from reciting the doa at his mother's funeral - via the cellular phone.

The Shah Alam City Council, upon the advice of their legal officers, has decided to relax some of their earlier conditions.

Proton says that plans floated by Volkswagen to exert control over the struggling Malaysian car maker is not "inappropriate".

An Indonesian maid has been charged with robbing and helping murder her employer, the mother of an Umno politician.

Philippine Airlines will suspend thrice-weekly flights to the Malaysian capital next month, according to a report today.

The Japanese automaker rules out jointly manufacturing and assembling its vehicles locally with the embattled Malaysian carmaker.

Malaysia Airlines is moving to sell its headquarters on prime land in the capital as part of plans to restructure the troubled national carrier.