Archive - 16 January 2006

Joint tourism campaign for M'sia and S'pore

Joint tourism campaign for M'sia and S'pore

The campaign aims to make travel more attractive for visitors by providing complimentary passes to attractions in both Singapore and neighbouring Malaysia.
Police extend bail for 'black metal' quartet

Police extend bail for 'black metal' quartet

Police have extended the bail period of four individuals arrested in connection with an alleged New Year's eve 'Black Metal festival' in Kuala Lumpur.
Skandal Metramac: Laporan polis dibuat hari ini

Skandal Metramac: Laporan polis dibuat hari ini

Laporan polis dibuat, mendesak dijalankan siasatan apabila satu keputusan mahkamah menimbulkan kemungkinan berlaku pecah amanah membabitkan bekas Menteri Kewangan Tun Daim Zainuddin dan dua ahli perniagaan yang dikaitkan dengan Umno.
Broga EIA: Deadline for feedback extended

Broga EIA: Deadline for feedback extended

The public has another month to write in their comments on the Broga incinerator while residents monitor the happenings on the ground.
Ahli perbankan: Proton bernasib baik sempat jual MV Agusta

Ahli perbankan: Proton bernasib baik sempat jual MV Agusta

Agusta telah memohon suntikan modal tambahan untuk memastikan ia terapung apabila bank-bank pemberi kreditnya enggan menyediakan lagi sebarang kredit.
Elie ditahan reman 4 hari, Jawi turut siasat

Elie ditahan reman 4 hari, Jawi turut siasat

Polis Malaysia akan berkerjasama dengan Interpol manakala Mahkamah Majistret Kuala Lumpur petang tadi memerintahkan Elie ditahan reman 4 hari untuk membantu siasatn polis.
Polis sahkan letupan bom di Prangin Mall

Polis sahkan letupan bom di Prangin Mall

Polis mengenalpasti punca tersebut berdasarkan penemuan awal beberapa kepingan besi, paku dan kelongsong peluru bertaburan di sekitar tempat kejadian awal pagi ini.
Religious conversion issue still alive, Najib told

Religious conversion issue still alive, Najib told

A Hindu coalition lambasts the deputy premier for saying that the matter is a done deal. It also questions if this is a deliberate attempt to sweep the controversy under the carpet.
Perkara 121: PM diminta jangan tunduk pada desakan

Perkara 121: PM diminta jangan tunduk pada desakan

Ketua Pemuda PAS, Salahudin Ayub menggesa Perdana Menteri supaya jangan tunduk kepada desakan supaya dipinda Perkara 121 (1A) Perlembagaan Persekutuan kerana mencampuri urusan agama Islam.
Proton jadi sasaran lagi...

Proton jadi sasaran lagi...

Tidak pun lama selepas syarikat kereta nasional Proton menjadi sasaran apabila menjual syarikat motosikal MV Agusta pada harga RM4.50, ia kini menjadi tumpuan lagi berikutan kejatuhan harga sahamnya.
Elie no hero, but hes still news

Elie no hero, but hes still news

To be sure, there are many Elie Yousef Najems out there in our society, many of whom are still maintaining some respectability out of being not publicly exposed. These people maintain a facade of...
Leaders of new party fall out over seats

Leaders of new party fall out over seats

Rifts have appeared within Sarawak's Dayak-based party, with rival factions eyeing particular constituencies ahead of the state election.
Hear us please, Pak Lah

Hear us please, Pak Lah

Syariah Court against no compulsion rule

Syariah Court against no compulsion rule

Girls, dont limit yourselves to local men

Girls, dont limit yourselves to local men

Parties should come together for amendment

Parties should come together for amendment

Metramac scandal: Police report lodged

Metramac scandal: Police report lodged

The report calls for an investigation into the matter after a court judgment found possible criminal breach of trust by former finance minister Daim Zainuddin and two Umno-linked businessmen.
Augusta: Dr M cant cite executive prerogative anymore

Augusta: Dr M cant cite executive prerogative anymore

Press Council: Zaid hits the nail on the head

Press Council: Zaid hits the nail on the head

National tidak apa policy endangering lives

National tidak apa policy endangering lives

Ethnocentric mentalities wont help

Ethnocentric mentalities wont help

Dog-control rules will aid criminals

Dog-control rules will aid criminals

More questions for embattled Proton

More questions for embattled Proton

Not soon after national carmaker found itself in hot soup for its fire-sale of its loss-making motorbike unit, more questions are now being asked for the drastic plunge in its share prices.
Royalti minyak: Terengganu batal saman terhadap Petronas

Royalti minyak: Terengganu batal saman terhadap Petronas

Royalti minyak kini disalurkan sebagai dana khas persekutuan bagi mengelak perbelanjaan yang keterlaluan sepertimana yang berlaku sewaktu pemerintahan BN sebelum ini.
Confirmed! It was a bomb in Penang

Confirmed! It was a bomb in Penang

updated version Ruling out any links with terrorism, the police say it was a low-powered explosive that had caused the death of one person and injured another near a shopping mall.
2006  Rakyat menunggu...

2006 Rakyat menunggu...

Soalan-soalan penting yang memang selalu ditimbulkan oleh rakyat yang semakin hari semakin dilihat bertanggungjawab, dan mereka masih menunggu jawapannya.
In search of protection from Islamic law

In search of protection from Islamic law

Non-Muslim Malaysians caught up in the complexities of Islamic law want their interests safeguarded through constitutional reform.
Squatgate: Commission hands report to King, PM

Squatgate: Commission hands report to King, PM

updated version Commission head, former chief justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah, says it's up to the premier to decide on making the findings public.
Dr Rosli: Mesti kerja kuat seperti semasa Umno Tganu kalah dulu...

Dr Rosli: Mesti kerja kuat seperti semasa Umno Tganu kalah dulu...

Ahli Parlimen Dungun, Datuk Rosli Mat Hassan berkata wakil rakyat Umno negeri itu perlu bekerja kuat, tidak sombong, mempunyai peribadi yang baik dan dari kalangan orang muda.
Volkswagen to set up shop in Malaysia

Volkswagen to set up shop in Malaysia

The news follows an announcment from Volkswagen last week that it has dropped plans for an alliance with Malaysian carmaker Proton after over a year of negotiations.
Las Vegas giants, Genting duel for Singapore casino

Las Vegas giants, Genting duel for Singapore casino

Still in contention are Harrah's Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands and MGM Mirage - all US gaming behemoths which have partnered with entrenched Singapore-based property developers - and Malaysia's Genting International.
Fugitive Philippine cop returns home from M'sian prison

Fugitive Philippine cop returns home from M'sian prison

Rizal Ali fled to Malaysia in the early 1990s after leading a small band of disgruntled policemen and soldiers who took over a police camp in the southern port city of Zamboanga 16 years ago.
Jakarta closing in on M'sian bombmaker

Jakarta closing in on M'sian bombmaker

Indonesian police said they had arrested four suspected extremists for helping fugitive Malaysian bombmaker Noordin Mohammad Top evade capture.
Elie ditahan  polis, Jawi turut siasat

Elie ditahan polis, Jawi turut siasat

Elie Yousef Najem yang ditahan Polis Bukit Aman dibawa ke hospital untuk pemeriksaan perubatan dan Jawi akan menyiasat status perkahwinan ahli perniagaan Lebanon itu.
Sikh student gets green light to keep facial hair

Sikh student gets green light to keep facial hair

Ranveer Singh, 17, was told by his principal in a school in Perak last week to shave off his budding moustache and sideburns.
Kes hina mahkamah: Permohonan isteri Ayah Pin ditolak

Kes hina mahkamah: Permohonan isteri Ayah Pin ditolak

Selepas menimbang hujah-hujah, mahkamah mendapati bahawa pihak pemohon gagal mensabitkan dua pegawai Pejabat Tanah Besut kerana melanggar perintah mahkamah.
4-day remand for hospitalised billionaire

4-day remand for hospitalised billionaire

updated version A magistrate issues the remand order at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, where Elie Yousef Najem has been admitted while his father-in-law holds exclusive press conferences.
Putrajaya launches Islamic anti-social ills squad

Putrajaya launches Islamic anti-social ills squad

The 75-member squad will not be able to arrest errant citizens but will assist religious enforcement officials.
Condoleezza Rice to attend Asean security meet

Condoleezza Rice to attend Asean security meet

US Secretary of State Rice shunned the Asean Regional Forum last year in what was seen as an attempt to pressure the grouping to tackle democratic reform in recalcitrant Burma.