Archive - 21 January 2006

Kes itu dibawa ke mahkamah kerana siasatan Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Negeri Sembilan mendapati nyonya itu berketurunan Melayu dan berasal dari Simpang Ampat, Alor Gajah, Melaka, tetapi berkahwin dengan lelaki Cina.

Mereka menyambut baik jaminan PM akan meneruskan rundingan di Kabinet seperti yang mereka telah lakukan sebelum ini dan memberikan input mengenai isu pertukaran agama.

Regardless of creed or colour, the elderly are among those marginalised by the government, says Suhakam.

updated version It's a case of 'here today and gone tomorrow' after its retraction by the ministers concerned. Hopefully, the heat and tension built up will go the same way.

One of the five ministers who met Pak Lah this morning to discuss their controversial memorandum says only the prime minister's advice matters.

Two moderate earthquakes, one measuring 5.8 and the other 5.4 on the Richter scale were reported to have occurred off the islands of Andaman in the Indian Ocean and Borneo today.

Even though Pak Lah has announced that Article 121 (1A) of the Federal Constitution would stay, eight NGOs want the controversial article backdated to 1988.

The Bank Negara governor was conferred the Doctors of Laws honororis causa by the University of Nottingham.

Hamid Albar says the UN Security Council should not put Burma on its agenda. as the matter was not a threat to security.

Nine non-Muslim ministers are in the spotlight for an act of purported 'disobedience'. But they have an unlikely ally supporting them - the DAP.

A bitter 15-year old struggle comes to a close but victory is sweet for those workers who stood firm in the face of violence, setbacks, betrayals and broken promises.

An inter-faith group is not letting the Moorthy issue die. They have launched a nationwide signature campaign calling for the review of Article 121 (1A).

Pak Lah says Proton is seeking clarification from Volkswagen after the company's head announced the scrapping of a possible joint venture.

Malaysia Airlines announces sharp increases in fuel surcharges starting next month, the carrier's fourth hike in half a year.