Archive - 13 February 2006

Karikatur: Editor Guangming jumpa pegawai KKDN

Karikatur: Editor Guangming jumpa pegawai KKDN

Mereka menemui pegawai Kementerian Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (KKDN) berhubung penyiaran karikatur yang mempersendakan Nabi Muhammad.
Rencana fitnah: Rosyam Nor saman akhbar RM1 juta

Rencana fitnah: Rosyam Nor saman akhbar RM1 juta

Pelakon lelaki popular itu menuntut gantirugi am RM500,000 serta gantirugi teladan dan gantirugi teruk RM500,000 terhadap perbuatan fitnah yang terkandung dalam rencana tersebut.
Cartoon: Guangming editors meet ministry officials

Cartoon: Guangming editors meet ministry officials

The Chinese daily had come under fire for publishing a photo depicting the controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad. A meeting was held this afternoon to discuss its fate.
Pasangan Islam dilarang sambutan Hari Valentine esok

Pasangan Islam dilarang sambutan Hari Valentine esok

Sambutan Hari Valentine diibaratkan mengiktiraf musuh Islam kerana Valentine atau Valentinus merancang, menyerang dan memusnahkan tamadun Islam di Cordoba.
Anti-graft: Eight proposals mooted

Anti-graft: Eight proposals mooted

They include taking the message to students and strengthening the powers of anti-corruption watchdogs.
AirAsia to keep Thai stake at 49 percent

AirAsia to keep Thai stake at 49 percent

Thaksin's 1.9 billion-dollar sale of the business to Singapore's state-owned investment firm Temasek has caused AirAsia to fall foul of rules which state Thai-registered airlines must be at least 51 percent Thai-owned.
Wanita PKR: Bentang semula RUUKI dedah kelemahan kjaan

Wanita PKR: Bentang semula RUUKI dedah kelemahan kjaan

Desak kerajaan pohon maaf kepada ahli Dewan Rakyat dan Dewan Negara kerana mereka telah membazirkan masa membahas "sesuatu yang dibentang tanpa dikaji dengan teliti dan menyeluruh".
Pacific to tackle Epic problem

Pacific to tackle Epic problem

The Patriotic Citizens Forum on Identity Cards or Pacific has been formed to collect signatures to urge for a royal inquiry into the influx of foreigners in Sabah.
Supp anxiety over merger of Dayak parties

Supp anxiety over merger of Dayak parties

Not every member of the Sarawak Barisan Nasional is enthusiastic about the proposed SPDP-PRS merger.
Healthcare privatisation: 20,000 leaflets handed out

Healthcare privatisation: 20,000 leaflets handed out

Allowing specialists in government hospitals to see private patients will lead to greater neglect of poorer patients.
Cracks may spare MIC the fireworks

Cracks may spare MIC the fireworks

Its president S Samy Vellu is said to be cracking under intense pressure and the last thing he needs now is a split within the party.
Mahaleel bidas Proton kerana tidak jawab pertanyaannya dan Dr M

Mahaleel bidas Proton kerana tidak jawab pertanyaannya dan Dr M

Pertanyaan mereka dikemukakan lewat tahun lalu berhubung penjualan MV Agusta untuk cuma satu euro.
PAS and this lousy system of democracy

PAS and this lousy system of democracy

I thank Silas Marner (Enough time for PAS to have become autocratic) for his comments on my views. The simple reply to Silas is that although PAS has been...
Half-bridge taking all for ride

Half-bridge taking all for ride

Let AirAsia give MAS a run for its money

Let AirAsia give MAS a run for its money

Double standards in defending religion

Double standards in defending religion

Clergy not an alternative to politicians

Clergy not an alternative to politicians

Palestine: The wrong picture

Palestine: The wrong picture

Black September: Shooting the messenger

Black September: Shooting the messenger

Dont gloss over terrorist ways of Sinhala state

Dont gloss over terrorist ways of Sinhala state

Persecuted minorities often alone

Persecuted minorities often alone

Should we boycott Danish goods?

Should we boycott Danish goods?

'People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.' -
Tawan Ktan: Umno guna pengaruh menteri pusat

Tawan Ktan: Umno guna pengaruh menteri pusat

Rakyat menghormati menteri yang disifatkan mereka sebagai `orang yang boleh membantu rakyat, kata seorang ketua Umno bahagian di Kelantan.
Persidangan bincang survival industri automotif

Persidangan bincang survival industri automotif

Persidangan Automotif Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur 2006 Mei depan akan bincang kesan dan sumbangan Dasar Automotif Negara kepada dayasaing sektor automotif Malaysia dan ekonomi negara.
Proton rugi RM348 juta jual MV Agusta satu euro, kata Mahaleel

Proton rugi RM348 juta jual MV Agusta satu euro, kata Mahaleel

Bekas ketua pegawai eksekutif Proton itu sekali lagi mempersoalkan kebijaksanaan Proton menjual pengeluar motosikal Itali MV Agusta Motors pada harga satu euro.
Lembu diternak untuk sup tulang, mati kurang makan

Lembu diternak untuk sup tulang, mati kurang makan

Siasatan awal oleh Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan Terengganu mendapati kematian ternakan itu berpunca daripada kekurangan zat dan pengurusan yang tidak cekap.
PAS sokong kjaan tangani isu undang-undang keluarga Islam

PAS sokong kjaan tangani isu undang-undang keluarga Islam

PAS tertarik dengan kenyataan Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil menolak pandangan sebuah NGO kerana tidak melihat rang undang-undang itu secara menyeluruh.
Re-surfacing the Asian Way

Re-surfacing the Asian Way

When thinking about reforming the business culture, let's not throw the Asian Way baby out with the bathwater.
Lapor aduan pada pihak bertanggungjawab, bukan stesen TV  Samy

Lapor aduan pada pihak bertanggungjawab, bukan stesen TV Samy

Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu meminta orang ramai menyalurkan aduan atau masalah kepada kementeriannya, beliau sendiri, ketua setiausaha kementeriannya atau ketua pengarah kerja raya.
Islamic family law: PAS backs govt

Islamic family law: PAS backs govt

The government's uncompromising stand on the controversial law gets the support of the Islamic opposition party.
Penangites refuse to be taken for a ride

Penangites refuse to be taken for a ride

After years of waiting in vain for improvements to the public transport, disgruntled quarters are mulling legal action.
Of Hek-Eleh & Poyo Giler, or, Bukan Cintan Ori

Of Hek-Eleh & Poyo Giler, or, Bukan Cintan Ori

new Language problems between the young and mature! Zaim Al-Amin mulls over the predicament as he strives to understand his children's conversations.
Samy: Turn to me, not the media

Samy: Turn to me, not the media

'If they (the public) complain to a television station and want me to answer, it will not happen'.
Denmark seeks KL's help over cartoons

Denmark seeks KL's help over cartoons

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said he received a call from his Danish counterpart Per Stig Moeller on Friday.
CIMB bids RM6.1 bil for Southern Bank

CIMB bids RM6.1 bil for Southern Bank

Investment giant CIMB today made a RM6.1 billion (US$1.64 billion) bid for Southern Bank after the bank's directors ended three months of merger talks last week.
Minister: No perks for Indonesian maids

Minister: No perks for Indonesian maids

Azmi Khalid says the government has not agreed to the proposal that maids be accorded all the benefits under the country's labour laws.