Archive - 14 February 2006

Tengku Putera tidak pasti digugurkan dalam rombakan

Tengku Putera tidak pasti digugurkan dalam rombakan

Menurut Datuk Tengku Putera Tengku Awang ini kerana beliau difahamkan satu lagi jawatan Timbalan Menteri Kewangan Ketiga akan diwujudkan di kementerian itu
Akhbar Guangming digantung selama dua minggu

Akhbar Guangming digantung selama dua minggu

Guangming Daily menjadi akhbar kedua digantung permit penerbitannya kerana menyiarkan karikatur yang mempersendakan Nabi Muhammad.
Guangming suspended for two weeks

Guangming suspended for two weeks

breaking news Guangming Daily becomes the second newspaper to be punished for publishing a photo depicting caricatures which insulted Prophet Mohammad.
Popular Rafidah still needed, says PM

Popular Rafidah still needed, says PM

In 15 minutes, the premier revealed the line-up, took eight questions and left the media feeling distinctly unexcited over the details, perhaps only on why Rafidah was retained.
Samy: Terima kasih Pak Lah

Samy: Terima kasih Pak Lah

Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu menghargai kepercayaan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi untuk membenarkan beliau menerajui semula Kementerian Kerja Raya.
What they say about the reshuffle

What they say about the reshuffle

The much anticipated cabinet reshuffle has finally been announced. Malaysiakini speaks to several politicians to get their feedback.
Dua sarang gay diserbu, 25 lelaki ditahan

Dua sarang gay diserbu, 25 lelaki ditahan

Siasatan polis mendapati pelanggan yang berkunjung ke pusat itu kerap melakukan perbuatan seks sejenis dan pihak pengurusan pusat itu menyediakan tempat.
Isu GPMS: Kumpulan Reezal didakwa tidak sah

Isu GPMS: Kumpulan Reezal didakwa tidak sah

Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS) belum menerima geran tahunan berjumlah RM100,00 dari Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) kerana didakwa dihalang oleh pihak tertentu.
New cabinet line-up

New cabinet line-up

The following is the new cabinet line-up after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's minor cabinet reshuffle today.
VVIPs rapped for jumping queue

VVIPs rapped for jumping queue

VVIPs are said to be abusing government hospital services, and the health minister is not amused.
25 million need answers, DAP seeks to meet Proton

25 million need answers, DAP seeks to meet Proton

The party agrees with former premier Dr Mahathir and ex-Proton boss Tengku Mahaleel that the company needs to furnish more details.
Kabinet baru: 3 menteri gugur, dua bekas menteri kembali

Kabinet baru: 3 menteri gugur, dua bekas menteri kembali

Datuk Zainuddin Maidin dilantik Menteri Penerangan baru manakala Datuk Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor dan Datuk Effendi Nawawi menganggotai semula barisan kabinet.
Rafidah stays in Miti, few changes

Rafidah stays in Miti, few changes

updated version Embattled Rafidah Aziz has retained her post as trade and industry minister in a minor cabinet reshuffle announced this afternoon.
Cartoon row: Cool it, please

Cartoon row: Cool it, please

The depiction of Prophet Muhammad in the manner portrayed by Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper, and propagated by their European counterparts...
Tribune: Is punishment proportional to the crime?

Tribune: Is punishment proportional to the crime?

Govt should let readers decide Tribunes fate

Govt should let readers decide Tribunes fate

Tindakan keatas Tribune agak lembut

Tindakan keatas Tribune agak lembut

Health privatisation to blame for present ills

Health privatisation to blame for present ills

Tribune ban: New leader, same policy

Tribune ban: New leader, same policy

Cartoon violent reactions reinforce stereotypes

Cartoon violent reactions reinforce stereotypes

MCAs ang pows for Msian students in UK?

MCAs ang pows for Msian students in UK?

Black Metal and rock-and-roll

Black Metal and rock-and-roll

Guangming staff safe for now

Guangming staff safe for now

The newspaper is waiting to exhale, after receiving a show-cause letter and explaining its decision to publish a photo of the caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.
Homosexuality is not a crime

Homosexuality is not a crime

Botak 11: Forgiven but not forgotten?

Botak 11: Forgiven but not forgotten?

What happened to the group of elderly 'gamblers' during Chinese New Year merits serious thought as to the way the law is enforced.
Indian community: New parties, old woes

Indian community: New parties, old woes

Autocratic parties formed to serve the needs and interests of their leaders, are selling the community short.
Supp: No outstanding DAP leaders in Sarawak

Supp: No outstanding DAP leaders in Sarawak

The Sarawak United People's Party criticises the DAP in Sarawak saying that it has no leaders of outstanding calibre.
Sarawak Tribune published caricature twice

Sarawak Tribune published caricature twice

The paper had published the same photo two days before the infamous Feb 4 incident, but this had not raised questions at the time.
Indon maids... at least prevent them from abuse

Indon maids... at least prevent them from abuse

If the government cannot accord them the protection of the Malaysian labour law, then it should at least employ safeguards to prevent them from being abused.
Kadir quits: Cabinet reshuffle today

Kadir quits: Cabinet reshuffle today

updated version With the resignation of Information Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, the prime minister has reshuffled his cabinet today.
Fugitive M'sian still active in terror plots

Fugitive M'sian still active in terror plots

Noordin Mohammad Top is actively recruiting propective suicide bombers and maintains close contact with jailed Islamic militants, a newspaper said today.
Nazir: Tawaran kepada Southern Bank bukan bida paksa

Nazir: Tawaran kepada Southern Bank bukan bida paksa

CIMB Group tidak melihat tawarannya kepada Southern Bank Bhd (SBB) sebagai satu bida paksa kerana syarat-syaratnya adalah mesra, kata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya Datuk Nazir Razak.
Abdul Kadir umum letak jawatan menteri penerangan

Abdul Kadir umum letak jawatan menteri penerangan

Bagaimanapun, beliau mengekalkan kerusi Parlimen Kulim-Bandar Baru serta jawatan ketua Umno bahagian yang sama, serta akan bertanding kerusi MT dalam pemilihan Umno akan datang.
SC boleh minta penjelasan mengenai penjualan Agusta, kata Dr Mahathir

SC boleh minta penjelasan mengenai penjualan Agusta, kata Dr Mahathir

Katanya, tindakan Proton itu menimbulkan pelbagai persoalan dan Suruhanjaya Sekuriti (SC) sepatutnya mengkaji perkara ini tetapi hanya berdiam diri mengenai isu tersebut.
Strong trade growth expected

Strong trade growth expected

International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz says the ringgit's appreciation was expected to have a minimal impact on importers and exporters.
Saudi's Al Rajhi to open 50 branches in M'sia

Saudi's Al Rajhi to open 50 branches in M'sia

The first of the 50 branches in Malaysia will open in the second quarter of this year, the New Straits Times said quoting a statement by the bank.