Archive - 2 March 2006

'Let me remind them: Be you ever so high, the law is above you. Just because they are rich and powerful do not mean that they can attack the court and get away with this.'

Fawziah Holdings mendakwa Metramac ingkar mematuhi perintah mahkamah melarangnya daripada melupus dan menghilangkan sebarang asetnya sehingga RM100 juta sehingga perintah selanjutnya.

Three human rights groups say the conduct of the baton-wielding volunteer crops during their raids against foreign workers can no longer be tolerated.

NGO dan parti pembangkang akan meluahkan bantahan mereka terhadap kenaikan harga minyak esok.

As the Internal Security Ministry pulls the curtains over the Sarawak Tribune , it has given life to a new Sarawak daily - Eastern Times .

Although the court was reluctant, the government's counsel manages to persuade it to allow him to look into the matter and report back in a month's time.

Kementerian Keselamatan Dalam Negeri telah meluluskan penerbitan akhbar Eastern Times dan Sunday Eastern Times berkuatkuasa semalam.

One particular answer to an opinion poll was found to be 'offensive'. The Perak Mufti acted immediately and replaced it with a new poll.

NGOs and opposition parties are taking their anger over the drastic fuel price hike to the streets tomorrow.

A strong reminder from the country's top cop to his officers to respect human rights bodes well for police reform and gets praise.

I was astonished to read the statement by PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that the sharp hike of 30 sen on petrol and other petroleum products effective Tuesday would be used for...

The ISA detainees, held without trial for four years, were slapped with a new two-year detention order while two freed Singaporeans detainees were detained upon arrival at the island republic.

Several areas in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor will be experiencing water disruptions - staggered over one week - from today to March 9.

After all, Sarawak produces one-third of the country's oil and its 5 percent royalty contributes about RM1 billion to the state government's coffers annually.

Kedua-dua parti itu menjelaskan, mereka tidak memperalatkan Islam untuk berebut undi sepertimana yang didakwa oleh Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.

'A culture of denial is deeply embedded in the Malaysian system, helping to shore up the 'crutch culture' that the shoddy implementation of the affirmative action policy has encouraged.'

The effect of the judgment of the Highland Towers' case has far-reaching and serious consequences on the rights of all Malaysians.

updated version 'For some poor people, there is little or nothing left to scale back, and their lives are already at the margins,' said an economist.

new Why is it always Us Versus Them among the Muslims?

Pengerusi Lembaga Perlesenan Kenderaan Perdagangan (LPKP), Baharum Haji Mohamed, kos bahan bakar bukan merupakan faktor utama dalam operasi kenderaan perdagangan.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has appealed for an end to sectarian violence in Iraq, warning the situation could spiral out of control.

The parties claim they are not out to make use of Islam to get votes, as claimed by Umno minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.

This is the country's first official reaction to reports that Malaysian and Japanese patients had died from botched Chinese surgeries.

updated version Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Teheran would refuse to negotiate over its 'inalienable rights' during a visit to Malaysia.

Chicken breeders and traders have reported that sales are down by as much as 40 percent since the bird flu outbreak.

Ahmadinejad's visit is part of a campaign to drum up support ahead of an IAEA meeting which could decide to take the Iran nuclear case to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.

Indian mobile operator Aircel, a unit of Malaysia's Maxis Communications, will invest the amount over the next three years to expand its coverage.