Archive - 3 March 2006

Katanya, kerajaan terpaksa membelanjakan hampir RM20 bilion untuk subsidi pada 2006 jika harga minyak tidak menaikkan.

Kerajaan tidak akan mengambil langkah-langkah menyelamat Malaysia Airlines (MAS) yang memerlukan kira-kira RM4 bilion bagi rancangan pemulihannya.

It allows for a 15 sen-per-litre subsidy and can be backdated to Wednesday. Nearly 300,000 commercial vehicle owners are expected to benefit.

Pengerusi Kelab Penyokong Kerajaan itu rundingan kedua-dua negara tidak akan menemui sebarang penyelesaian.

He says the government forecasts almost RM20 billion will be spent on fuel subsidies in 2006 if they are not reduced now.

The price of goods and services have been going up and up but the quality of the ordinary people's lives have been going down and down. A state-wide campaign to protest this is launched.

Sementara itu, DiGi berkata, akan mendapatkan penjelasan segera daripada Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) tentang pemberian spektrum 3G yang diumumkan hari ini.

Boeing sedia membantu Malaysia Airlines menjayakan rancangan pemulihan perniagaannya yang bertujuan mengembalikan keuntungan kepada syarikat penerbangan nasional itu menjelang 2007.

The youth wing of the opposition party, in describing Pak Lah as the weakest prime minister in Malaysian history, also calls on him to resign.

Over the past 31 years since Petronas was formed, the national oil company has earned profits and contributed to the government coffers up to RM500 billion. What has happened to the money?

Datuk S Subramaniam mengulangi pendiriannya untuk mempertahankan jawatan timbalan presiden yang disandangnya sekarang.

The Muslim world remains shrouded in darkness in accordance with the hierarchical order constructed by the West, hence the ignorance, neglect and even disdain of the Muslim psyche.

It is the lowest priced prepaid starter pack - as the collaboration between the low-cost carrier and telecommunication giant reveals.

Beliau mengulangi pendirian Tehran yang yakin isu nuklear itu boleh diselesaikan menerusi dialog dan rundingan, tetapi menegaskan, Iran rsedia hadapi sebarang konfrontasi dan tekanan terhadapnya.

Ditutup serta-merta selama dua minggu berikutan peningkatan kes penyakit tangan, kaki dan mulut (HMFD) di kalangan kanak-kanak di negeri itu.

The recent petrol price hike will have serious repercussions on the 'electability' of the Barisan Nasional in the next general elections. The hike has been viewed as ill-timed, but...

Polis menutup laluan menuju ke Menara Berkembar Petronas untuk menghalang kira-kira 2,000 masuk ke kawasan bangunan tersebut untuk menyertai bantahan kenaikan harga minyak.

Tanggal 8 Mac merupakan Hari Wanita Antarabangsa (IWD) yang disambut bagi menghargai perjuangan mewujudkan keadilan, kesamarataan dan hak asasi wanita.

The race for the deputy presidency looks set. While the challenger has full backing from the party's boss, the incumbent is undeterred.

updated version The one-hour protest outside Petronas' headquarters - the iconic 88-storey Twin Towers - was held under the heavy presence of hundreds of police officers.

Itulah saranan Menteri Besar Perlis Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim sebagai langkah menjimatkan minyak berikutan keputusan kerajaan menaikkan harga bahan bakar itu minggu ini.

Menteri Luarnya, George Yeo berkata republik itu telah menjelaskan perkara tersebut dalam nota yang dihantar kepada Kuala Lumpur menerusi pihak ketiga.

Abdul Taib Mahmud's statement that he would continue to lead Sarawak receive overwhelming endorsement from BN leaders in the state.

Young Malaysians are turning to the digital video camera to express their anger against social ills, question deep-rooted taboos and lift the veil off sensitive subjects like sex. Hollywood, stand back.

The Tunku's frankness was refreshing, except when he got carried away with those he disliked. His disparaging personal remarks on Mahathir's heritage were unbecoming and offensive.

new Yes-lah, no-lah... our fascination with 'Lah'!

March 8 is International Women's Day, and the All Women's Action Society has drawn up a number of activities for the occasion.

It's already March and the Health Ministry has yet to name the consultant working on the proposed national healthcare financing scheme.

The Health Ministry orders the closure of hundreds of kindergartens in Sarawak to curb the spread of hand, foot-and-mouth disease.

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said he was confident that there were "no untoward incidents" occurring in Sabah.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rapped the UN's nuclear watchdog, saying its decisions were politically motivated and made under the influence of world powers.