Archive - 4 March 2006

The plot thickens over the 'corrupt principals' row. Some 50 uninvited guests staged a demonstration in a hotel lobby that prompted one party to withdraw from a meeting.

Escalating discontent over the government's decision to raise fuel prices by 30 sen has gotten Sarawakians all riled up. State BN reps will make their sentiments known to the premier tomorrow.

Workers, most affected segment of society in the recent fuel price hike, are upset with the government's justification and remarks which they feel is belittling the public's intelligence.

Katanya, berdasarkan kelonggaran syarat tersebut, kini calon tidak perlu mendapat kepujian dalam Bahasa Melayu dalam peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM).

Dalam laporan awal yang belum diaudit CMSB kepada Bursa Malaysia bertarikh 28 Februari, syarikat tersebut melaporkan perolehan syarikat merosot RM144 juta.

Sebaliknya, kata Ketua Pengarahnya, RTM akan menunggu keputusan kerajaan berhubung isu penyiaran karikatur yang mempersendakan Nabi Muhammad SAW dalam segmen berita TV2.

Sebaliknya, kata Ketua Pengarahnya, RTM akan menunggu keputusan kerajaan berhubung isu penyiaran karikatur yang mempersendakan Nabi Muhammad SAW dalam segmen berita TV2.

Berhubung laporan yang dibuat parti itu tentang dakwaannya berlaku penyelewengan yang mengakibatkan kehilangan RM10 juta daripada tabung Yayasan Pendidikan Cina tahun lalu.

Minggu ini rakyat Malaysia dikejutkan dengan pengumuman kerajaan menaikkan harga runcit produk petroleum, termasuk diesel sebanyak 30 sen iaitu yang tertinggi pernah dinaikkan setakat ini.

The 'Light of Sarawak's Eye' posted a massive loss despite being granted numerous government projects according to the company's unaudited interim report to Bursa Malaysia.

Its director-general says the state-owned station will instead wait for the government's decision over its airing of the Prophet Muhammad caricatures.

Mahkamah Tinggi telah menetapkan kes tersebut didengar selama seminggu oleh Hakim Datuk Wan Adnan @ Addinan Muhamad.

Perdana Menteri yang juga Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) akan menjelaskan perkembangan beberapa isu semasa dalam perhimpunan tertutup itu di Dewan Merdeka, Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) esok.

Menurut syarikat penerbangan negara tersebut, fasa pertama itu akan membabitkan penyusunan semula kekerapan sedia ada dan beroperasi terus antara KLIA dengan London, Sydney dan Perth.

Activists wrote a letter to be sent to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong asking him to roll back the warning and allow full access to the groups during the Sept 19-20 meetings.

At last, the long awaited RM83 million civil suit filed by a group of Malaysian human rights activists after an Umno Youth-led mob stormed an international conference in 1996 is set to begin.

Veterinary officials on alert over a bird flu outbreak have been kept busy with a flood of public complaints about noisy chickens rather than calls about the virus, a report said today.

"My message to performers of Mak Yong is not to lose hope as they will get my special attention," the minister was quoted as saying in the media.

The budget carrier has offered to take on staff and aircraft from Malaysia Airlines if it wins approval to ply most of the national airline's domestic network.

Managing director Idris Jala says flight operations will shift from point-to-point network to a "hub and spoke" network, thus increasing competitiveness to connect to many core markets.