Archive - 8 March 2006

The third day of the Apcet II hearing saw heated exchanges in court when senior federal counsel Kamaludin Mohd Said - who was representing the police and government in the RM83 million civil suit - apparently losing his temper.

In her affidavit, the former owner of Metramac tells of persistent attempts to persuade her to sell her company and when this failed, the use of devastating pressure by the former finance minister.

Dr Syed Husin Ali tells the court on the third day of the Apcet II trial that the Umno Youth-led mob had drenched him with water.

In what can be termed as exceptional for the East Malaysian state, some 100 people took to the streets to voice their grouses.

Para penternak terbabit diberi tempoh 14 hari untuk mengambil tindakan menjual, memindah atau apa-apa cara yang difikirkan sesuai dalam tempoh berkenaan.

The lack of respect for women among male parliamentarians has prompted activists and politicians to call for the caucus.

translation If they had been more democratic and civilized, the world may have been spared the al-Qaeda and offensive caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.

The Election Commission is in the firing line for prioritising trivial issues instead of ensuring that elections are free of corrupt practices.

Pensyarah Universiti Malaya (UM) berkata ilmu perbomohan perlu dilihat secara positif kerana ia merupakan khazanah ilmu warisan yang terkumpul sejak zaman berzaman.

The know-how of these traditional healers is based on a repository of knowledge that had expanded generation after generation.

Ketua Penerangan Pemuda PAS Pusat berkata perbuatan mempersendakan Islam dan Nabi Muhammad SAW mungkin tidak berlaku jika orang Arab menunjukkan contoh yang baik tentang demokrasi.

translation Are wedding bells about to ring for the nation's sweetheart? Millions wait with bated breath for the announcement.

Sempena sambutan Hari Wanita Sedunia, dua ahli Parlimen wanita ingin melihat lebih ramai wanita bekerja dan menyertai politik manakala SIS pula menekankan aspek perundangan.

The ailing national car maker may have found a partner to boost it sales on the international market in the Michigan-based company.

When it comes to fiscal solutions to be rammed down the rakyat's throat, the BN government is swift to act. When it comes to conserving the nation's funds, Pak Lah seems paralysed to act.

new It's a man's world, as usual. Being a woman, whatever her race or religion is, and perhaps a Muslim one, needs fortitude of superheroic strength.

Pada mulanya Januari lalu tetapi ditangguhkan oleh pemerintah Burma. Bulan lalu, pegawai Malaysia berkata, ia dijadualkan semula pada Mac ini, tetapi Syed Hamid berkata, belum ada tarikh yang ditetapkan.

The daughter of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has likened the status of Muslim women in Malaysia to that of South African blacks under apartheid.

Women worldwide are reflecting today on a rich history of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.

In conjunction with International Women's Day, two MPs hope to see more women at work and in politics while SIS turns its attention to civil laws.

Kebocoran sisa larut cecair di pusat pelupusan sampah Bukit Tagar dekat Rawang menjadi punca bekalan air bersih di Lembah Klang berbau minggu lalu.

"We welcome the news and this is a good first step toward resuming normal US beef trade with Malaysia," says Trade Representative Rob Portman.

A trip planned for January was cancelled by Burma's ruling generals and rescheduled for March, but Syed Hamid said there was now no date for the mission.

Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad says it has made no decision on the sale of aircraft proposed under a MAS restructuring plan.

Deputy Education Minister Noh Omar said new education regulations would ban public caning and prescribe the punishments to be meted out to pupils.

The talks should resume later this month with the two sides drafting guidelines for resolving the Muslim minority's "ancestral domain" claims, an MILF statement said.

Dr Chua Soi Lek said the disease had reached epidemic proportions "because of the increase in the number of cases in the beginning of this year."