Archive - 21 March 2006

Its Bahasa Malaysia, not Melayu

Its Bahasa Malaysia, not Melayu

According to the information minister, this is because the national language is 'the mother tongue' of all Malaysians and not just of one ethnic group.
Indian women wreck Malaysia's dream

Indian women wreck Malaysia's dream

Defending champions India stormed into the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games women's field hockey with an emphatic 6-1 win over Malaysia in Melbourne.
What about open tenders?

What about open tenders?

An anti-corruption watchdog urged Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to ensure transparency in public procurement to minimise the cost of doing business in Malaysia.
Pencemaran najis babi: Penduduk Kuala Sungai Baru mungkin terpaksa pindah

Pencemaran najis babi: Penduduk Kuala Sungai Baru mungkin terpaksa pindah

Penduduk sekitar Kuala Sungai Baru, Melaka yang kini menghadapi pencemaran najis babi mungkin terpaksa "lari" ke tempat yang lebih selesa jika kerajaan tidak menutup perusahaan ternakan babi di kawasan itu.
Bekas isteri dakwa Effendi gagal patuhi perjanjian perceraian

Bekas isteri dakwa Effendi gagal patuhi perjanjian perceraian

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Effendi Norwawi menghadapi prosiding menghina mahkamah kerana didakwa gagal mematuhi perjanjian penyelesaian perceraian mereka.
Hindu group: Nazri's remark a 'blatant lie'

Hindu group: Nazri's remark a 'blatant lie'

The minister comes under fire over his comments on the controversy surrounding the death of Everest hero M Moorthy.
Msian community radio revived

Msian community radio revived

Pakar Universiti Harvard kaji tingkat prestasi sektor awam

Pakar Universiti Harvard kaji tingkat prestasi sektor awam

Parlimen Perdana Menteri berkata, pasukan pakar tersebut juga untuk mengkaji dan menggubal strategi bagi memperkukuhkan kecekapan dan keupayaan kakitangan kerajaan.
PM: Harvard experts to improve civil service

PM: Harvard experts to improve civil service

In a bid to improve the civil service, the government has appointed experts from the prestigious American institution to hold courses on efficiency.
Masalah pendatang haram di Sabah berterusan...

Masalah pendatang haram di Sabah berterusan...

Laporan khas Perasaan pesimistik terhadap keupayaan Sabah untuk menangani masalah kehadiran pelarian, pendatang haram dan mereka yang tidak mempunyai kerakyatan.
YOUR SAY: The Great Fuel Price Hike

YOUR SAY: The Great Fuel Price Hike

Ex-wife seeks jail for minister

Ex-wife seeks jail for minister

Effendi Norwawi is facing contempt proceedings over alleged failure to fulfill conditions of his divorce settlement.
RM4.4 bil cake: How will Pak Lah cut it?

RM4.4 bil cake: How will Pak Lah cut it?

An opposition leader wants to know the premier proposes to equally distribute the money saved from fuel subsidies to all the states.
Price increase - what was the fuss?

Price increase - what was the fuss?

I don't see what the fuss was about the recent 30 sen fuel price increase. Why?
Rakyat must question RM4.4 bil allocation

Rakyat must question RM4.4 bil allocation

Minister: DAP has higher education crisis

Minister: DAP has higher education crisis

Mustapa Mohamed concedes that there are problems, but not a 'crisis' as the DAP claims.
Race relations survey raises more questions

Race relations survey raises more questions

Selesema burung: 1,000 unggas di tiga kampung perlu dimusnahkan

Selesema burung: 1,000 unggas di tiga kampung perlu dimusnahkan

Ia membabitkan Kampung Permatang Bogak tempat selesema burung, dikesan serta dua lagi kampung Permatang Sintok dan Permatang Tok Loba.
Media: Zam wrong about business tycoons

Media: Zam wrong about business tycoons

HFM outbreak: Media apathy shocking

HFM outbreak: Media apathy shocking

LCCT will tax immigration, customs

LCCT will tax immigration, customs

Top scorer definition is bad maths

Top scorer definition is bad maths

Why no attention being paid to boys aurat?

Why no attention being paid to boys aurat?

Bukti hilang: 15 pelajar UM dibebaskan

Bukti hilang: 15 pelajar UM dibebaskan

Mereka dituduh menyertai perhimpunan haram di luar bangunan Parlimen kerana membantah 'penyelewengan' yang didakwa berlaku dalam pilihanraya kampus yang lalu.
Major-Gen: Lost patrols unavoidable

Major-Gen: Lost patrols unavoidable

Malaysian troops wander into Thailand when they are not careful or in the absence of clear border markings, explains a top army brass.
Problem that will not go away

Problem that will not go away

special report There is pessimism that Sabah will be able to deal with its sub-population of refugees, illegal immigrants and stateless people.
The 'get Anwar' campaign, Part 1

The 'get Anwar' campaign, Part 1

Everyday brings a new revelation about corrupt US lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Also coming to the surface is the Malaysian link in the scandal.
No proof: UM students let off

No proof: UM students let off

Seventeen were hauled-up by campus authorities for an illegal assembly. Fifteen walked free after being told that some of the evidence had 'disappeared' while the rest was full of holes.
MAS henti penerbangan ke enam destinasi antarabangsa dalam tiga bulan

MAS henti penerbangan ke enam destinasi antarabangsa dalam tiga bulan

Enam destinasi tersebut ialah Ahmedabad dan Kolkata di India, Xian di China, Padang di Indonesia dan Manchester dan Vienna di Eropah.
First palm biofuel cars take to the roads

First palm biofuel cars take to the roads

The prime minister today launched the country's first fleet of cars using palm biofuel in a bid to promote alternative fuels and reduce dependence on petroleum.
Syed Hamid prepares to visit Burma this week

Syed Hamid prepares to visit Burma this week

The foreign minister expresses optimism that he will travel to Burma this week to check on democratic reforms but said his flight details were not yet confirmed
Bird flu: Three new outbreaks in Perak

Bird flu: Three new outbreaks in Perak

updated version The deadly bird flu virus may spread nationwide after new outbreaks were reported in Perak.
Remove Malacca Strait from security blacklist

Remove Malacca Strait from security blacklist

The deputy premier hopes that the international insurance companies will reconsider their decision to classify the Straits of Malacca as a war zone.