Archive - 22 March 2006

Cheaper imports are in the works with the government today reducing duties for certain foreign marques under its long-awaited national automotive policy.

Jabatan Perdana Menteri mengumumkan, buat sementara waktu ini, Permit Import (AP) akan diperolehi berasaskan sumbangan ekonomi.

An association representing chicken farmers warns about the severe long-term impacts of not compensating for chickens culled to prevent the spread of bird flu.

Ex-higher education minister Dr Shafie Salleh, as national chief scout, roots for the uniformed body in his 20-minute speech at the Dewan Rakyat.

Universiti Malaya board chairperson Arshad Ayub openly addressed problems that have led to declining standards among universities.

PAS leader Husam Musa wants the premier to explain if there is a link between his son's company and upcoming public transportation projects.

Higher transport costs helped fuel Malaysia's consumer price index to 3.2 percent in February from a year earlier.

Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud dijangka menggugurkan beberapa nama besar daripada senarai calon PBB dalam pilihanraya negeri. Adakah Datuk Adenan Satem seorang daripada mereka?

In the interim, approved permits will be made available based on 'economic contribution'.

Ketua Wanita DAP Chong Eng berkata alasan bahawa arahan itu untuk keseragaman adalah tidak memadai.

Bagaimanapun, projek perintis yang dimulakan pada 2003 itu, telah dihentikan beberapa bulan lalu kerana JPS tidak mampu lagi tanggung kos yang besar dan pemilik ladang babi pula enggan biayai kos tersebut.

While commending the government for its performance, the commission says greater commitment is needed to bridge the gap between word and deed.

Unlike female police officers who will be made to wear the headscarf, Muslim students can exercise choice in this matter.

In his reply, lawyer M Manoharan calls for immediate action against the DBKL enforcement deputy director and his personnel who were involved in the demolition.

More than 1,000 bookings have been cancelled since the outbreak, while food and beverage revenue has dropped.

Ini kerana Amerika begitu bermint tehadap pemerolehan (procurement) kerajaan, yang diguna pada masa lalu untuk membantu kedudukan ekonomi bumiputera.

I am the daughter of a simple government servant, who instilled in us the need to work hard and to keep on learning and growing intellectually. There are no prominent politicians...

Program ijazah sarjana muda itu ditawarkan oleh Universiti Terbuka Malaysia (OUM) apabila kemasukan terbuka dilaksanakan OUM tidak lama lagi.

Suaram mengecam Menteri Pengajian Tinggi yang baru, Datuk Mustapa Mohamed kerana mengesa pelajar supaya menumpukan kepada pengajian mereka dan lupakan yang lain-lainnya.

A total of 249 exotic birds at Bukit Merah Laketown resort's ecopark were culled. This includes a RM50,000 parrot.

A strong shockwave is expected as the veteran chief minister prepares to strike out a few names for the coming state polls. Will potential successor Adenan Satem be one of them?

Parlimen Kementerian Pelajaran akan menyiasat dakwaan Ahli Parlimen Indera Mahkota, Datuk Wan Adnan Wan Mamat bahawa anaknya di sekolah tersebut jadi mangsa diskriminasi kerana enggan memakai tudung.

The newly appointed higher education minister is guillotined for his 'hit the books not streets' advice to students. This are the Dark Ages, laments the rights group.

For all that US$2 million was paid to raise Malaysia's profile with the US, it was money down the drain in the end.

Economic growth is expected to strengthen to six percent this year on stronger exports and an upturn in the global semiconductor industry.

However, he is unlikely to meet with detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The government has slashed taxes in an attempt to enhance the competitiveness of national carmakers Proton and Perodua.

Japan has donated a training ship to Malaysia's new coastguard force to help improve security in the pirate-prone Malacca Strait, officials said today.

The number of women infected with HIV/Aids is on the rise in mainly-Muslim Malaysia and the majority of them are housewives, a report said today.

A police spokesperson stresses that it is not compulsory for non-Muslim personnel but says they should do so voluntarily.

The express train from Butterworth crashed into a 10-wheel truck in the central Thai province of Ratchaburi province, 100 km south of Bangkok, police said.

This is because the US is looking in particular at government procurement, a key area used in the past to promote the economic standing of bumiputeras.

A total of 6,446 were arrested last year, an increase of 12 percent. Topping the list were Chinese citizens.