Archive - 24 March 2006

Vadiveloo: CWC has the power to sack

Vadiveloo: CWC has the power to sack

The MIC disciplinary committee chief says that only the central working committee can expel members.
Sedition probe: Anwar calls it 'harassment'

Sedition probe: Anwar calls it 'harassment'

The former deputy prime minister could not help but wonder why more serious reports are not shown the same degree of enthusiasm.
KTM defends restricted tender Scomi job

KTM defends restricted tender Scomi job

It says there is nothing odd in awarding the multi-million project for the refurbishment of its wagons to a company closely linked to the prime minister's son.
Peguam: Perlembagaan tidak benarkan umat Islam murtad

Peguam: Perlembagaan tidak benarkan umat Islam murtad

Katanya, kerajaan dan menteri tidak mempunyai kuasa untuk membenarkan orang Islam murtad. Hanya Mahkamah Syariah yang boleh meluluskan pengisytiharan umat Islam untuk keluar agama.
IGP's tudung order shocks Gerakan Youth

IGP's tudung order shocks Gerakan Youth

The police chief, says its vice-chairperson, should adhere to the constitution and the dress code approved by the relevant authorities.
Pak Lah in Wonderland

Pak Lah in Wonderland

It looks like our beleaguered PM, Pak Lah has lost the plot completely with the recent hefty fuel price increases. He has unwittingly opened the Pandora's Box when...
NAP: Govt must be firm

NAP: Govt must be firm

Will civil service listen to Harvard experts?

Will civil service listen to Harvard experts?

Oil: Whole world going Malaysian

Oil: Whole world going Malaysian

MIC should initiate unity talks

MIC should initiate unity talks

Abang Johari layak ganti Taib Mahmud

Abang Johari layak ganti Taib Mahmud

Aquaria KLCC mum on posers over exhibits

Aquaria KLCC mum on posers over exhibits

While declaring that all the papers for the exhibits are in order, the Aquaria KLCC official also says it's not for him to know where the animals originate from.
Alternatives to building Kinta Dam

Alternatives to building Kinta Dam

Learn benefits of interfaith dialogues

Learn benefits of interfaith dialogues

War not an option for Iran

War not an option for Iran

Scoot... scoot... scoot: Who's that rider?

Scoot... scoot... scoot: Who's that rider?

What does the fuel hike, elections and a scooter have in common? The answer was revealed in the administrative capital this morning.
H5N1: Lebih 900 penduduk Permatang Bogak diperiksa

H5N1: Lebih 900 penduduk Permatang Bogak diperiksa

Jabatan Kesihatan memeriksa penduduk Permatang Bogak di Kepala Batas sejak 20 Mac lalu, selepas virus selesema burung dikesan di kawasan tersebut, bagi memastikan virus itu tidak merebak kepada manusia.
Syed Hamid digesa bangkitkan isu pembunuhan ahli politik Burma

Syed Hamid digesa bangkitkan isu pembunuhan ahli politik Burma

Kaukus Antara Parlimen Asean mengenai Myanmar (AIPMC) memandang berat laporan pembunuhan kejam bekas tahanan politik Burma oleh pegawai Burma di Rangoon, Burma pada 17 Mac lalu.
EC: No ban on posters, but don't go 'crazy'

EC: No ban on posters, but don't go 'crazy'

The commission will look at ways to discourage parties from blowing millions on poster wars, says its chief Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman.
Apostates - MyKad name change possible

Apostates - MyKad name change possible

NRD and a deputy minister explain why 10 Malay Malaysians were allowed to have their names changed on MyKad on religious ground.
Tanpa temui Suu Kyi, lawatan Syed Hamid dianggap hiasan sahaja

Tanpa temui Suu Kyi, lawatan Syed Hamid dianggap hiasan sahaja

Tetapi Syed Hamid tidak dijangka menemui Aung San Suu Kyi sewaktu lawatan hari ke negara itu, kata para diplomat di Yangon.
Nightminds

Nightminds

new What does it mean to live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? A reader writes in to Idlan.
Tiga orang lagi di utara Semenanjung jalani ujian selesema burung

Tiga orang lagi di utara Semenanjung jalani ujian selesema burung

Mereka didapati tinggal sekitar 300 meter radius dari tempat virus selesema burung dikesan dalam ternakan ayam itik dan burung hijrah.
Isu rakyat asing miliki KP: Aktivis terima ugutan

Isu rakyat asing miliki KP: Aktivis terima ugutan

Laporan khas Walaupun menerima beberapa panggilan ugutan, Datuk Patrick Sindu tetap menerukan pelancaran kempen mengutip tandatangan untuk bersihkan Sabah dari rakyat asing yang memiliki kad pengenalan (KP).
Semua doktor kerajaan dibenar buat khidmat sambilan

Semua doktor kerajaan dibenar buat khidmat sambilan

Bagaimanapun, doktor yang bertugas di bahagian penguatkuasaan Kementerian Kesihatan, tidak dibenarkan berbuat demikian kerana bimbang bercanggah dengan kepentingan perkhidmatan.
History of the Malay Left

History of the Malay Left

Gerakan Kiri Melayu Dalam Perjuangan Kemerdekaan debunked the 'Communists = Chinese' propaganda myth as well as 'only-Chinese-fought-Japanese' calumny.
Sarawak's 1st Silicon to merge with German firm

Sarawak's 1st Silicon to merge with German firm

Officials have refused to dilvuge more information apart from saying that the merger deal is expected to be finalised by the third quarter of this year.
Ahli Parlimen BN tidak puas hati dengan kementerian Muhyiddin

Ahli Parlimen BN tidak puas hati dengan kementerian Muhyiddin

Kementerian Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin menerima kecaman daripada ahli Parlimen Barisan Nasional (BN) yang tidak puashati dengan layanan yang diberikan oleh pegawai agensi-agensinya.
Foreigners with ICs: Activist threatened

Foreigners with ICs: Activist threatened

special report Despite the numerous threatening phone calls, Patrick Sindu was determined to launch the campaign to rid Sabah of foreigners with identity cards.
Men's hockey: Aussies stroke out Malaysia to enter final

Men's hockey: Aussies stroke out Malaysia to enter final

Ban on short-selling shares lifted

Ban on short-selling shares lifted

The announcement by Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop is part of efforts to create a flexible capital market, woo investors and spur market activity.
No Suu Kyi meeting, visit just 'window dressing'

No Suu Kyi meeting, visit just 'window dressing'

Syed Hamid Albar is not likely to meet Aung San Suu Kyi during his three-day trip, according to diplomats in Rangoon.