Archive - 28 March 2006

Custodial death: Wife sues cops and govt

Custodial death: Wife sues cops and govt

An odd job worker is suing a former IGP, two other senior police officers and the government for her husband's death under police detention.
Statelessness: Make it a national agenda

Statelessness: Make it a national agenda

Malaysia has one of the most sophisticated computerised systems for national registration records. Yet, there are certain parts of the population who may still be left out.
Kuala Lumpur suffers major power cut

Kuala Lumpur suffers major power cut

Tiada bayaran buat Effendi ketika jadi wakil khas pendidikan

Tiada bayaran buat Effendi ketika jadi wakil khas pendidikan

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Datuk Effendi Norwawi tidak menerima sesen pun daripada kerajaan selama 17 bulan menjadi wakil khas pendidikan bertaraf menteri.
Judges promotion: Seniority only one criteria

Judges promotion: Seniority only one criteria

Promotions depend on the merits of the judges and other factors while seniority is just one of those things considered.
No pay for Effendi as special education envoy

No pay for Effendi as special education envoy

The newly-minted minister is said to have paid the expenses himself and saw his duty as a service to the nation.
KM: Mengapa ladang babi di Jasin dan Bukit Rambai ditutup

KM: Mengapa ladang babi di Jasin dan Bukit Rambai ditutup

Kerajaan negeri hanya membenarkan ternakan babi di Paya Mengkuang dan Kampung Man Lok, Alor Gajah, dengan peraturan yang ditetapkan bagi mengelakkan pencemaran.
Street demos: TI lambasted for criticism

Street demos: TI lambasted for criticism

DAP is far from impressed with Transparency International Malaysia's new chairperson Ramon Navaratnam for criticising the public protests against the fuel price hike.
Pembangkang: Kerajaan sekat hak bersuara rakyat

Pembangkang: Kerajaan sekat hak bersuara rakyat

Mereka menyifatkan kenyataan Datuk Nazri Aziz yang mahu mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap perhimpunan aman membantah kenaikan harga minyak, sebagai langkah menyekat hak bersuara rakyat
China: Organs taken from executed prisoners

China: Organs taken from executed prisoners

Organs from executed prisoners are used for transplants in China but only in "a very few cases" and with the express consent of the convicts.
Mustapa: Auku dipinda, pelajar lebih bebas bergerak

Mustapa: Auku dipinda, pelajar lebih bebas bergerak

Bagaimanapun, kata Menteri Pengajian Tinggi itu, kebebasan yang diberikan itu bukan sampai ke tahap merosakkan pelajar dan imej negara seperti mengadakan aktiviti demonstrasi yang keterlaluan.
Whipping will not deter corruption, says Nazri

Whipping will not deter corruption, says Nazri

Instead, he called for a long-term integrity plan in educating the society to refuse any malpractice of corruption.
No govt influence in landmark merger

No govt influence in landmark merger

Isu agama: Pemuda Umno beri 'kata dua' pada MP Kelana Jaya

Isu agama: Pemuda Umno beri 'kata dua' pada MP Kelana Jaya

Ahli Parlimen BN, Loh Seng Kok menerima 'kunjungan' ahli-ahli Pemuda Umno berikutan ucapan kerasnya mengenai soal agama dan sejarah dua minggu lalu.
BN MP gets 'ultimatum' from Umno Youth

BN MP gets 'ultimatum' from Umno Youth

Umno Youth Kelana Jaya division members have strongly objected to BN MP Loh Seng Kok's speech on religion and politics.
98% pengunjung pesta adalah orang Melayu, kata pengerusi PSM

98% pengunjung pesta adalah orang Melayu, kata pengerusi PSM

Apa kena dengan anak muda Melayu tidak cukup masalah penagihan najis dadah, berkhalwat, dihebohkan pula dengan muzik Black Metal, homoseksual dan baru-baru ini parti liar.
IPCMC a great opportunity for police

IPCMC a great opportunity for police

The Royal Police Commission's report in 2004 outlining suggestions for the police force was received with praise from all quarters, which is indicative of the widespread support amongst...
Police holding govt to ransom

Police holding govt to ransom

Police tudung rule: Another perspective

Police tudung rule: Another perspective

Tudung directive: Lets not be hypocrites

Tudung directive: Lets not be hypocrites

Policewomen tudung: Why are BN reps silent?

Policewomen tudung: Why are BN reps silent?

Do you remember the warning?

Do you remember the warning?

Police action unwarranted

Police action unwarranted

MTUC protest, but where were MTUC leaders?

MTUC protest, but where were MTUC leaders?

Govt doctors in private practice unhealthy

Govt doctors in private practice unhealthy

Rakyat Msia belanja RM40 bilion guna kad kredit

Rakyat Msia belanja RM40 bilion guna kad kredit

Jumlah kad kredit yang dikeluarkan juga turut meningkat hampir 21 peratus tahun lalu kepada 7.96 juta kad berbanding 6.58 juta pada 2004.
Harga minyak naik, harga kereta turun tapi...

Harga minyak naik, harga kereta turun tapi...

Kalau kita berani mendakwa harga minyak kita adalah yang terendah di rantau ini, mengapa tidak ditegaskan kepada pembuat dan pengedar kereta bahawa harga kereta kita adalah yang tertinggi di rantau ini?
Azlan: Pemilikan MV Agusta pengajaran pahit bagi Proton

Azlan: Pemilikan MV Agusta pengajaran pahit bagi Proton

Dengan penjualan pengeluar motosikal Itali itu, katanya, ia akan membolehkan Proton menumpukan kepada perniagaan terasnya mengeluarkan kereta berkualiti kepada pengguna.
Wither the young Malays?

Wither the young Malays?

First it was drugs and kalwat (close proximity), now it is Black Metal, homosexuality and wild parties. What has gone wrong?
Tears and fears in rejecting IPCMC

Tears and fears in rejecting IPCMC

The proposal for a police watchdog looks set to be watered down, with several possibilities on the cards.
PMR: Ibu pelajar autistik rayu longgarkan peraturan peperiksaan

PMR: Ibu pelajar autistik rayu longgarkan peraturan peperiksaan

Minta bantuan media selepas usaha hubungi Jabatan Pendidikan Khas temui jalan buntu dan surat kepada pejabat Menteri Pelajaran tidak dijawab.
MAS henti kakitangan, AirAsia ambilalih laluan domestik

MAS henti kakitangan, AirAsia ambilalih laluan domestik

MAS akan memberhentikan satu pertiga atau kira-kira 6,500 kakitangannya dan menyerahkan penerbangan domestiknya, kecuali 19 laluan, kepada syarikat tambang murah AirAsia di bawah rancangan rasionalisasinya.
Fertile ground for global interfaith talks

Fertile ground for global interfaith talks

Malaysia could easily lead the global interfaith discourse given its multi-religious make-up and maturity.
Mother: Relax exam rules for autistic son

Mother: Relax exam rules for autistic son

She tried approaching the Education Ministry but did not get a reply. Now she turns to the media with the hope that her son be allowed to sit for the PMR exam in stages.
Pendakwa: Hukuman penjara bagi militan lindungi Noordin

Pendakwa: Hukuman penjara bagi militan lindungi Noordin

Dua anggota militan Islam itu dituduh melindungi suspek pengganas, Noordin Mohammad Top dan pihak pendakwa mahu mereka dikenakan hukuman penjara enam dan 10 tahun penjara.
MAS to axe 6,000 staff, lose routes to AirAsia

MAS to axe 6,000 staff, lose routes to AirAsia

The national carrier will axe a third of its workforce and hand over all but 19 of its domestic routes to the low-cost carrier under a sweeping rationalisation plan.
Jail sought for militants linked to Noordin

Jail sought for militants linked to Noordin

Indonesian prosecutors are seeking jail terms of ten and six years for two Islamic militants accused of aiding fugitive terror suspect Noordin Mohammad Top.
China bans organ sale to control transplant industry

China bans organ sale to control transplant industry

The decision was made amid domestic pressure to regulate the chaotic industry and reports that Japanese and Malaysians had died from botched Chinese transplants.
Genting buys China power assets for RM590m

Genting buys China power assets for RM590m

The Malaysian gaming and power conglomerate pays RM590 million for power assets in southern China's Fujian province as part of its regional growth strategy.