Archive - 3 April 2006

Lawyer: Metramac's claim 'far-fetched'

Lawyer: Metramac's claim 'far-fetched'

Toll concessionaire Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd has no merits to appeal against the RM65 million judgment, the Federal Court was told.
Petisyen Pengkalan Pasir: Dua dakwa tidak dibenar mengundi

Petisyen Pengkalan Pasir: Dua dakwa tidak dibenar mengundi

Tiga saksi turut dipanggil bagi membuktikan ada individu lain mengundi bagi dua pengundi berdaftar yang telah meninggal dunia dalam pilihanraya kecil Pengkalan Pasir.
Islam Hadhari: Kit Siang vs KayveasSamy

Islam Hadhari: Kit Siang vs KayveasSamy

Perang mulut berlaku di Dewan Rakyat hari ini antara Ketua Pembangkang Lim Kit Siang dengan dua presiden parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) berhubung isu Islam Hadhari.
Police deny claiming nude pirouette woman lied

Police deny claiming nude pirouette woman lied

Dismissing a newspaper report, Dang Wangi deputy police chief Mohd Rodzi Ismail claims he was misquoted.
Anwar helms UK-based think-tank

Anwar helms UK-based think-tank

The PKR advisor was appointed president of AccountAbility on March 30. In his opening speech, he notes that accountability deficits are creating social, environmental and economic problems.
MP: We need good people in all sectors

MP: We need good people in all sectors

Malaysia scarcely has the social and cultural milieu for knowledge, R&D and innovation, notes the veteran politician.
Saksi: Pengikut Ayah Pin mengaku keluar Islam untuk elak tindakan

Saksi: Pengikut Ayah Pin mengaku keluar Islam untuk elak tindakan

Hakim Mohammad Abdullah menetapkan 13 Jun depan untuk peguambela membuat hujah penggulungan sementara 20 Jun untuk pihak pendakwa.
Anggota PSM diserang, dakwa ahli MIC terbabit

Anggota PSM diserang, dakwa ahli MIC terbabit

Sekumpulan lelaki menyerang anggota PSM dengan topi keledar sewaktu mereka melancarkan kempen mengutip tandatangan penduduk berhubung projek jalan tergendala di Sungai Siput.
Islam Hadhari: Lim vs Kayveas-Samy

Islam Hadhari: Lim vs Kayveas-Samy

Civility goes out of the Dewan Rakyat window this morning, as the opposition leader takes on an unlikely BN tag team in a shouting match.
Penang in less than 24 hours

Penang in less than 24 hours

new In Penang and have no time to sightsee? Drop by these two places.
Nazri taunts Suhakam men over powers

Nazri taunts Suhakam men over powers

The minister had a few choice words for two human rights commissioners who criticised his previous remarks.
Rakyat harus bantah FTA dengan AS, kata Teras

Rakyat harus bantah FTA dengan AS, kata Teras

Bekas Timbalan Menteri, Datuk Ibrahim Ali berkata isu FTA ini sudah lama dirundingkan tetapi tidak berjaya kerana syarat keras yang dikenakan kerajaan pimpinan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Activist pushes for forum on Sabah's street kids

Activist pushes for forum on Sabah's street kids

There are an estimated 10,000 street children in the state and Patrick Sindu wants them to have a better future.
Dr M tidak setuju MAS tamat penerbangan terus ke Langkawi

Dr M tidak setuju MAS tamat penerbangan terus ke Langkawi

Menteri Besar Kedah pula berkata kerajaan negeri telah menulis kepada pihak pengurusan MAS supaya mengkaji semula tindakan menamatkan laluan itu.
Pakar undang-undang: FTA Msia AS beri kesan buruk pada negara

Pakar undang-undang: FTA Msia AS beri kesan buruk pada negara

Minggu lalu Malaysia telah memulakan rundingan dengan Amerika untuk membolehkan kedua-dua negara menandatangi FTA. Sebelum ini Malaysia telah menandatangani FTA dengan Jepun.
Non-bumis unworthy for UM VC post?

Non-bumis unworthy for UM VC post?

There is much talk as to who will replace the outgoing vice-chancellor at University Malaya...
Civil service: minds have been conditioned

Civil service: minds have been conditioned

Dont sideline senior judges

Dont sideline senior judges

Revamp ACA to handle IPCMC role

Revamp ACA to handle IPCMC role

New Economic Plutocracy?

New Economic Plutocracy?

The buzz words and catch phrases litter the 9th Malaysia Plan do not hide the fact that economic development will mainly benefit the wealthy.
Pay Mangal a fair compensation

Pay Mangal a fair compensation

Leave Islam to Muslims, yes, but ...

Leave Islam to Muslims, yes, but ...

Msia an exception to 'uniformity'

Msia an exception to 'uniformity'

MCA's silence on tudung a 'yes'?

MCA's silence on tudung a 'yes'?

Tudung directive may spread

Tudung directive may spread

Tudung only for working class?

Tudung only for working class?

PSM members attacked, MIC blamed

PSM members attacked, MIC blamed

A group of men armed with helmets attacked a PSM delegation on a signature campaign over an unfinished road project in Sungai Siput - the bastion of the MIC president.
Stesen bahasa Cina diarah siar lagu patriotik, puisi Melayu

Stesen bahasa Cina diarah siar lagu patriotik, puisi Melayu

Stesen radio RTM berbahasa Cina, aiFM telah diarahkan oleh Kementerian Penerangan supaya menyiarkan lagu patriotik dan lagu puisi dalam bahasa Melayu setiap satu jam ketika siarannya ke udara.
Malaysia for whom?

Malaysia for whom?

Democracy is a mere act of rhetoric in Malaysia, where the weak get bullied by the strong, even in Parliament.
Timbalan Presiden: Palanivel masih enggan isytihar cabar Subra

Timbalan Presiden: Palanivel masih enggan isytihar cabar Subra

Datuk G Palanivel telah dinamakan oleh Presiden MIC, Datuk S Samy Vellu sebagai calon Timbalan Presiden pilihannya.
2020 goal: A tough task ahead

2020 goal: A tough task ahead

One analyst describes the 9th Malaysia Plan as something that 'looks good superficially'. When the surface is scratched, he adds, it yields disappointment.
Palanivel 'waiting for the right moment'

Palanivel 'waiting for the right moment'

Despite the president's blessings, G Palanivel still remains evasive on whether he would take on long-time deputy president S Subramaniam in the coming party polls.
Eye scanners to catch student drug-users

Eye scanners to catch student drug-users

The pilot project would start next month in a selected Kuala Lumpur secondary school to test eye scanners which cost RM2,000 each.
CSI making criminals wiser, say police

CSI making criminals wiser, say police

The hit US TV series - which specialises in high-tech forensics - are giving criminals an insight into investigation techniques.