Archive - 18 April 2006

The Federal Court has cleared the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council of any liability in the collapse of Highland Towers in 1993.

They hoped to explain why the external monitoring mechanism was needed, but one of the commissioners says they were not successful in winning over the critics.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat members are camping outside the internal security ministry for a response about a permit for their party organ.

Exco Kerajaan Terangganu, Datuk Rosol Wahid berkata, bancian di Bukit Bading, Ajil, Hulu Terengganu mendapati lebih 30 ahli dan pemimpin PAS pergi menunaikan solat Jumaat di tempat yang diimami oleh golongan mereka.

Minister Rafidah Aziz has only attended the sitting twice to date, and her absence is far from unnoticed.

Instead of calling their bluff and testing their hand, our PM decided to fold his cards.

Mereka mendakwa telah menetap di tanah nenek moyang mereka itu yang direkod oleh Jabatan Halehwal Orang Asli (JHEOA) seluas 2,023.47 hektar sejak sekian lama.

Readers respond to both Mahathir and his call that a referendum be held to determine the people's position on the aborted half-bridge project. Also, a view on when 'donkeys' are better than 'asses'.

Ramli Ngah Talib is unhappy that certain MPs alternate between speaking in English and Malay.

The deputy minister says he has no knowledge about a written parliamentary reply issued under his name over a discriminatory provision in the Legal Profession Act.

Bekas Perdana Menteri itu juga mendakwa, sesetengah akhbar telah menerima panggilan telefon daripada pegawai-pegawai kerajaan yang mengarahkan mereka "jangan siarkan itu dan ini".

Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad unleashes another round of salvo when asked if he was interfering with the current administration.

An Indonesian maid who robbed a minister of almost RM350,000 worth of jewellery was jailed for 30 months.

updated version In a no-holds-barred press conference, Matthias Chang takes the foreign minister to task and reveals all on the half-bridge issue.

Such issues require widespread discussion and consultation, to prevent some from imposing their views on the rest in Malaysia.

Time and again, the Orang Asli have alleged encroachment on ancestral land - a problem traced to state failure to gazette such areas.

The Federal Court decided it can hear appeals on interlocutory orders and judgments issued by the Court of Appeal, overruling its previous stand.

updated version Their protest is against an investment by Daewoo International that will allegedly have repercussions for human rights and environmental degradation in Burma.

The non-aggression pact commits signatory states to respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all member countries and bans violence as a means to settle regional disputes.

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar says there is a feeling that Burma is dragging Asean down in terms of credibility.