Archive - 1 May 2006

Minister explains subsidised diesel shortage

Minister explains subsidised diesel shortage

The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry says that it has convened several meetings with suppliers to overcome this problem.
Labour Day march across Kuala Lumpur

Labour Day march across Kuala Lumpur

Undeterred by the long journey under the sun, thousands of workers marched from Dataran Merdeka to KLCC to mark Labour Day celebrations
When a Bidayuh is not a bumiputera

When a Bidayuh is not a bumiputera

Dr Patau Rubis is a Bidayuh. His son, therefore, is also a Bidayuh. But why was Sean Paul Rubis told that he is not a bumiputera?
Orang Asli AGM punctuated by exploitation claims

Orang Asli AGM punctuated by exploitation claims

Two motions at the annual general meeting claim that more than 500 Orang Asli families involved in commercial replanting schemes were being fleeced.
20 new HFMD cases detected

20 new HFMD cases detected

Rock 'n' roll for labour rights, MTUC-style

Rock 'n' roll for labour rights, MTUC-style

Rock music, dikir barat , sketches and balloons coloured the symbolic Dataran Merdeka last night as thousands of workers gathered to usher in the 120th Labour Day.
The chiaroscuro master of journalism

The chiaroscuro master of journalism

A giant has left us and Bolehland (a name that he had in fact coined) will never be the same again.
Country has lost a great commentator

Country has lost a great commentator

Lower prices of books for better English

Lower prices of books for better English

Opposition must offer attractive alternative

Opposition must offer attractive alternative

Whats e-filing in BM?

Whats e-filing in BM?

Meradong candidacy an issue for SUPP

Meradong candidacy an issue for SUPP

First, it was former state DAP chairperson Wong Sing Nang who was rejected by SUPP as candidate for the Meradong seat. Will Wong Hie Ching faced the same fate?
Plans to lift Orang Asli out of poverty

Plans to lift Orang Asli out of poverty

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak says the idea is to give the disadvantaged community a 'fishing rod' rather than just handing out 'fish'.
Plans to lift Orang Asli out of poverty

Plans to lift Orang Asli out of poverty

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak says the idea is to give the disadvantaged community a 'fishing rod' rather than just handing out 'fish'.
Vox Populi: Use OSA against Dr M? Dream on

Vox Populi: Use OSA against Dr M? Dream on

The Official Secrets Act is applied only to those that are weak enough to be applied upon. Mahathir and his cronies cannot be tried under OSA for any reason, say a Malaysiakini reader.
Guarantee domestic workers basic worker rights

Guarantee domestic workers basic worker rights

Although domestic workers are recognized as workers in Malaysian law, there is in effect very little or almost no protection whatsoever of their rights.
Missing links in the Zahid Report?

Missing links in the Zahid Report?

Education, the most contested terrain but least funded sector, will continue to be the most effective means toward social progress.
Violent storms the result as it gets warmer

Violent storms the result as it gets warmer

Rising temperatures from global warming are creating violent storms in Malaysia which have killed several people and set buildings ablaze, a report said.
Syed Hamid tuduh media Thai sengaja mahu timbulkan ketegangan

Syed Hamid tuduh media Thai sengaja mahu timbulkan ketegangan

Melaporkan kononnya 50 wanita dari selatan Thai sedang mengikuti latihan ketenteran di Kelantan untuk ambil alih tugas pejuang lelaki yang ditahan pihak berkuasa negara itu.
Najib: No training camps for separatists

Najib: No training camps for separatists

Najib Tun Razak blasts allegations the country is hosting training camps for Thai separatists, saying the claims in a Thai newspaper are "preposterous."
Mahathir on offensive against government

Mahathir on offensive against government

The former premier's ferocious attacks on Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's government are undermining the administration and could be aimed at forcing Abdullah's early departure.