Archive - 8 May 2006

Tindakan ahli Parlimen Jasin tidak wajar, kata PM

Tindakan ahli Parlimen Jasin tidak wajar, kata PM

Katanya, hubungan wakil rakyat dan pegawai kerajaan perlu baik agar tidak disalahanggap oleh pegawai kerajaan sebagai campurtangan dari luar.
PM: Shahrir bukan lagi pengerusi BBC

PM: Shahrir bukan lagi pengerusi BBC

Perdana Menteri juga percaya Datuk Shahrir Samad yang juga ahli Parlimen Johor Bahru tidak akan dilantik semula ke jawatan tersebut. Ahli Parlimen BN juga tidak boleh undi ikut suara hati.
Debate on water bills turns into a zoo

Debate on water bills turns into a zoo

An opposition MP said he had the facts to argue until the cows, or horses, come home. In respond, the minister sought to bring in the camels too.
War of the roses: MIC's top thorn stays out

War of the roses: MIC's top thorn stays out

The party president says he will not get involved in the fight for the Wanita chief post.
ACA report filed against 'close one eye' MP

ACA report filed against 'close one eye' MP

The report was lodged at the Melaka ACA headquarters by a Parti Keadilan Rakyat leader.
Time to let MPs decide, say experts

Time to let MPs decide, say experts

The Shahrir saga illustrates the need for a change in mindset as well as reform of Parliament as an institution, say several lawmakers and experts.
Legal eagles to spearhead Dayak challenge

Legal eagles to spearhead Dayak challenge

A former judge is among eight legal eagles in the list of the opposition Barisan Bersatu Sarawak candidates who will be contesting the 29 Dayak majority seats.
BN backbenchers stage a revolt

BN backbenchers stage a revolt

updated version They want Shahrir back, saying it is their right to decide on who should lead them.
Wheel has come full circle for Tajem

Wheel has come full circle for Tajem

Daniel Tajem, former deputy chief minister and arguably the most credible Dayak leader, will be contesting for the opposition in the Bukit Begunan state seat.
Water bills will drown consumer rights

Water bills will drown consumer rights

I am greatly concerned over serious inadequacies in the two water bills - WSI (Water Services Industry) and Span (Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara) Bills 2006. These two bills do not safeguard the consumers...
Have some respect for Dr M

Have some respect for Dr M

PKR unveils its 'good blend' line-up

PKR unveils its 'good blend' line-up

The party is confident of giving the ruling coalition a run for its money with its well-balanced team.
Pak Lahs the one with guts

Pak Lahs the one with guts

Focus on development of Johor ports

Focus on development of Johor ports

AirAsia stampede broke boys toe

AirAsia stampede broke boys toe

Obvious who ordered Ban Chens column pulled

Obvious who ordered Ban Chens column pulled

Strata title claim true

Strata title claim true

Understand how doggies react to us

Understand how doggies react to us

Asean defence ministers to hold talks in KL

Asean defence ministers to hold talks in KL

The inaugural talks will help shed old tensions and move towards greater security cooperation.
Warfare, poets and contraception

Warfare, poets and contraception

Methodologies of usul al-fiqh

Methodologies of usul al-fiqh

Old and modern 'ganja'

Old and modern 'ganja'

Culture is not static. If it serves the ideology of decadence, it needs to be first deconstructed and next, reconstructed.
He did his job too well

He did his job too well

Ex-Suhakam commissioner Hamdan Adnan learns the hard way there are no takers for the truth in the government.
Key issues in BN, opposition manifestos

Key issues in BN, opposition manifestos

We can deliver on development, says BN. Meanwhile, the opposition has zoomed in on the controversial issue of land rights.
Proton in partnership talks with Peugeot

Proton in partnership talks with Peugeot

Talks with PSA Peugeot Citroen involve the development of a car for the Southeast Asian market that could be marketed under either brand.
Close one eye - Didn't that land Anwar in jail?

Close one eye - Didn't that land Anwar in jail?

So what has the AG got to say regarding Mohd Said's public admission that he told the Customs Department to "close one eye" for a friend?
Cyberjaya - global centre against cyber-terrorism

Cyberjaya - global centre against cyber-terrorism

Malaysia will establish an international centre to provide an emergency response to high-tech attacks on economies and trading systems around the globe.
'Don't support opposition motions' policy slammed

'Don't support opposition motions' policy slammed

Can the Malaysian Parliament and BN MPs tell the difference between right and wrong? asks the opposition leader.
Arus balik - mengingati Pak Pram

Arus balik - mengingati Pak Pram

new Ahmad Nizam writes about how Pramoedya Ananta Toer shaped his literary life as well as his outlook on Malaysian politics.