Archive - 9 May 2006

Roads were blocked at several areas along the problematic flyover to facilitate repairs, causing traffic to snarl during rush hour.

Independent analysts expect that with so many straight fights, better unity among opposition parties and internal strive within BN, the opposition could garner as many as half a dozen seats.

The MCA president says the opposition is exploiting the issue and dismissed this as nothing more than a political gimmick.

The scheme is expected to be ready in a month's time but the transport minister is not certain how many staff would be affected.

Lim Keng Yaik gives an undertaking in the Parliament that the new water bills are 'not meant to encourage the privatisation' of the local water services industry.

updated version After the prime minister cracked the whip, the club says it has no choice but to bid farewell to its former chief Shahrir Abdul Samad.

It appears that the government made its decision to ban the controversial documentary based on news reports alone.

Setiausaha Kelab Senator, Datuk Syed Ali Al Habshee berkata, pemimpin boleh datang dan pergi tetapi perjuangan BBC perlu diteruskan untuk parti dan negara.

DAP telah mengemukakan seorang peguam wanita muda untuk mencabar calon veteran dari SUPP, Sim Heng Kui di kawasan majoriti Cina ini.

Sibu City Council officials 'threw their hands up' when asked to locate eight addresses in Sibu which housed more than 25 voters each, says an elections watchdog.

Pilihanraya negeri DUN Meradong menyaksikan pertandingan lima penjara antara calon BN, DAP dan tiga orang calon bebas.

DAP is fielding a young woman lawyer to challenge the SUPP veteran Sim Heng Kui for the Chinese-majority seat.

Hari ini, keriuhan dan gelak ketawa anak-anak kecil itu sekali lagi bergema memenuhi ruang bilik darjah di bangunan yang sudah berusia 75 tahun itu.

Between upholding parliamentary integrity and maintaining partisanship, it is a sad but predictable fact that most parliamentarians will abide by the latter. However, when integrity matters most...

Sekiranya cadangan Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar untuk meminda peruntukan undang-undang berhubung perkara itu, diterima tahun ini.

The structure and framework of Barisan Nasional is out-of-date and cannot face the realities and challenges of the future.

NCR land has not only become a hot issue, it has also been the subject of police reports and court cases with a number of landowners in jail for defending their rights.

Selamat harijadi ke-60 Umno! Itulah yang didendangkan oleh pemimpin dan ahli parti itu pada 11 Mei nanti. Tetapi benarkan Umno sudah berusia 60 tahun?

Children are once again treading the grounds of the historic school. But this is only temporary.

Katanya, sikap dan minda rakyat Terengganu tidak berubah setanding dengan arus pembangunan yang pesat di negeri itu dan masih mengharapkan bantuan kerajaan dalam semua perkara.

Bekas Menteri Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar, Datuk Seri Adenan Satem yang akan menghadapi saingan tiga penjuru di Tanjung Datuk membisu mengenai peranannya dalam politik Sarawak.

If he is not dismissed; especially as he has admitted his guilt, then he obviously holds more power than the prime minister himself, says a Malaysiakini reader.

Muka baru Murni Suhaili dan penyandang Datin Fatimah Abdullah dari Barisan Nasional (BN) menang tanpa bertanding, masing-masing di Daro dan Dalat pada hari penamaan calon hari ini.

The chief minister sends a clear signal to his challenger when filing his nomination papers to defend the Balingian seat.

special report Taib Mahmud has been Sarawak's leader for 25 years. It wouldn't be so had he not survived a 'palace coup' in 1987. Malaysiakini revisits the infamous Ming Court Affair.

Setiausaha Kelab Penyokong Kerajaan (BBC) berkata Perdana Menteri telah mengarahkan mereka supaya membatalkan mesyuarat tersebut dan tidak perlu lagi memujuk Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad.

BN has its own brand of democracy and it is working well. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sees no reason to change this.