Archive - 10 May 2006

Disputed water bills passed

Disputed water bills passed

The bills were passed without amendments as the opposition tried in vain to propose changes to plug the 'loopholes'.
Meletak jawatan: Shahrir tersilap langkah...

Meletak jawatan: Shahrir tersilap langkah...

Kelab Penyokong Kerajaan (BBC) akan kehilangan Shahrir sebagai pengerusinya yang berpinsip tetapi kurang berfikir panjang sebelum bertindak.
No other way, set up IPCMC: Bar Council

No other way, set up IPCMC: Bar Council

If lawyers can be subjected to abuse by the police, what more ordinary citizens, points out the Bar Council.
MP: 'So what if my company is involved?'

MP: 'So what if my company is involved?'

updated version Mohd Said Yusof comes out with all his guns blazing. The Jasin MP remains defiant and says that he has no regrets.
Kebebasan akhbar bantu Msia menangi kerusi PBB

Kebebasan akhbar bantu Msia menangi kerusi PBB

Malaysia adalah antara 47 negara yang dipilih oleh PBB untuk menganggotai majlis tersebut, yang menggantikan Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia yang baru ditubuhkan.
Indon maid jailed for poisoning employer

Indon maid jailed for poisoning employer

DAP gesa PM bertindak terhadap Mohd Said

DAP gesa PM bertindak terhadap Mohd Said

DAP mendesak Perdana Menteri mengambil tindakan terhadap Ahli Parlimen Jasin, Datuk Mohd Said Yusof bagi membuktikan integriti kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN).
Press freedom helps Msia win UN seat

Press freedom helps Msia win UN seat

Malaysia is among 47 countrie to sit on the new Human Rights Council, set up to replace another body often accused of protecting errant governments.
MP Jasin mohon maaf kepada Perdana Menteri

MP Jasin mohon maaf kepada Perdana Menteri

Katanya, beliau menemui Perdana Menteri selepas majlis taklimat khas kepada pemimpin Umno Bahagian di Ibu pejabat parti di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC).
Senarai pengundi: Pengerusi SPR jawab dakwaan Mafrel

Senarai pengundi: Pengerusi SPR jawab dakwaan Mafrel

Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman membidas Mafrel kerana mendakwa terdapat kecacatan dalam senarai pengundi dalam pilihanraya Sarawak dan membuat penjelasan mengenainya.
Deputy CM: 'Why didn't Anwar give us more?'

Deputy CM: 'Why didn't Anwar give us more?'

PKR had raised the issue of petroleum royalty in its campaign, but George Chan turns the table on the opposition party.
Pakistan nabs M'sians for credit card fraud

Pakistan nabs M'sians for credit card fraud

The two Malaysians are also being probed for links to cyber-crime and international terrorist organisations.
Logging vs life: Save Belum campaign on

Logging vs life: Save Belum campaign on

The 130-million-year-old rain forest is under threat from logging, which the Perak government is unwilling to forgo despite massive damage to the environment.
BN or opposition? Let's bet

BN or opposition? Let's bet

A group of 'concerned' citizens are waiting with baited breath for the outcome of the contests in certain hot seats... to make a quick buck.
PM mahu ulangtahun Umno ke-60 pacu agenda Melayu

PM mahu ulangtahun Umno ke-60 pacu agenda Melayu

Presiden Umno, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mahu sambutan ulangtahun Umno ke-60 di Johor Bahru esok dijadikan motivasi baru untuk menjayakan agenda Melayu.
Failed states: East Timor next?

Failed states: East Timor next?

The republic's top three leaders may try to spin their way out of blame but their policies and ineptitude are the root cause of growing dissent among East Timorese.
Penubuhan parti Islam di selatan Thai dua bulan lagi

Penubuhan parti Islam di selatan Thai dua bulan lagi

Penubuhan parti yang mungkin dinamakan Ruan Thai Muslaim atau United Thai Muslim, dirancang oleh sekumpulan pemimpin dan ahli akademik Islam dan mungkin diketuai oleh seorang bekas menteri.
Electoral roll: EC chief retaliates

Electoral roll: EC chief retaliates


Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman flays an independent poll watchdog over its allegation of discrepancies and explains his case.

Allow MPs to use their heads

Allow MPs to use their heads

A small mutiny aboard the ship seems to have been attempted when the BN parliamentarians wanted their boss to allow them to vote with their consciences rather than follow...
BN MPs: Jump, boy, jump ...

BN MPs: Jump, boy, jump ...

Pak Lahs bikin tak serupa cakap'

Pak Lahs bikin tak serupa cakap'

Dont exempt MPs from their conscience

Dont exempt MPs from their conscience

Last Communist: Why ban history?

Last Communist: Why ban history?

MIC women mudslinging shameful

MIC women mudslinging shameful

Have a tiered pricing system for petrol

Have a tiered pricing system for petrol

Country was never an Islamic state

Country was never an Islamic state

Blatant disregard for strata titles

Blatant disregard for strata titles

AirAsia customer service non-existent

AirAsia customer service non-existent

Mafrel dakwa banyak lagi kecacatan dalam senarai pengundi

Mafrel dakwa banyak lagi kecacatan dalam senarai pengundi

Berdasarkan kepada penemuan tersebut, Mafrel berkata adalah jelas Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR) tidak mengemaskinikan secukupnya senarai pengundi di kawasan berkenaan.
Our schools and idle youths

Our schools and idle youths

The present education system has been in existence for decades and it is time to examine it critically.
Poll watchdog finds more flaws

Poll watchdog finds more flaws

Mafrel claims the irregularities proof that the Election Commission has not done much in updating the electoral roll.
PM: Young Malaysians take peace for granted

PM: Young Malaysians take peace for granted

Malaysians must learn from the bloodshed in the past and treasure the peace and stability they enjoy today, says the prime minister.
Vox Populi: A PM who has no guts

Vox Populi: A PM who has no guts

Malaysiakini readers are now training their guns at Pak Lah for his failure to walk the talk on fighting against corruption over the 'close one eye MP' issue.
CIJ: 'Last Communist' ban kills creativity

CIJ: 'Last Communist' ban kills creativity

The decision to can the film, laments the media watchdog, would sap the creativity of local film-makers.
Mohd Said mengaku syarikatnya kendalikan balak yang dirampas

Mohd Said mengaku syarikatnya kendalikan balak yang dirampas

Ahli Parlimen Jasin, Mohd Said Yusof hari ini mengakui bahawa syarikatnya Binyu Sof Enterprise adalah ejen penghantaran bagi kayu balak yang dirampas Jabatan Kastam di Melaka.
Pelajar IPTA diwajib ikuti kelas tambahan bahasa Inggeris

Pelajar IPTA diwajib ikuti kelas tambahan bahasa Inggeris

Supaya semua pelajar IPTA menguasai kebolehan komunikasi dan kemahiran bahasa Inggeris sebagai nilai tambah apabila memasuki pasaran kerja.
PM: Hargai keamanan dan kestabilan negara

PM: Hargai keamanan dan kestabilan negara

Katanya, negara melalui tidak kurang empat episod konflik yang serius dan kekacauan dalam abad lalu penaklukan Jepun, ancaman Parti Komunis Malaya (CPM), konfrantasi dan rusuhan kaum 13 Mei.
19 Malaysian women rescued in Britain

19 Malaysian women rescued in Britain

A total of 19 women from Malaysia were rescued by police in Britain on Wednesday as part of a major crackdown on sex trafficking
More terrorist attacks inevitable: Indon minister

More terrorist attacks inevitable: Indon minister

It would take at least a decade for Indonesia to address the root causes of terrorism - poverty, unequal wealth distribution and corruption.
Hanoi protests Vietnamese bride auction in KL

Hanoi protests Vietnamese bride auction in KL

The 21-year-old woman apparently offered herself for sale last week during a morning market in a village in Gombak.