Archive - 12 June 2006

The Court of Appeal finds no reason as to why the prosecution was unable to file the appeal on time concerning a MCA leader allegedly involved in vice activities.

Government officials are still counting the cost of scrapping the half-bridge to Singapore, but initial estimates reveal an interesting comparison.

updated version Peeved representatives stage a walkout after Suhakam chief Abdul Talib Othman said the commission needed more evidence to determine if an inquiry should be held.

Malacca Strait is an important oil route and a lifeline to the Japanese economy.

Cherie Blair will have her appeal heard on Wednesday over the high court's decision not to allow her to appear for Fawziah Holdings.

In a letter to Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, DAP says it is fortunate that no policeman turned up at the prime minister's doorstep with handcuffs.

I would like to comment on your report 'Dr M vs Pak Lah: Between Yin and Yang'. It is such an apt title in terms of the two protagonists' looks and nature. Dr M is forever sharp and witty to the point of being sarcastic.

Besides turning the country into a 'dumping ground' for US products, there is nothing much else to look forward to in the FTA.

analysis Is Pak Lah the third prime minister to be brought down by Dr Mahathir Mohamad?

Malaysians are charting our future ruins based on the politics of desperados inspired by a decadent ideology no longer in synchrony with the real issue of the day.

Giving him a place in the Upper House would provide the former premier with a proper forum to air his views and criticisms.

A reader says that the story of an auditor who was made to pay RM250 to secure the release of his stolen car was not new.

Barisan Nasional component party Gerakan will use the eminent scholar's philosophy to reinforce moral values among youth.

All the drama is not confined to the MIC election campaign, as IPF president MG Pandithan joins the fray from his hospital bed.

It was Abdullah who had wanted to meet him when both of the two estranged leaders were in Tokyo recently.

Has Mahathir made the wrong choice? Malaysians want to know - from the prime minister himself.

What's behind the Petaling Jaya municipal council's proposal to hand over a multi-million ringgit billboard contract to a single company?

The United States and Malaysia today embark on free-trade talks in Penang, which are being fast-tracked with the goal of striking a deal by the end of the year.

The four-day talks in Penang are the first of five meetings scheduled to be held over the next six months, alternating between the US and Malaysia.

The United States is attempting to keep free-trade talks with Thailand alive, but the lengthy political vacuum in the kingdom is jeopardising the process.

Saudi Aramco, the world's single largest producer of crude oil, pledged today to maintain a production surplus going forward so as to ensure stability in oil prices.

The national oil company will be maintaining its current levels of output despite increasing demand.

Abdullah said the world was unlikely to see crude oil prices retreat from current levels of US$70 per barrel, to the US$0-25 mark where they sat four years ago.

But something has gone very wrong, and I hope Abdullah will do something about it, he says.