Archive - 23 June 2006

New rape offence wordings too wide: Bar Council

New rape offence wordings too wide: Bar Council

Its chief says the legal profession body does not object to the new rape offence definition involving those in positions of authority but wants better wording on the proposed amendment.
Gerak buat laporan BPR mengenai dakwaan hakim rasuah

Gerak buat laporan BPR mengenai dakwaan hakim rasuah

Koordinator Gerak, Badrul Hisham Shahrin Badrul Hisham berkata, kini tidak ada sebab lagi BPR tidak boleh menyiasat kandungan surat yang mendakwa beberapa hakim terbabit dalam rasuah.
Human rights: PM lacks the will, says Suaram

Human rights: PM lacks the will, says Suaram

Suaram believes that Pak Lah lacks the political will to carry through positive measures that had been taken to improve human rights condition in the country.
YIS mahu skandal KP palsu disiasat

YIS mahu skandal KP palsu disiasat

Skandal pengeluaran kad pengenalan palsu turut mendapat perhatian Yayasan Islam Sabah yang juga mahu polis menyiasat dakwaan tersebut.
D-Day for MIC tomorrow

D-Day for MIC tomorrow

The campaign for the MIC polls enters its last lap today as the congress is tomorrow. Will the party have a new deputy president by tomorrow evening?
Mahkamah tolak permohonan Abdul Kudus

Mahkamah tolak permohonan Abdul Kudus

Bekas Pengarah Penguatkuasa Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) itu memohon kesnya membabitkan tuduhan membuat kenyataan palsu, dibicara semula dengan memanggil saksi-saksi pendakwa.
Ketagih ganja dan gian kuasa

Ketagih ganja dan gian kuasa

Penagih kuasa petang menjadi nyamuk, senja menjadi agas. Malam menjadi pijat. Ke bukit menjadi pacat, ke air menjadi lintah. Di warong menjadi lipas, dalam komputer menjadi virus.
Yayasan Islam Sabah wants probe in IC scam

Yayasan Islam Sabah wants probe in IC scam

The forged IC scam in Sabah has caught the attention of Yayasan Islam Sabah who called for investigations into the allegations.
When faith becomes a political show (Part I)

When faith becomes a political show (Part I)

The Chinese Christian world today is generally known for its hero-worship of the US. How misguided is this?
Samys feast of analogies

Samys feast of analogies

He tantalises the tastebud and then wins over the delegates with analogies and one-liners. The MIC president no longer spews fire.
Make clear stand on IPCMC, Pak Lah told

Make clear stand on IPCMC, Pak Lah told

The push for the IPCMC gets a jumpstart again. This time, the prime minister is requested to put his foot down in deciding the matter.
K'jaan digesa guna sistem tunggal bagi kemasukan ke IPTA

K'jaan digesa guna sistem tunggal bagi kemasukan ke IPTA

Pemuda DAP berpendapat, penggunaan dwi-sistem keputusan STPM dan matrikulasi bagi kemasukan ke IPTA sekarang tidak relevan dan menimbulkan kontroversi.
Gay community a scapegoat

Gay community a scapegoat

The HIV/Aids disease in Malaysia is no longer a curse from homosexuals. It is a gross injustice to blame them.
Pemuda Gerakan tidak berniat bersaing dengan MCA

Pemuda Gerakan tidak berniat bersaing dengan MCA

Selain MCA, Pemuda Gerakan juga telah membuka kaunter untuk membantu pelajar cemerlang melanjutkan pelajaran ke pusat pengajian tinggi.
Sebuah lagi pesawat pejuang Hawk TUDM mendarat cemas

Sebuah lagi pesawat pejuang Hawk TUDM mendarat cemas

Ini kejadian kedua dalam tempoh sebulan membabitkan pesawat Hawk milik TUDM. Pada 31 Mei lalu, sebuah pesawat berkenaan dipercayai terhempas di laut selatan Mersing dan juruterbangnya masih hilang.
Kerajaan Msia digesa tunai janji lindungi pelarian Rohingya

Kerajaan Msia digesa tunai janji lindungi pelarian Rohingya

Pada 2005, kerajaan Malaysia berjanji untuk memberi perlindungai sementara kepada pelarian Rohingya, tetapi sehingga ini belum dilaksanakan.
Gerakan: Helping students not a competition

Gerakan: Helping students not a competition

MCA is no longer alone in providing public assistance to excellent students to pursue tertiary education in public varsities. Gerakan joins the fray.
Pak Lahs legacy: Talking the walk

Pak Lahs legacy: Talking the walk

Pak Lah was given a 92 percent mandate in last general election to bring about change - change from the previous administration and Dr M's legacy.
Dr M drama a wake-up call for Pak Lah

Dr M drama a wake-up call for Pak Lah

Pak Lah deaf to our pleas

Pak Lah deaf to our pleas

Mega-projects merely a symptom

Mega-projects merely a symptom

MIC: Forget not Maika Holdings, Telekom shares

MIC: Forget not Maika Holdings, Telekom shares

Lift bar on foreign professionals

Lift bar on foreign professionals

Traffic offences: Leaders should pay double

Traffic offences: Leaders should pay double

TM, bangkitlah dari lena ...

TM, bangkitlah dari lena ...

Reversion: forward proposals to AG

Reversion: forward proposals to AG

Penang forum: CAP, SAM, Idris not involved

Penang forum: CAP, SAM, Idris not involved

Parlimen: Kit Siang akan bawa usul bantahan polis terhadap IPCMC

Parlimen: Kit Siang akan bawa usul bantahan polis terhadap IPCMC

Ketua Pembangkan itu berkata, beliau akan merujuk kepada lamanweb rasmi PDRM yang menggariskan bantahan dan tindakan balas yang akan diambil sekiranya IPCMC ditubuhkan.
Of course were rude, look at Parliament

Of course were rude, look at Parliament

If the behaviour of our members of Parliament is anything to go by, then there's certainly some truth that Kuala Lumpur is home to some of the rudest people on earth, points out a reader.
An intern's first impression of Mahathir

An intern's first impression of Mahathir

opinion Ng Eng Kiat, a malaysiakini intern from USM, hears former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks in person for the first time. Here is his impression.
Keep word on Rohingyas, govt told

Keep word on Rohingyas, govt told

Protection for the stateless people and education for their children. This was the promise made but ...
Article 11 submits 20,000 signatures to PM

Article 11 submits 20,000 signatures to PM

The petition, backed by some 20,000 Malaysians, seeks the government's commitment to defend the Federal Constitution.
Football-holics (not so) Anonymous

Football-holics (not so) Anonymous

free World Cup fever has hit Lancaster. Idlan reports from the comfort of her couch.