Archive - 29 June 2006

The Federal Court wants reasons for the government's argument that a regulation requiring the word 'Islam' be imprinted on the MyKad could be backdated.

'During my time at the Finance Ministry, we were told to exercise extra care with projects Samy Vellu showed an interest in,' Anwar Ibrahim said today.

Keuntungan yarikat minyak negara itu meningkat 22.6 peratus berikutan perolehannya meningkat 22 peratus kepada RM166.9 bilion.

The de facto law minister says it could lead to judges being curbed when handing down decisions.

Malaysiakini has obtained the six-minute video showing a student being slapped, punched and kicked by a pack of schoolgirls.

The foreign minister says it is up to the UN to take action against companies that breached the conditions.

Parti itu melihat langkah kementerian tersebut sebagai campurtangan politik untuk melenyapkan rasa tidak puas rakyat yang kian meningkat sejak kebelakangan ini.

Pemilihan PISB untuk membina bangunan Matrade dibuat oleh jawatankuasa tender yang dipengerusikan oleh Timbalan Menteri Kewangan ketika itu, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman.

The public shouldn't allow the current verbal war between Pak Lah and Mahathir to distract them from the important issues affecting the nation, says the former deputy prime minister.

How did Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin raise RM9.2 million to acquire a three percent stake in ECM Libra?

Bagaimanapun, bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri itu berkata Pak Lah perlu tampil menjawab segala tuduhan yang dilemparkan oleh Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad terhadap pentadbirannya.

updated version Syed Hamid Albar denies the ex-premier's claim that it was Malaysia, not Singapore, that had offered the sale of sand and use of Malaysian air space in the bridge project.

Apa untungnya mengajak Tun Dr Mahathir mengetuai parti pembangkang? Tidak sedarkah pelawaan tersebut ditolak dan diejek oleh Dr Mahathir sendiri?

I write this with some trepidation realising that I now incur the wrath of my mum, my female relatives friends and acquaintances...

Parlimen diberitahu hari ini bahawa kerajaan tidak pernah membuat tawaran membenarkan Singapura menggunakan ruang udara Johor serta menjual pasir kepada republik itu seperti dakwaan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng menganggap wang gantirugi Matrade sudah 'lesap' kecuali kerajaan mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap pegawai kerajaan negeri dan kerajaan pusat yang terbabit.

MAS berkata hasil jualan tersebut akan membantu usahanya untuk memperbaiki kedudukan kewangannya yang genting dan seterusnya mencatat keuntungan semula.

special report In the second of a five-part series, leaders of Muslim non-governmental organisations and legal experts delicately deal with the thorny issue of apostasy.

The world has a moral and ethical duty to protect all marine life from callous human predators.

Since they can't get an answer from the city council, residents are hoping that the police would look into their allegation of corruption.

Dengan itu, calon BN, Hanafi Mamat kekal sebagai Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) kawasan tersebut.

free Now it's Mohd Elfie's turn to give us women a heart attack, with his piece on Misyar marriages. Shuf and Menj, do you want me to go botak?

Going by DAP's pick, Works Minister S Samy Vellu should put on his football boots instead of chasing after the contractor.

Those who did not protest Bung Moktar Radin's bad behaviour yesterday in Parliament - and who appeared to support him - should share the blame, says a reader.

free Bumper IAM. Two men. One has a reputation. The other is happy observing. And two very different views on Islam and Muslim life. What do you think? We'll start with Shuf first.

The country's largest energy company, said its net profit rose 22.6 percent to a record RM43.6 as revenues increased 22 percent to RM166.9 billion.

'This is a violation of human rights. It looks like religion is being made a commodity,' said S Arutchelven from Suaram.

The 35-storey building located in the heart of KL will be sold to its parent company, state-owned fund management firm Permodalan Nasional Berhad for RM130 million.