Archive - 12 July 2006

Serban not integral part of Islam: Federal Court

Serban not integral part of Islam: Federal Court

As such the claim that the banning of it in schools is against freedom of religion doesn't hold water.
Gov't may turn to nuclear energy

Gov't may turn to nuclear energy

The government may turn to nuclear power stations to reduce dependence on oil.
Risalah bela Tajuddin diedarkan di Parlimen

Risalah bela Tajuddin diedarkan di Parlimen

Parlimen Speaker Dewan Rakyat Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib ketika diminta mengulas perkara itu, menafikan memberi kebenaran untuk mengedarkan risalah tersebut di dalam Dewan Rakyat.
Jasin MP to face committee Tuesday

Jasin MP to face committee Tuesday

Let varsity students join politics, say party leaders

Let varsity students join politics, say party leaders

MCA Youth, PKR and PAS want students to be given greater freedom and be allowed to participate in politics.
Metramac case: RM65 mil award 'erroneous'

Metramac case: RM65 mil award 'erroneous'

Metramac Corporation, which is appealing the award to Fawziah Holdings, described the Court of Appeal decision as 'unreasonable'.
Mysterious Tajudin flyers circulated in Parliament

Mysterious Tajudin flyers circulated in Parliament

Flyers portraying the once high-flying tycoon as an unwitting victim in the MAS scandal became the talk in Parliament today after they were secretly circulated in the House.
Death sentence for Malaysian

Death sentence for Malaysian

Secular M'sia: Ex-PMs' personal views

Secular M'sia: Ex-PMs' personal views

It is stated more than 20 times in the Federal Constitution that Islam is the official religion of Malaysia, says parliamentary secretary Mashitah Ibrahim.
Gen M sasar kawasan Parlimen Nazri dan Zahid

Gen M sasar kawasan Parlimen Nazri dan Zahid

Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Aziz paling lantang mengkritik Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad manakala Datuk Zahid Hamidi mengkritik bekas Perdana Menteri itu dalam perjumpaan dengan pelajar baru Universiti Malaya.
Traffic offences traced to clean ministers

Traffic offences traced to clean ministers

A fresh trace on ministers with a supposedly 'clean' traffic record has revealed that they too are in the records of offenders.
Protes minta kerjasama polis jaga perhimpunan 29 Julai

Protes minta kerjasama polis jaga perhimpunan 29 Julai

Kordinator Protes berkata pihaknya mengambil langkah tersebut bagi mengelak berulangnya kejadian peserta dibelasan polis seperti dalam perhimpunan aman pada 28 Mei lalu.
SPECIAL REPORT: Ministers' unpaid traffic fines

SPECIAL REPORT: Ministers' unpaid traffic fines

More than half of the 32 ministers in the cabinet have become part of the 'elite club' of VIP traffic offenders with outstanding fines amounting to at least RM115,680. Malaysiakini investigates.
Darker motive of UK sports academy

Darker motive of UK sports academy

While I support the establishment of a sports academy in a temperate country for temperate sports, I'm puzzled about the choice of UK...
British sports complex wont help us

British sports complex wont help us

Can we afford UK sports academy?

Can we afford UK sports academy?

Suhakam gembira PDRM kini sokong IPCMC

Suhakam gembira PDRM kini sokong IPCMC

Suhakam menyambut baik kesediaan Pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) untuk menerima penubuhan Suruhanjaya Bebas Aduan dan Salahlaku Polis (IPCMC).
Build hospitals, not sports academy

Build hospitals, not sports academy

Help foreign-born wives, the poor

Help foreign-born wives, the poor

Illegal temples must go but be sensitive about it

Illegal temples must go but be sensitive about it

Ulama hierarchy a question

Ulama hierarchy a question

Former chief judge mistaken on apostasy

Former chief judge mistaken on apostasy

Perhilitan treatment of baby elephant shameful

Perhilitan treatment of baby elephant shameful

Fernandes masih kuasai AirAsia

Fernandes masih kuasai AirAsia

Datuk Tony Fernandes berkata, beliau akan memastikan syarikat penerbangan tambang murah itu terus dimiliki oleh rakyat Malaysia dan tidak menjual sahamnya kepada Temasek holdings.
Suhakam heartened by police support

Suhakam heartened by police support

Another new fan of the police hopes that it is now full steam ahead towards the formation of the contentious police watchdog.
Menteri Luar Korea Utara, Condoleezza Rice bertemu di KL

Menteri Luar Korea Utara, Condoleezza Rice bertemu di KL

Menteri Luar Korea Utara, Paek Nam-Sun dan Setiausaha Negara Amerika, Condoleezza Rice akan menghadiri forum keselamatan tahunan Asean di Kuala Lumpur pada 28 Julai ini.
Traffic fines: Najib tells ministers to pay up

Traffic fines: Najib tells ministers to pay up

The deputy premier says he will settle his outstanding traffic summonses and urges other ministers to do the same.
Nazri, its better to cut ACA loose

Nazri, its better to cut ACA loose

That's what the minister should do instead of wasting his time to develop a new corruption index, says a reader.
Villagers go to court over quarrying operations

Villagers go to court over quarrying operations

Seven villagers in Yan, Kedah, filed for an interim injunction from the Alor Setar High Court yesterday to stop the quarrying works in Gunung Jerai.
MAS terima durian runtuh RM650 juta

MAS terima durian runtuh RM650 juta

Syarikat induknya, Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd (PMB) akan membuat pembayaran tersebut ekoran penamatan awal operasi perkhidmatan penerbangan domestiknya.
North Korean FM, Rice for KL meeting

North Korean FM, Rice for KL meeting

Paek Nam-Sun and Condoleezza Rice will attend Southeast Asia's annual security forum on July 28.
N Korean missiles: Did US and mates overreact?

N Korean missiles: Did US and mates overreact?

Somewhere in the west's and Asian reactions to North Korea is a line that smacks of sheer hypocrisy and policy wonkness.
MAS gets windfall of RM650 million

MAS gets windfall of RM650 million

The amount will come from Malaysia Airlines' parent company for the early termination of an agreement to operate domestic air services.
Crowded Planet Feels the Heat

Crowded Planet Feels the Heat

free Stop making babies and start planting more trees, folks. No wonder it's been hot and muggy these days.
Syed Hamid: Burma must change

Syed Hamid: Burma must change

Malaysia has insisted that Burma democratise and free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi if it wants Asean's support in international gatherings.
Masing still the boss, says PRS official

Masing still the boss, says PRS official

The authority of 'censured' Parti Rakyat Sarawak president Dr James Masing should not be doubted, said the deputy information chief.
MAS to offer discounts despite AirAsia opposition

MAS to offer discounts despite AirAsia opposition

The cabinet has backed a plan to allow the national carrier to offer discounts on domestic routes.
PAS bans Muslims from KB's liquor outlets

PAS bans Muslims from KB's liquor outlets

The Kota Baru Municipal Council said the directive was in line with the state government's plan to eliminate liquor consumption among Muslims.
Fires rage in Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra

Fires rage in Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra

Indonesia has deployed around 1,500 firefighters to battle hundreds of forest fires raging on Sumatra island and Indonesia's Borneo.
Fernandes still in control, not selling to Temasek

Fernandes still in control, not selling to Temasek

The AirAsia boss will ensure the airline remains Malaysian owned and not sell shares to the Singapore state investment arm.