Archive - 17 July 2006

Thai AirAsia, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia, plans to open direct flights between Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur later this year.

Proposed provisions under the Code to tackle terrorism are similar to those under the notorious ISA and thus could be abused.

Extracts from the controversial 'Ethnic Relations' textbook currently in use in some universities which has drawn criticism for various quarters.

According to Kandasamy Sayapu's MyKad, he was a Muslim. But the deceased's family is claiming otherwise.

There will not be full revelation of the government's decision to scrap the half-bridge to Singapore, said a minister.

'We are still a registered legal and political entity. We have never dissolved and we have never merged with Keadilan'.

The not-so-new PM says no more mega-project. We had to cancel the 'crooked bridge' because the government did not do its homework. It did not get the agreement of...

The Court of Appeal pointed out that it would be bound by the superior court's decision in the Lina Joy apostasy case.

Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's ex-aide Matthias Chang has issued a point-by-point rebuttal to the documents declassified by the government over the crooked bridge issue.

The higher education minister said the contents cannot be disputed because these are based on facts.

Calling for full disclosure, Matthias Chang claims that the 'secret' documents released by the government last week contained 'old news'.

It agrees with a police force suggestion for judicial review of the findings of the proposed police watchdog.

Much can be done to improve sports excellence without dumping RM490 million into a sports academy abroad.

The president is not too happy with the way things are going and heads have begun to roll.

It appears that the authorities are no better than the Japanese in the art of glossing over history, says a reader who lived through the tumultuous May 13, 1969 racial riots.

RM490 million sports centre is being touted as a test-case for the current administration. Can it also be guilty of indulging in mega-projects without any accountability and transparency?

Political observers attribute certain signs to indications that the long-serving Sarawak chief minister will step down in a matter of months.

At least five people were killed when a tsunami hit the coast of Java island, wrecking buildings and sending boats piling onto land after a 7.2-magnitude quake at 4.19pm.

Parts of Malaysia's west have seen the return of haze in recent days, which authorities have blamed mainly on open burning in parts of Indonesia.

The state on Saturday recorded 56 new cases of the disease, which mainly affects infants and young children.

Members of parliament and state lawmakers would also be appointed to the volunteer squad to help curb the "marriages of convenience".

Deputy Internal Security Minister Fu Ah Kiow said the violent crime rate had risen between 11 and 13 percent in the first five months in 2006.

Leading pop star Siti Nurhaliza Taruddin today ended months of intense speculation by announcing she will marry a wealthy businessman 20 years her senior.