Archive - 18 July 2006

MPs reacted strongly to a ethnic relations textbook used in UPM but the evasive minister insists it contains 'historic facts' during a heated debate today.

Forum anjuran Article 11 yang dijadual diadakan di Johor Bahru Sabtu ini akan diteruskan walaupun ditentang oleh Pemuda Umno dan PAS Johor.

The 'holding-hands' case Three years on, the hearing of the controversial case gets underway with an amended charge and the testimony of a DBKL officer facing a corruption rap.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announces that tenders for 880 new development projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) worth about RM15 billion will be effected soon.

Upon hearing the dismal ranking of the Malaysian football team, a frustrated Abdul Ghapur Salleh says the time for change has come.

Rundingan dua-hala antara Singapura dan Malaysia tidak membawa manfaat kepada Malaysia, melainkan "untung secupak tetapi rugi segantang".

Its forum, scheduled for Saturday in Johor Baru, will proceed despite opposition from Johor Umno Youth and Johor PAS.

Air quality in several locations including Penang, Perak which borders Thailand, and Port Klang had registered unhealthy levels.

The disputed book on ethnic relations does not contain historical facts but historical lies, claims the opposition leader.

Following claims of questionable practices in such sales, the select committee on integrity wants a change in procedure.

The function in Kelantan will proceed as planned. The party veterans say they will not bow to pressure.

While the deputy premier is on a working visit, Mahathir decides to spend the last days of his vacation there.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tidak menolak kemungkinan wujudnya pakatan untuk membawa Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad kembali berkuasa.

The hearing of Communist Party of Malaya veteran Chin Peng's suit to be allowed to return to Malaysia has been brought forward to this Friday.

Difahamkan pihak pentadbir universiti awam mengeluarkan arahan melarang pelajar dan kakitangannya menyertai sebarang aktiviti menyokong bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

In this first of a three-part exclusive interview with malaysiakini , Anwar Ibrahim - who was once No 2 in Umno - assesses Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's next move.

Berikutan itu, anggota keluarganya dibenarkan menuntut mayatnya dari Hospital Banding pada jam 4.30 petang semalam.

exclusive Anwar Ibrahim says he would not discount the possibility of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad making a political comeback.

The latest ban on books has revealed the need for independent oversight of such decisions, according to an advocacy group.

Menteri luar Asean akan bertemu di Kuala Lumpur pada 24 Julai dan diikuti oleh dialog keselamatan Asean, yang turut dihadiri Amerika Syarikat, Russia dan Kesatuan Eropah.

The remains of the man, whose religious status became a subject of dispute because NRD had unwittingly noted he was Muslim in his identity card, has been returned to his family.

Kelab tersebut mengambil alih penganjuran Majlis Bersama Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yang dijadual tiba di Kelantan pada jam 11 pagi Jumaat 28 Julai depan.

"It is a vital strait not just locally but internationally and one that we all have an interest in," US naval operations chief Admiral Michael Mullen said.

A meeting of Southeast Asian ministers and the region's largest security forum will discuss the growing conflict in the Middle East on July 24 in Kuala Lumpur.

As the Middle East order tips into potentially greater disorder, so too will the global oil market.

What prompts one to 'leave' religion? Why are the numbers of 'apostates' growing? Statistics don't provide the answers.

Ministers have asked their drivers to stick to the speed limit after many of them racked up numerous unpaid traffic fines.

The contracts of more than 100 foreign doctors have been axed after complaints they were not turning up for work and lacked expertise.

The Meteorogical Services Department said the haze, the first seen this year, could sweep over the Malaysian peninsula as it did in 2005.

The low-cost carrier AirAsia says it plans to fly to Asia's booming economies of China and India in early 2007 as Malaysia liberalises its aviation industry.

A woman forced to perform nude squats in police custody is suing for RM10 million over the incident which triggered a national furore.