Archive - 27 July 2006

RM30 mil ISA suit Even with former IGP Abdul Rahim Noor being implicated in the case, it did not deter his commitment to get to the bottom of the allegation.

Speakers at the first birthday bash of our Chinese edition tell why the independent and free online media must be supported.

Web news operators say repressive press laws should first be repealed rather than clamping down on their portals to ensure a 'level playing field' for the mainstream media.

In the past, posters and banners were put up to condemn the former premier and his administration. But times have changed.

Penganjurnya berkata pihak polis memanggil mereka pagi ini dan menawarkan permit kepada mereka untuk mengadakan perhimpunan tersebut di luar Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur.

"I hope all of us can understand that if we play with sensitive issues like religion, it will create an uneasy situation," cautioned Pak Lah.

Dominique Ng offered his unqualified, unequivocal and sincere apology and the speaker let him go with a warning.

While scores have run foul of the law for taking their grouses to the streets without a police permit, today's demonstration however sees a twist.

Malaysiakini akan lancar Saluran TV Internet Asean yang pertama Asia 247 tidak lama lagi.

This pressure method has proven to be successful and with dramatic results in the past. Ask Cambodia.

Some 150 people ranging from politicians to students packed the auditorium at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.

Perdana Menteri berkata ia bertujuan mengelak daripada berlaku perkara yang tidak diingini dan mengelakkan tindakan kerajaan ke atas mereka yang terlibat.

The BN-dominated legislature easily rejected the motion from the opposition DAP

There is a significant amount of material which, while doing many things, chiefly presents a distorted picture of not only what Article 11 is attempting to achieve but also the way things are.

Genting International will build a Universal Studios theme park if it wins the bid for Singapore's second casino licence.

Pihak penganjurnya menjelaskan perhimpunan itu tidak bertujuan memprovokasi mana-mana pihak, cuma untuk menyatakan pendirian umat Islam terhadap hak dan kedudukan agama Islam di negara ini.

The lack of focus and a shift of priority in the education system has seen a backlash, one which is now causing the government a 'headache'.

Katanya, kerajaan tidak akan menaikkan harga gula pada masa ini kerana ia boleh menyebabkan harga barangan lain juga turut naik.

Bagaimanapun, penganjur majlis itu yakin lebih 5,000 ahli Umno dan penyokong Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad akan menghadiri majlis bersama bekas Perdana Menteri itu.

Tunjuk perasaan membantah serangan ganas Israel terhadap Lebanon dan Gaza, juga turut menunggu ketibaan Setiausaha Negara Amerika itu berhampiran tempat persidangan Forum Rantau Asean (ARF).

Petronas defends its acquisition of a stake in the Russian energy giant, saying it was a 'logical thing' to do.

Such an order to stop all discussion on Article 11 will not defuse the problem that affects all rakyat, argues a reader.

Because there are sectors of the economy that depend on the Bangladesh workforce, they will be allowed to work in Malaysia again.

The print media is complaining it is unfair that in cyberspace, the media is allowed to roam more freely.

Burma has shown no indications it wants to lead Asean next year despite being entitled to under an alphabetical rotation system, Syed Hamid Albar said.

Japan will dispatch an expert to help the economic development of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, which is torn by a Muslim separatist rebellion.

Condoleezza Rice will not meet with Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on the sidelines of Asian security talks in Kuala Lumpur, a US official said.

Malaysian police met Condoleezza Rice's security personnel ahead of the talks and an array of measures is in place to endure the VIP's safety.