Archive - 4 August 2006

The prime minister's son-in-law denies that he has married a popular local actress.

Migrant workers' rights continue to be trampled on by exploitative employers but now it goes beyond just poor wages but the violent use of threats and force.

They should have enough to keep them busy for a whole year if they actually will work on them, says a reader.

Mohamed Amin Mohamed Razali yang terlibat dalam insiden Sauk enam tahun lalu, menjalani hukuman gantung di Penjara Sungai Buloh, Selangor hari ini.

The talk in KB The ex-PM says there were those who wanted to detain him under ISA during Tunku Abdul Rahman's time. Will it happen again?

He lodges a complaint with the authorities alleging the comment left by a reader at a popular blog is tantamount to inciting violence against him following his article on Dr M.

Naib Ketua Pemuda Umno Khairy Jamaluddin menafikan dakwaan kononnya beliau telah berkahwin dengan pelakon Maya Karin.

This is the first time that component parties of ruling BN coalition will sit with opposition parties at a workshop organised by Mafrel.

A Dayak business leader says if they do, it can lead to many problems such as abuse of power.

The wing is expected to move a resolution on this matter which it hopes will go right to the top. It is also being described as a resonable request.

Naib Ketua Umno bahagian berkenaan, Mohd Rosdi Abdul Aziz mendakwa, perkara itu telah lama berlaku tetapi semakin memuncak sejak dua tiga tahun kebelakangan ini.

Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) akan menghantar kereta perisai dan pasukan yang dilengkapi pakaian kalis peluru bagi menghadapi sebarang kemungkinan di Lebanon.

Sekurang-kurangnya 10 daripada 13 pergerakan Pemuda Umno bahagian sepakat membentangkan usul tersebut dalam mesyuarat masing-masing minggu depan, sebelum membawanya ke mesyuarat bahagian.

Critical thinking tells us that wars and riots are not caused by bloggers but political leaders in power.

Ketuanya, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein berkata sumbangan itu merupakan baki hasil kutipan tabung-tabung bantuan yang ditubuhkan pergerakan itu sebelum ini.

The increasing public preoccupation with ritual correctness by Malay-Muslim personalities and leaders continue to baffle and amaze the non-Malays and non-Muslims...

Penulis bersama kertas kerja tersebut yang dijadual dibentangkan di sebuah seminar antarabangsa di Sarawak ialah Dr Jayum Jawan - penulis bersama buku panduan hubungan etnik UPM yang juga ditarik balik.

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi selaku Pengerusi Pertubuhan Persidangan Islam (OIC) menulis surat itu bagi menggesa Presiden George W Bush, menggunakan pengaruhnya bagi mengadakan gencatan senjata di Lebanon.

The paper slated for presentation at an international conference is co-authored by Dr Jayum Jawan, who had also co-authored the controversial UPM guidebook on ethnic relations.

The problem is not the supply and demand balance but the political situation that sometimes push up the oil price to its peak, says Indonesia's energy minister.

The Defence Forces Chief says Malaysia will soon send observers to Lebanon to gather information but is confident the soldiers are prepared for any eventuality.

Malaysia's trade surplus in June rose 6.9 percent from May to RM8.61 billion on increased exports of electronic products and oil.