Archive - 7 August 2006

PM goes on air to defend son, son-in-law

PM goes on air to defend son, son-in-law

He vehemently defends Khairy Jamaluddin and Kamaluddin against allegations that they gained large benefits from his position as No 1.
Traffic fines: Ministers ignore deadline

Traffic fines: Ministers ignore deadline

Ops Warta IV ended today but this doesn't bother nine ministers who have yet to pay up more than a hundred summonses issued to them.
AirAsia, Tiger Airways may fly M'sia-S'pore route

AirAsia, Tiger Airways may fly M'sia-S'pore route

The government is studying the possibility of allowing budget carriers AirAsia and Singapore-based Tiger Airways to fly the lucrative Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route.
A sermon for my fellow Americans

A sermon for my fellow Americans

Come together my friends, for only we can save the world from America.
High oil prices will not dent AirAsia's ambitious plans: CEO

High oil prices will not dent AirAsia's ambitious plans: CEO

High oil prices will not put Asia's largest budget carrier AirAsia off new routes to Indonesia, China and India as it looks to fly 15 million passengers by the end of 2007.
Israel cannot be given 'licence' to destroy Lebanon

Israel cannot be given 'licence' to destroy Lebanon

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said the United States and Britain must be fair in seeking an end to the crisis.
Pages of Anwar interview missing in magazine

Pages of Anwar interview missing in magazine

Apparently someone had surreptitiously remove the six pages of the Anwar interview in the 72-page lifestyle magazine.
Citizens against conflict - protests continue

Citizens against conflict - protests continue

Peaceful protests are allowing people to express their sentiments against aggression in the Middle East.
Resign, PKR tells Sentul police chief

Resign, PKR tells Sentul police chief

Dissatisfied with police investigations into the death of a college student, the opposition party wants heads to roll.
YTL chief's wife dies of cancer

YTL chief's wife dies of cancer

The NEPs Ahmads and Jamals

The NEPs Ahmads and Jamals

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's race to make the Malays successful through the NEP has certainly created a number of well-known Malay tycoons who made it big in...
Police want pound of Mkini flesh

Police want pound of Mkini flesh

Mahathir shouldnt raise racist sentiments

Mahathir shouldnt raise racist sentiments

Dr Ms finest legacies and glaring failures

Dr Ms finest legacies and glaring failures

Poll reforms: Let chief justice run caretaker gov't

Poll reforms: Let chief justice run caretaker gov't

It said this approach would eliminate abuse of public resources during election campaigns.
Feminism research book a first in Malaysia

Feminism research book a first in Malaysia

The book can be seen as a stepping stone towards understanding the state of women's rights in the country, say the authors.
People power needed to save Coliseum

People power needed to save Coliseum

Warkah sempena ulangtahun ke-3 PKR

Warkah sempena ulangtahun ke-3 PKR

Lost City lost for good?

Lost City lost for good?

Middle East battle not ours

Middle East battle not ours

Fat Man, Little Boy and Israelis reaction

Fat Man, Little Boy and Israelis reaction

Human life is sacred

Human life is sacred

Timber council protects market, not people

Timber council protects market, not people

An Orang Ulu lawyer claims that native rights are being ignored even as the council promotes its certification standards.
Fallout from Bakun relocation unresolved

Fallout from Bakun relocation unresolved

The woes of 1,500 Orang Ulu families were spun out for the parliamentary select committee on integrity.
Chinese Msian group meets PM

Chinese Msian group meets PM

Probe Khairy's ECM-Libra share purchase

Probe Khairy's ECM-Libra share purchase

Who are the people who financed him? If these parties truly had financed him, surely there must be some form of collateral to back the RM9.2 million loan, says a reader.
PM: Let party decide his future

PM: Let party decide his future

The prime minister said that it was up to Umno to decide the political future of his son-in-law, who had been accused of being the power behind the throne.
New dawn for Chinese journalism?

New dawn for Chinese journalism?

Shrugging off curbs, some in China's media industry are bringing about subtle change.
Haze from Indonesia returns

Haze from Indonesia returns

A blanket of yellowish smoke hung over the city today, while its iconic Petronas Twin Towers were barely visible.