Archive - 9 August 2006

'They will jail me if I talk more': Dr M

'They will jail me if I talk more': Dr M

The rambunctious ex-PM also says that before he has any meeting with Pak Lah, those on the 'fourth floor' will have to go.
Nik Sapeia didakwa cederakan Dr M

Nik Sapeia didakwa cederakan Dr M

Dia dituduh menyembur bahan berbahaya dengan menggunakan alat penyembur, iaitu bahan yang berbahaya kepada tubuh badan apabila dihidu, di Lapangan Terbang Pengkalan Chepa pada 28 Julai lalu.
Religious police officer in sex rap

Religious police officer in sex rap

He was charged for forcing a 21-year-old factory worker to perform oral sex.
EC to be allowed to update electors' addresses

EC to be allowed to update electors' addresses

Its chairperson says existing laws will be amended to allow the Election Commission to do this in order to ensure a clean electoral roll.
Venue 'withdrawn' for ethnic relations talk

Venue 'withdrawn' for ethnic relations talk

Youth for Change has had to change the venue for its second lecture in an 'alternative course' on ethnic relations for students.
Pemuda PJ Utara turut undang Dr M beri ucaptama

Pemuda PJ Utara turut undang Dr M beri ucaptama

Manakala Umno Kubang Pasu pula turut mengundang bekas Perdana Menteri itu dan anaknya Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir menghadiri mesyuarat bahagian itu pada 2 September depan.
Experts say leatherback turtles not extinct

Experts say leatherback turtles not extinct

It is correct when one says the population of the leatherback has declined drastically ... but the turtle has not become extinct, says a Terengganu official.
Taib: Stop instigating Dr M

Taib: Stop instigating Dr M

According to the Umno leader, those close to the former premier are feeding him with incorrect information concerning his sucessor.
Pak Lah 'fails to score with football analogy'

Pak Lah 'fails to score with football analogy'

Kit Siang asks: Is Abdullah seriously suggesting that he should only be judged when the full 90 minutes of the football match has been played - which is another 22 years and eight months?
Umno wing: Penang CM rotation not a racial issue

Umno wing: Penang CM rotation not a racial issue

Gerakan cannot monopolise the post, says Nibong Tebal Umno Youth division chief Shafie Kassim.
MT Umno diminta pertemukan Abdullah-Mahathir

MT Umno diminta pertemukan Abdullah-Mahathir

Pemuda Bahagian Masjid Tanah Melaka juga menolak penggunaan orang tengah kerana bimbang ada pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab akan "menangguk di air keruh".
Khairy now a liability for Pak Lah

Khairy now a liability for Pak Lah

In spite of all the tears shed, I find it difficult to feel sorry for someone who has managed to borrow RM9.2 million in order to make more millions for himself.
Pak Lah has astonished us

Pak Lah has astonished us

Meet the people and explain, Pak Lah

Meet the people and explain, Pak Lah

Ku Li: Adakan perhimpunan khas Umno untuk Dr M

Ku Li: Adakan perhimpunan khas Umno untuk Dr M

Eksklusif Untuk mendengar penjelasan bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad mengenai pergeserannya dengan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sekarang.
Pak Lah-Dr M: Sandiwara still mesmerises

Pak Lah-Dr M: Sandiwara still mesmerises

Battle will distract Pak Lah from 9MP

Battle will distract Pak Lah from 9MP

Efforts to step up Dayak party blocked

Efforts to step up Dayak party blocked

Allow police to probe Mkini

Allow police to probe Mkini

Lost City: Our Indiana Jones should speak up

Lost City: Our Indiana Jones should speak up

Student group: UM guidebook too rigid

Student group: UM guidebook too rigid

SMM claims that the guidebook used for registering associations or societies in UM is too rigid.
Malaysia should have dialogue with Israel

Malaysia should have dialogue with Israel

Breaking down mental barriers

Breaking down mental barriers

Ulama should seek out contributions from outside their field to enhance their understanding of our great faith, Islam.
Q&A: Mahathir 'must get what he wants'

Q&A: Mahathir 'must get what he wants'

In this first of a three-part interview, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah shares his views on the current spat between Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Ku Li: Let Dr M speak at special Umno meet

Ku Li: Let Dr M speak at special Umno meet

exclusive "Instead of letting him talk to others, let's listen to him," says Umno stalwart Tengku Razaleigh in urging the party to hold a special congress for Mahathir to say his piece.
Pemuda Nibong Tebal lulus usul gilir Ketua Menteri

Pemuda Nibong Tebal lulus usul gilir Ketua Menteri

Ketua Pemuda Umno bahagian itu, Shafie Haji Kassim menjelaskan, pihaknya tidak ada motof lain dan ia bukan isu perkauman kerana penggiliran jawatan Ketua Menteri itu membabitkan semua parti komponen BN.
Sebuah lagi patung Buddha dibina di Kelantan

Sebuah lagi patung Buddha dibina di Kelantan

Kini terdapat dua patung Buddha patung 'Sitting Buddha' dan 'Sleeping Buddha' di Tumpat.
Organiser fined for raunchy Pussycat Dolls concert

Organiser fined for raunchy Pussycat Dolls concert

Absolute Entertainment was fined RM10,000 for breaching a state entertainment act when organising a concert by US pop group Pussycat Dolls.
Dropping of Malacca Strait 'war risk' listing hailed

Dropping of Malacca Strait 'war risk' listing hailed

Syed Hamid Albar says the move by the London insurance market to de-list the Malacca Strait as a dangerous waterway was welcome.
Burma can't hide behind non-interference policy

Burma can't hide behind non-interference policy

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that the Burmese issue had led to much debate about the non-interference policy and it was due for an overhaul.
PM on the run

PM on the run

With only empty promises and hollow claims offered to date, when will he move forward with reform?
Nik Sapeia charged for pepper spray attack

Nik Sapeia charged for pepper spray attack

Nik Sapeia Nik Yusoff, 53, was charged with injuring four people including Mahathir on July 28.
DAP throws cold water over 9MP project

DAP throws cold water over 9MP project

Greater benefits could accrue from a bridge between the Sabah coast and Labuan rather than Bum Bum island, said a DAP leader.
Matrade scandal: RM12 mil 'missing' from contractor

Matrade scandal: RM12 mil 'missing' from contractor

Did the Selangor government divert the money? DAP assemblyperson Teng Chang Khim wants the authorities to find out.
Police can no longer handle drug addicts

Police can no longer handle drug addicts

Deputy IGP Musa Hassan says the police want the relevant agencies to take charge of rehabilitating addicts so that they can go after traffickers and pushers.
Haze in Malaysia not caused by Indon fires

Haze in Malaysia not caused by Indon fires

An Indonesian official says the hotspots were too spread out to have caused the haze that hit Kuala Lumpur and its surrounds yesterday.