Archive - 22 August 2006

Abdul Kudus dakwa terima surat mengandungi peluru

Abdul Kudus dakwa terima surat mengandungi peluru

Bekas Pengarah Penguatkuasa Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) itu mendakwa surat ugutan dan peluru itu diserahkan kepadanya malam tadi.
1988 judicial crisis: Salleh's full statement

1988 judicial crisis: Salleh's full statement

The following is the three-page statement released by former Lord President Salleh Abas today.
Deputy minister implicated in bullet threat

Deputy minister implicated in bullet threat

'Mention Kayveas' name again in court, you and your family will be killed. Bang Bang!'
Q&A: Disillusioned but not bitter

Q&A: Disillusioned but not bitter

The following is an abstract of the press conference called by former Lord President Salleh Abas at the National Heart Institute.
Kenduri kesyukuran rai Dr M di Kedah esok

Kenduri kesyukuran rai Dr M di Kedah esok

Anjuran Dewan Perhimpunan Melayu Kedah, sebuah pertubuhan perdagangan orang Melayu yang dianggotai oleh peniaga dan usahawan dari pelbagai latarbelakang dan fahaman politik.
Nazri: No solid reasons to relook judicial crisis

Nazri: No solid reasons to relook judicial crisis

The de facto law minister says the government cannot be entertaining the whims and fancies or certain individuals.
Salleh Abas: Dedahkan kebenaran mengenai krisis kehakiman 1988

Salleh Abas: Dedahkan kebenaran mengenai krisis kehakiman 1988

Bekas Ketua Hakim Negara yang dipecat sewaktu krisis 1988, menegaskan perlunya siasatan dijalankan dan memulihkan semula kebebasan bidang kehakiman.
ISA releases good but why be selective, asks GMI

ISA releases good but why be selective, asks GMI

Welcoming the release of three alleged JI members, the body urges the government not to be selective when deciding on whom to free.
Sports centre in England: Decision next month

Sports centre in England: Decision next month

The sports minister explained that the project was to 'immerse' national athletes and to expose them to competitive training and international competitions.
Asean to ink nursing accord in December

Asean to ink nursing accord in December

Salleh: Reveal truth about judicial crisis

Salleh: Reveal truth about judicial crisis

The ex-chief judge, who was sacked during the 1988 crisis, breaks his silence today at a press conference in IJN where he is receiving treatment.
Pemuda MCA: Isu dengan Khairy belum selesai...

Pemuda MCA: Isu dengan Khairy belum selesai...

'Persetujuan' yang dicapai antara Khairy Jamaluddin dan rakan sejawatannya dari MCA, Datuk Ling Hee Leong dalam satu pertemuan semalam, 'tidak mewakili' pendirian sebenar Pemuda MCA.
Not the end of the issue, Khairy

Not the end of the issue, Khairy

MCA Youth wants a full accounting from Umno Youth's Khairy Jamaluddin for his 'careless whispers' about Chinese Malaysians.
Scuffle: UPM response outrageous, shameful

Scuffle: UPM response outrageous, shameful

I understand that we should always try to be civil and not emotional in our comments about social issues in order to be constructive. However, in reading such an announcement by...
Umno Youth No 2 the albatross

Umno Youth No 2 the albatross

Khairy will destroy cordial relations

Khairy will destroy cordial relations

Medical Act - beef up ambulance service first

Medical Act - beef up ambulance service first

More costs for patients under new Act

More costs for patients under new Act

CMs post - what about politics by consensus?

CMs post - what about politics by consensus?

Why Petronas accounts are secret

Why Petronas accounts are secret

After Dr M, time to move forward

After Dr M, time to move forward

Nation must stop welcoming ships of destruction

Nation must stop welcoming ships of destruction

Sugar for my honey ... oops, well, maybe later

Sugar for my honey ... oops, well, maybe later

Suaram: Sack 'in denial' UPM VC

Suaram: Sack 'in denial' UPM VC

The human rights group is seeing red over the university's investigation into a fracas involving its students.
Kolumnis Msia mengaku seorang gay

Kolumnis Msia mengaku seorang gay

Kolumnis popular dalam akhbar berbahasa Cina, Sin Chew Daily Ouyang Wen Feng secara terbuka mengakui bahawa dia seorang homoseksual sewaktu majlis pelancaran bukunya di Kuala Lumpur semalam.
Pihak bukan Islam diminta jangan prejudis

Pihak bukan Islam diminta jangan prejudis

Terhadap gesaan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi kepada empat buah negeri supaya menggubal segera undang-undang yangb menyekat penyebaran agama lain terhadap orang Islam.
Coming out with courage and integrity

Coming out with courage and integrity

These qualities are attributed to Ouyang Wen Feng, a Chinese Malaysian writer who has openly acknowledged his homosexuality in a book launched yesterday.
Dr M: Some leaders are followers

Dr M: Some leaders are followers

updated version If a leader does not know what to do and keeps asking his followers, then he is not a leader, says the former premier.
Majlis Peguam kecam poster ancam bunuh anggotanya

Majlis Peguam kecam poster ancam bunuh anggotanya

Gesa pihak berkuasa menyiasat segera bagi mengenal pasti pihak atau pihak-pihak yang bertanggungjawab terhadap pengedaran dan kandungan poster-poster berkenaan.
Penduduk Bandar Mahkota Cheras bantah kali ketujuh

Penduduk Bandar Mahkota Cheras bantah kali ketujuh

Membantah pembinaan halangan konkrit di atas jalan yang sebelum ini digunakan mereka sebagai jalan pintas untuk memasuki ke lebuhraya Cheras-Kajang bagi mengelak bayaran tol.
Diva's wedding - Indon media unhappy

Diva's wedding - Indon media unhappy

free Indonesian media representatives are disappointed with the poor treatment they received when covering Malaysian pop diva Siti Nurhaliza's wedding.
Skin-deep diversity?

Skin-deep diversity?

An overwhelming number of Malay respondents to a survey say they are willing to live alongside those of other faiths. But is the diversity only skin deep?
Hisham, you too have yet to explain 'keris' stunt

Hisham, you too have yet to explain 'keris' stunt

'Hishammuddin's call for Khairy to clarify falls on very, very shallow grounds. As leaders of the nation, one should be extremely careful when choosing one's remarks,' says a reader.
Beliefs, conviction and doubt

Beliefs, conviction and doubt

Too many people mistakenly identify the truth of their beliefs with the strengths of their convictions and have forgotten that absolute truths belong to God.
Seventh protest against barricade

Seventh protest against barricade

Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents want a barricade removed to provide toll-free access to a highway, as promised.
Malaysia to UN: Rap Israel for violating truce

Malaysia to UN: Rap Israel for violating truce

OIC chair Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he was surprised the UN had not taken action after Israel launched a raid in southern Lebanon last Saturday.
Enforce laws on spreading beliefs to Muslims: PM

Enforce laws on spreading beliefs to Muslims: PM

Kuala Lumpur, Penang and the states of Sabah and Sarawak had yet to pass laws to prevent other faiths from spreading their beliefs among Muslims.
Haze hits peninsular Malaysia

Haze hits peninsular Malaysia

The air pollution index in Kuala Lumpur posted a reading of 77, edging towards the unhealthy range of 101-200, while Port Klang has a reading of 78.
No Thai tariff cuts on Malaysian auto imports

No Thai tariff cuts on Malaysian auto imports

Thailand has refused to slash a 20 percent tariff on Malaysian cars, saying it must first drop a restrictive national imports scheme, a report said today.
Hundreds of Indon military, police to fight fires

Hundreds of Indon military, police to fight fires

Indonesia is to deploy hundreds of police and troops to fight fires raging on Sumatra island, officials said today.
Asean agrees to 'standstill' on non-tariff barriers

Asean agrees to 'standstill' on non-tariff barriers

From the standstill, work will be done to remove as many (non-tariff barriers) as possible, says Rafidah Aziz.
Asean urged to forge single market by 2015

Asean urged to forge single market by 2015

Pak Lah urged Southeast Asian nations to create a single market by 2015, five years earlier than planned, or face losing foreign investment.