Archive - 25 August 2006

A list allegedly shows that 150 VIPs bought imported cars confiscated by the Customs Department at a fraction of their market value.

The transport minister will have to bite the bullet should delayed flights carry on and remain unexplained, warned the opposition leader.

The investigation is called off on the advice of the finance ministry but some feel the move could have political motives.

China will reduce its trade surplus by providing a more open marketplace for goods from developing countries, a top official said yesterday

The act infringes on basic human rights such as the right to a fair trial and presumption of innocense before proven guilty.

Should we be surprised if a majority of them - as indicated by a survey - say that interfaith dialogues are not an issue?

Below are excerpts from the interview malaysiakini had with Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) director-general Dr Syed Ali Tawfik Al-Attas.

Malaysians of all walks of life are certainly shamefully amused to hear the claims of former premier, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who denies he had shackled the judiciary.

exclusive Dr Syed Ali Tawfik Al-Attas talks to malaysiakini in this second of a three-part interview about Islamisation, injustices to non-Muslims and the Islamic worldview on co-existing in a plural society.

They were animists, Hindus and Buddhists before embracing Islam. The only connection between Malay as an ethnic group and Islam as a religion is the Federal Constitution, says a reader.

The deal will help Southeast Asian firms do business in China's services industries including banking, information technology, and tourism.

Malaysia's leading bank says that its Islamic finance sector helped drive full-year profits up 12 percent to RM2.80 billion.

Why is there suddenly a shortage of sugar? Malaysians, most of whom have a sweet tooth, are up in arms. Shufiyan Shukur has the answer in this Malaysiakini four-part special report.

The Muslim Consumer Association of Malaysia said it will call on Malaysians to stop buying products from three high-profile US companies - Starbucks, Coca Cola and Colgate-Palmolive.

The deputy prime minister said the cleanliness and beauty of a country's toilets were a measure of how civilised it was.

Rafidah Aziz said the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement inked with the US could see progress in reforming Burma.