Archive - 29 August 2006

PM arah henti segera debat antara ahli Parlimen-KDRM

PM arah henti segera debat antara ahli Parlimen-KDRM

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata perbuatan tuduh menuduh itu sudah sampai ke tahap yang elok yang diberhentikan.
Greater access to US markets with FTA

Greater access to US markets with FTA

Malaysia will have a better competitive edge compared to countries who don't have a FTA with the US, the Dewan was told today.
Bantah Kamus Dewan guna perkataan keling dan cinabeng

Bantah Kamus Dewan guna perkataan keling dan cinabeng

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka diminta menimbang memansuhkan penggunaan berterusan kedua-dua perkataan tersebut dalam edisi Kamus Dewan seterusnya.
Proposed gender bill to comply with syariah law

Proposed gender bill to comply with syariah law

The courts have interpreted the constitution's Article 8 as only requiring the government not to practise discrimination against women. Private individuals and companies are however exempted.
'Sack Nazri' resolution: Was it passed?

'Sack Nazri' resolution: Was it passed?

The Kubang Pasu Umno division appears to be at odds over the resolution calling for the minister's head to roll in relation to his criticisms against Mahathir.
Buku teks sejarah tidak ketepi sumbangan mana-mana kaum

Buku teks sejarah tidak ketepi sumbangan mana-mana kaum

Setiausaha Parlimen Kementerian Pelajaran P Komala Devi berkata ia diterbitkan berasaskan sukatan pelajaran dan huraian sukatan pelajaran yang disemak semula dan disediakan oleh kementerian secara berperingkat bermula 2003.
Police torture video: Implement IPCMC now

Police torture video: Implement IPCMC now

Without an independent watchdog, the black sheeps in the force will continue to resort to violence with impunity.
PP: Tubuh segera konsortium syarikat bumiputera dan GLC

PP: Tubuh segera konsortium syarikat bumiputera dan GLC

Agensi seperti Perda dan Yayasan Bumiputera Pulau Pinang yang ditubuhkan sejak 1970-an kesemuanya tidak membawa kesan terhadap pembangunan orang Melayu di negeri itu.
Pemuda cawangan kata usul pecat Nazri diluluskan

Pemuda cawangan kata usul pecat Nazri diluluskan

Menurut mereka, ini kerana buku usul yang diedarkan di mesyuarat pergerakan Pemuda Umno bahagian Kubang Pasu Sabtu lalu telah mengkategorikan usul tersebut sebagai 'usul yang diluluskan tanpa bahas'.
Excellence - have we lost the urge?

Excellence - have we lost the urge?

Two recent rankings about Malaysia have given me some food for thought. First of all, a recent study by Reader's Digest showed that Malaysian are the third rudest people...
Fiscal policies hurting real businesses

Fiscal policies hurting real businesses

Democracy just another mask

Democracy just another mask

Watch out for the stubborn, recalcitrant

Watch out for the stubborn, recalcitrant

Put right kind of pressure on Pak Lah

Put right kind of pressure on Pak Lah

History textbooks don't ignore other races

History textbooks don't ignore other races

The Education Ministry says the syllabus was revised to make the subject more interesting and not to sideline the contributions of other races.
Dont blame leaders, vote intelligently

Dont blame leaders, vote intelligently

Azizah: Elak tsunami globalisasi

Azizah: Elak tsunami globalisasi

Presiden PKR itu berkata, kemerdekaan seringkali dihubungkaitkan dengan jati diri bangsa sesebuah negara.
Prostitution in KB: Be more realistic, PAS

Prostitution in KB: Be more realistic, PAS

Penang taxi drivers not okay

Penang taxi drivers not okay

Manila denies rescinding M'sian firm's oil contract

Manila denies rescinding M'sian firm's oil contract

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita points out that no contract had been offered Malaysian-based Mitra Energy to take part in oil development in Palawan Island.
Objection to keling, cinabeng in dictionary

Objection to keling, cinabeng in dictionary

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka has been asked to review the inclusion of these words in the next edition of 'Kamus Dewan'.
Discoursing on discourse

Discoursing on discourse

When China and India really start moving, we'd better be more concerned about losing more of our 'Pantai Holdings'.
Nuclear option if oil tips 100 dollars

Nuclear option if oil tips 100 dollars

The government may consider nuclear power generation if the price of oil goes over 100 dollars a barrel.
Penghakiman kes Snap ditangguhkan

Penghakiman kes Snap ditangguhkan

Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur memerlukan lebih banyak masa untuk menyediakan penghakiman bertulis.
Dr M tops Kubang Pasu's nomination list

Dr M tops Kubang Pasu's nomination list

The former premier took pole position after 79 out of the 136 branches in the Kubang Pasu Umno division nominated him.
PAS: Parti Komunis bantu capai kemerdekaan negara

PAS: Parti Komunis bantu capai kemerdekaan negara

Sejarah tidak boleh menafikan hakikat bahawa Parti Komunis Malaysia (PKM) turut berperanan dalam menuntut kemerdekaan negara, kata badan pemikir PAS.
Ouyang: Heart of the matter

Ouyang: Heart of the matter

special interview In the first of a two-part series, Chinese Malaysian writer Ouyang Wen Feng explains why he chose to go public with his homosexuality.
PAS: Communist party helped secure Merdeka

PAS: Communist party helped secure Merdeka

Are history books based on facts and were Umno leaders the only ones fighting for the independence of this country?
Court judgment on troubled Snap put off

Court judgment on troubled Snap put off

The wait continues for the Sarawak National Party as the court keeps on dragging its feet, this time on writing its judgment.
Najib, go tell Khairy to behave himself

Najib, go tell Khairy to behave himself

It is matter for regret that the DPM felt it appropriate sermonising the other BN components instead of directing Khairy to withdraw his racial remarks, says a reader.
Dr M dapat pencalonan terbanyak

Dr M dapat pencalonan terbanyak

Kira-kira 60 peratus cawangan Umno dalam bahagian Kubang Pasu mencalonkan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad untuk bertanding sebagai perwakilan ke perhimpunan agung Umno November ini.
Doublespeak of rookie politicians

Doublespeak of rookie politicians

Among some aspiring politicians, the desperate quest to reach the top darkens their sense of right and wrong.
Celebrities weigh in to Hong Kong snooping row

Celebrities weigh in to Hong Kong snooping row

Hong Kong's celebrity and political heavyweights joined a storm of protest after a Hong Kong pop star was secretly photographed semi-nude by a magazine.
Najib: RM10 bil to solve transport woes in KL

Najib: RM10 bil to solve transport woes in KL

Najib Tun Razak has announced multi-billion-dollar plans to solve Kuala Lumpur's chronic traffic problems by upgrading public transport in and around the capital.
Nude photos: HK vows to tighten privacy laws

Nude photos: HK vows to tighten privacy laws

A Hong Kong pop star has called for the tightening of privacy laws after she was secretly photographed semi-nude in Malaysia by a tabloid-style magazine.
S'pore, M'sia to gain from economic pact

S'pore, M'sia to gain from economic pact

Singapore Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang says that cooperation between the city-state and Malaysia will be a boost to their economies.
New law to tackle human trafficking

New law to tackle human trafficking

Radzi Sheikh Ahmad says the government will draft new legislation to crack down on human trafficking and prevent the country from being used as a transit point.