Archive - 11 September 2006

Not properly trained and yet they were made to work at a hospital linked to their nursing school. And when they complained to the media, the school suspended them.

For the first six months of this year, more than 5,000 cars have been reported stolen.

A meeting the night before the contest had dramatically changed the fortunes of the former premier, say observers.

The pro-government forces are confident of emulating last year's big victory while their rivals demand a clean and fair polls.

Make the posts of prime minister for life to ensure continuity of government policies and projects, suggests an outspoken backbencher.

Contrary to rumours, Gerakan secretary-general Chia Kwang Chye says the party's Kepong division is not besieged by internal problems.

Mahathir lost his bid to be a delegate for the Umno Kubang Pasu division because in a fight between him and the incumbent leader...

The de facto law minister pounces on a question regarding the status of the death penalty to take potshots at the former premier.

We continue to live in an Orwellian work that still does not make sense. In a matrix of complexities run by generalissimos in their labyrinths.

new Oscar Night is still five months away. But a host has already been named - an indication that it's really the host that matters most on this celebrated Hollywood event.

Malaysian king Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and his wife arrived Sunday in Amman for an official three-day visit at the invitation of King Abdullah II.

Having our citizens detained in a foreign soil shows weakness in the present government, claims an opposition party.

analysis The former premier's ability to be a kingmaker or to dethrone a king should not be dismissed. History shows that Mahathir triumphs in the face of adversity.

The powers-that-be must take us all for fools with all the spin they have been giving us on the reason for Dr M's defeat and that this campaign is beneath him.

The starting point of what has been described as the judiciary's darkest hour can be traced back to the 1987 contest for the Umno presidency, writes the former Supreme Court judge.

The role of an Umno member is to support and ensure the success of the party's struggles and programmes, says the premier.

The prime minister's claim that he did not mislead Malaysians over his son's oil and gas services company, Scomi, in a recent TV3 interview fails to stand up to scrutiny.

The government's offer to send 1,000 peacekeeping troops to Lebanon will only help rescue Israel, says Dr Mahathir.

updated version In a major escalation of his clash with the prime minister, he called his successor a liar.