Archive - 27 September 2006

Dont be cowed by US: economist

Dont be cowed by US: economist

If we are not careful, we will end up like Thailand and Korea during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, warns an economist on the free-trade talks between Malaysia and the US.
Our shame for failing the Penans

Our shame for failing the Penans

new I think for all its rhetoric, the government has failed the first inhabitants of Malaysia badly. The Malaysiakini report, 'Penan plight shocks Suhakam team' is timely.
Indigenous peoples too are marginalised

Indigenous peoples too are marginalised

Malays were once a great people

Malays were once a great people

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me

Two wrongs dont make a right

Two wrongs dont make a right

Please exorcise ghost of judicial past

Please exorcise ghost of judicial past

PM's leadership by proxy not best option

PM's leadership by proxy not best option

Gated community: How many can afford its lifestyle?

Gated community: How many can afford its lifestyle?

Foreign spouses - Immigration should change policy

Foreign spouses - Immigration should change policy

S'wak: Two areas declared 'unhealthy'

S'wak: Two areas declared 'unhealthy'

The air quality in Sarawak continues to deteriorate despite assurance that the worst of the haze is over.
Farewell Dr Nor Baizura

Farewell Dr Nor Baizura

Minister behind eviction notice?

Minister behind eviction notice?

Members of a church in Ipoh have sought the premier's help to stop a 'powerful third party' from forcing them out of the premises.
Monsoon Cup - No windfall for locals

Monsoon Cup - No windfall for locals

Sailboats from around the world came to the islands while chalets and bungalows mushroom everywhere. But the locals in Pulau Duyong are far from happy.
Tentera pun turut bantu edar gula

Tentera pun turut bantu edar gula

Bagi membantu penduduk selepas pemborong tidak mahu menghantar gula ke kawasan yang jauh kerana tidak berbaloi jika permintaannya sedikit.
MB irked by PAS leader's 'bodoh, tolol' remark

MB irked by PAS leader's 'bodoh, tolol' remark

Idris Jusoh slams the Islamic opposition party for not respecting the sanctity of the Ramadan month.
Kjaan disaran dedahkan kaedah pengiraan ekuiti bumiputera

Kjaan disaran dedahkan kaedah pengiraan ekuiti bumiputera

Menurut Institut Kepimpinan dan Strategi Asian (Asli), banyak data yang sukar diperolehi dan di bawah Akta Rahsia Rasmi (OSA).
MB Tganu dakwa wakil rakyat PAS tidak hormati Ramadhan

MB Tganu dakwa wakil rakyat PAS tidak hormati Ramadhan

Ekoran tindakan Datuk Wan Abdul Muttalib Embong (PAS-Batu Burok) yang memanggil Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pembangunan Islam Hadhari dan Kebajikan negeri Datuk Rosol Wahid sebagai "bodoh, tolol".
Kjaan rancang terbit bond Islam bernilai RM2.76bilion

Kjaan rancang terbit bond Islam bernilai RM2.76bilion

Bon tersebut boleh ditukar kepada saham Telekom Malaysia Bhd yang dikuasai oleh Khazanah.
Reveal bumi equity calculations, govt told

Reveal bumi equity calculations, govt told

If the government has nothing to hide, then think-tank Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute says it should open up the data.
Penduduk Pulau Duyong bimbang akan terpinggir

Penduduk Pulau Duyong bimbang akan terpinggir

Ianya ekoran pembangunan yang dibawa ke Pulau Duyong turut menyaksikan semakin ramai orang luar memiliki rumah mewah di pulau tersebut.
UUCA case adjourned for seventh time

UUCA case adjourned for seventh time

The senior federal counsel representing the Higher Education Ministry was engaged in another legal matter.
Pemuda SUPP kecewa parti terlepas jawatan datuk bandar

Pemuda SUPP kecewa parti terlepas jawatan datuk bandar

Jawatan datuk bandar Kuching disandang oleh calon dari SUPP yang merupakan parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) Sarawak, sejak penubuhan Malaysia pada 1963.
Bumi equity: Prof disputes study

Bumi equity: Prof disputes study

The political science lecturer questions the motive behind the study which claims that the NEP's target for bumiputera equity ownership has been exceeded.
Genting plans Universal Studios park in S'pore

Genting plans Universal Studios park in S'pore

Malaysia's Genting International will build a Universal Studios theme park for more than one-billion US dollars if it wins the bid for Singapore's second casino licence.
Eyes in the sky to save rainforest

Eyes in the sky to save rainforest

Malaysia will use satellite technology to fight illegal logging and forest fires nationwide in a bid to protect the country's dwindling timber resources.
Ruas Dr Mahathir bertemu dengan buku Lee Kuan Yew?

Ruas Dr Mahathir bertemu dengan buku Lee Kuan Yew?

Kenyataan Menteri Mentor Singapura, Lee Kuan Yew bahawa Cina Malaysia dipinggirkan secara sistematik, boleh diumpamakan sebagai menjolok sarang tebuan.
Dissidence grows against Thai coup

Dissidence grows against Thai coup

The dissidents, who include students, academics, journalists and activists, appear determined to raise a voice for democracy and human rights.
Supp Youth leads charge against leaders

Supp Youth leads charge against leaders

The young guns are unhappy that a party nominee has not been appointed to the Kuching South mayor's post.
Nation cries for a judicial cleansing

Nation cries for a judicial cleansing

In searching for what is right, we must transcend whatever loyalties we may hold, be it personal or political. The injury and wrong done must be seen for what it is, for without this cleansing there will be no progress.
Maid in Malaysia

Maid in Malaysia

Prosperity is no fit pretext for taking unfair advantage of a fellow human being's poverty or other misfortune.
Joint police hunt for ex-Cambodian police chief

Joint police hunt for ex-Cambodian police chief

The Malaysian police are now joined by their Cambodian counterparts to look for the fugitive ex-Cambodian police chief.
Gov't plans to sell RM2.76bil Islamic bonds

Gov't plans to sell RM2.76bil Islamic bonds

The bonds can be converted into shares of Telekom Malaysia Bhd, Malaysia's top fixed line operator, controlled by Khazanah.