Archive - 30 September 2006

Malaysia will deploy 360 peacekeepers to southern Lebanon in October to join the United Nations force there, deputy prime minister Najib Razak said today.

Lim Kit Siang mendakwa Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menter itu telah memberi fakta yang tidak betul mengenai pertambahan penduduk Sabah dan mendakwa ianya untuk menjustifikasikan 'Projek M'.

Lim Kit Siang claims the minister gave incorrect facts about Sabah's population boom and claims it was to justify the controversial 'Project M'.

Seorang pengawal keselamatan mendakwa dia dan seorang rakannya telah dipukul dan dipaksa mengakui telah melakukan kesalahan jenayah yang mereka tidak lakukan.

The man claims he and a friend were physically assaulted by six men and made to confess to crimes they did not commit.

Presiden Teras Pengupayaan Melayu, Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid berkata, ini kerana pada realitinya di peringkat kehidupan nyata, dapat dilihat kedudukannya yang jauh berbeza.

Convicted US Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff billed his clients for nearly 500 meetings with White House officials - including then PM Dr M - according to a congressional report.

The move should be respected in Umno's interest because of the huge challenges facing the party, says the Umno veep.

Ketua Pembangkang itu berkata, keputusan Umno untuk menangguhkan pemilihan parti itu yang dijadual tahun depan memberi isyarat bahawa pilihanraya umum semakin hampir.

Naib Presiden Umno, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin mengakui ia menimbul rasa kecewa di kalangan sesetengah ahli yang berhasrat menawarkan diri untuk bertanding.

Selepas Malaysia mengesahkan menerima tawaran Pertubuhan Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) bagi menyertai misi pengaman sementara (Unifel).

The wrong perceptions and sayings of non-Muslims about Islam today were because the Muslim themselves were not living up to the teachings of the religion, says the premier.

Presiden Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) itu akan meneruskan persidangan agungnya walaupun puak yang tidak sehaluan dengannnya mendakwa, langkah itu boleh mengakibatkan pendaftaran PRS dibatalkan.

Radzi Sheikh Ahmad says the situation could become worse next year because a major operation to round up illegal aliens will take place.

Pengarah Narkotik Bukit Aman Datuk Mohd Najib Abdul Aziz dilantik sebagai Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara yang baru.

Berhubung kenyataan Menteri Mentor Singapura itu bahawa masyarakat Cina dipinggirkan di Malaysia.

Dialogues and discourse is the only peaceful avenue for people of different faiths to live together in peace and harmony.

The letter is now with the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur and is ready to be personally conveyed to Abdullah, says Lee's press secretary.

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor and his back-up, Faiz Khaleed, will begin training soon in Moscow before the blast off in a year's time on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

The Parti Rakyat Sarawak president will go ahead with the meet under controversial circumstances which his rivals claim would lead the party to de-registration.

His comments came after the ruling Umno decided to postpone internal party polls until after the next general election which could be three years away.