Archive - 2 October 2006

Mukhriz says no to Osman Aroff

Mukhriz says no to Osman Aroff

To avoid a conflict of interest, former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's son says the ex-Kedah mentri besar should be in the party's disciplinary panel to hear the Kubang Pasu complaint.
Umno must make public its Kubang Pasu probe

Umno must make public its Kubang Pasu probe

The Umno disciplinary committee must investigate thoroughly allegations by several Kubang Pasu Umno members that money was used to ensure former prime minister...
Redefinition of vote buying a good move

Redefinition of vote buying a good move

Wealth redistribution succeeded but into the wrong hands

Wealth redistribution succeeded but into the wrong hands

Bahasa Malaysia marginalised

Bahasa Malaysia marginalised

Bumi equity: Why the elegant silence from Khairy?

Bumi equity: Why the elegant silence from Khairy?

Googling terrorism

Googling terrorism

Crime-fighting cops deserved more pay

Crime-fighting cops deserved more pay

Still waiting for reply from income tax dept

Still waiting for reply from income tax dept

Kick our foreign labour addiction

Kick our foreign labour addiction

Kubang Pasu delegate: I was put under quarantine

Kubang Pasu delegate: I was put under quarantine

An Umno branch leader in the former power base of Dr Mahathir Mohamad claims that he was warned by his superiors to stay away.
Election petition against Jabu thrown out

Election petition against Jabu thrown out

The Kuching Election Court gives a technical knock out to the election petition against Deputy Chief Minister and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy president Alfred Jabu.
Power project to issue Islamic bonds worth RM1bln

Power project to issue Islamic bonds worth RM1bln

Proceeds from the bonds will be used to meet project development and financing costs for the Mukah power plant in Sarawak.
Pergerakan Rajah Solaiman, ancaman pengganas baru, kata pakar

Pergerakan Rajah Solaiman, ancaman pengganas baru, kata pakar

Kumpulan bekas penganut agama Kristian di Filipina itu dipercayai rancangan serangan dengan kumpulan yang ada kaitan dengan Al-Qaeda, lapor akhbar Australian .
Gov't sued for RM3.75 mil over bald heads

Gov't sued for RM3.75 mil over bald heads

The 10 security guards who had their heads shaved in custody have also named the Kajang police chief and the former federal police chief as defendants.
Monica wants to conquer the English Channel...again

Monica wants to conquer the English Channel...again

free Even at 50, Kuching-born Monica Liew is not satisfied with having crossed the English Channel once. She plans to do it again next year.
Umno Kubang Pasu dakwa pengadu penyokong kuat Mukhriz

Umno Kubang Pasu dakwa pengadu penyokong kuat Mukhriz

Setiausaha Umno bahagian tersebut, Samsuddin Ahmad mendakwa, kumpulan tersebut membuat aduan kerana kecewa Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad kalah dalam pemilihan perwakilan ke perhimpunan agung Umno.
Perwakilan Kubang Pasu dakwa dikuarantin

Perwakilan Kubang Pasu dakwa dikuarantin

Ketua Umno cawangan Kampung Darat, Ibrahim Ariffin, mengadu beliau 'dikuarantin' selama enam hari sebelum pemilihan perwakilan bahagian Kubang Pasu pada 9 September lalu.
MAS and Gulf Air in code-share deal

MAS and Gulf Air in code-share deal

The two carriers last month inked the pact which allows Malaysia Airlines to market seats on Gulf Air flights between Kuala Lumpur and the Middle East destinations of Bahrain and Oman.
Illegal timber: Groups want concrete action

Illegal timber: Groups want concrete action

Environmental groups urged the EU and Malaysia to set-up mandatory regulations as opposed to 'voluntary' measures.
Anwar slams 'racist' LKY

Anwar slams 'racist' LKY

The PKR adviser and former deputy premier says Singapore's minister mentor is blind to the problems faced by other communities.
Residents worried sick over thick haze

Residents worried sick over thick haze

The haze in Kuching is so thick that the sun is not visible, and there are no health warnings issued by the state authorities.
PKR bantah pengswastaan perkhidmatan ambulans

PKR bantah pengswastaan perkhidmatan ambulans

Timbalan Setiausaha Agung PKR, Dr A Xavier Jayakumar berkata ia akan menambahkan lagi beban rakyat jelata kerana lebih 80 peratus pesakit terdiri daripada golongan berpendapatan rendah.
Supp Youth unabated in wanting explanation

Supp Youth unabated in wanting explanation

The party's central working committee meeting this Friday is expected to be a heated affair with questions being raised on the direction of the party leadership.
NEP will destroy the Malays

NEP will destroy the Malays

In an interview with malaysiakini , PKR treasurer Khalid Ibrahim equates the affirmative action policy to cancer, and warns that it should be 'cut off' before the situation deteriorates.
PM: Lewat bayar boleh cetus perasaan marah pada kjaan

PM: Lewat bayar boleh cetus perasaan marah pada kjaan

Beliau arah Unit Perancang Ekonomi dan Unit Penyelarasan Pelaksanaan ingatkan jabatan dan agensi kerajaan segera lunas bayaran kepada kontraktor dan pembekal perkhidmatan.
Khalid: DEB adalah barah masyarakat Malaysia (Bhg 1)

Khalid: DEB adalah barah masyarakat Malaysia (Bhg 1)

Ekslusif DEB telah disalahgunakan oleh sekelompok kecil masyarakat bumiputera dan kini menjadi alat untuk mengkayakan anggota masyarakat terpilih dan membolot kontrak kerajaan.
At last, not a half-past-six leader from BN

At last, not a half-past-six leader from BN

Finally, one BN leader has gathered enough courage to tell the truth, especially after the president and deputy president from his own party have chastised Lee Kuan Yew.
Anwar selar sikap perkauman Lee Kuan Yew

Anwar selar sikap perkauman Lee Kuan Yew

Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri itu berkata, Lee Kuan Yew hanya nampak masalah orang Cina di luar negaranya sedangkan kegelisahan masyarakat Melayu Singapura tidak dipedulikan langsung.
Our Thaksinised economy

Our Thaksinised economy

We need a global picture of the development of class-based society by bringing together all disciplines and design a better way of explaining poverty and distributive injustices.
NEP a Never Ending Policy

NEP a Never Ending Policy

It was supposed to have ended in 1990, but it never went away. Ironically, its continuation poses fundamental problems for national integration and the growing racial and religious polarization.
Ailing Pandithan wants IPF to live on

Ailing Pandithan wants IPF to live on

I might not be around but I want the Indian Progressive Front to live on until the last man is standing, said a gravely ill Pandithan.
M'sia hunting down Bangladeshi agents

M'sia hunting down Bangladeshi agents

The government has launched a crackdown on Bangladeshi labour agents who are illegally bringing workers from the Indian subcontinent into the country.
Air quality worsens in Sarawak

Air quality worsens in Sarawak

Air quality continues to deteriorate along the coastal areas of Sarawak, caused mainly by open burning from Indonesia.
Singapore also hit by haze

Singapore also hit by haze