Archive - 7 October 2006

The deputy finance minister urged all parties to accept the government's assertion that Bumiputera corporate equity ownership had yet to be achieved.

Talks are rife that the maverick Jeffrey Kitingan's latest move will pave the way for a battle royale with his elder brother and PBS president Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

Masalah jerebu di rantau ini akan berterusan sekiranya satu langkah bersepadu tidak laksanakan oleh negara-negara Asean untuk membanteras punca kejadian tersebut.

Parti itu menggesa kerajaan Indonesia supaya mengambil tindakan segera dan tegas untuk memenuhi tanggungjawabnya kepada negara anggota Asean dalam menangani masalah jerebu.

The 61-year-old, noted to be the most feared man in Perak, was arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of a former employee in 2001.

The southern half of Peninsula Malaysia can expect to breath easy over the weekend. The inter-monsoon period should also bring further relief come mid-October.

There is still a long way to go before the Higher Education Ministry can begin popping champagne over the performance of local universities, says Lim Kit Siang.

Ketika mengulas kajian Institut Kajian Strategik dan Kepimpinan Asia (Asli) mengenai orang Melayu yang dikatakan sudah menguasai 45 peratus kekayaan ekonomi negara.

Menteri Penerangan itu turut menyelar sikap lepas tangan pengarang akhbar tertentu yang menurutnya, membenarkan penyiaran rencana yang menyentuh isu agama khususnya agama Islam.

Sarawak PKR handed a memorandum on the haze problem to the acting Indonesian Consulate General in Kuching yesterday.

Four Indian nationals claim they suffered ill-treatment and paid miserable wages while working for a glove factory in Kajang.

In the end, the marginalisation of the Chinese people in Malaysia has also caused the marginalisation of Malaysia in the murderous global market place.

Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin warns of internal and external elements trying to take advantage of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's open leadership style.

Malaysia said it would stay out of Thailand's political affairs but hoped the new government would fine a way to resolve the conflict in the south.

Singapore's environment agency issued a health advisory today as a thick haze from fires in Indonesia choked the city-state and surrounding region.