Archive - 10 October 2006

The government will issue up to four licences to telecommunication operators to provide 'fourth generation' wireless high speed Internet services.

A meeting of Southeast Asian environment ministers is being planned to pressure Indonesia to take action on the haze crisis blighting parts of the region.

API readings show significant improvement in the air quality. Kuala Selangor and Nilai however remain as 'unhealthy'.

Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific Air will fly from Manila to Kuala Lumpur from November, a senior aviation official said today.

Talks between Malaysia and the European Union on a deal which could be a precursor to a free-trade agreement are likely to begin early next year.

Tired of asking for answers from the police, the parents of the slain student head to the courts for justice.

I refer to M Bakri Musa's article entitled 'Grooming the next generation of leaders'. It is distressing and sickening to read the article written by the good surgeon...

They say the process is meaningless so long as the junta detains democracy leaders and persecutes ethnic minorities.

DAP Pulau Pinang telah membuat laporan polis terhadap Ketua Umno bahagian Bukit Mertajam, Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir kerana didakwa mengeluarkan kenyataan berbaur perkauman dan berunsur menghasut.

Talking about seat allocations too early can be unconstructive, said the PPP chief who would rather leave this to the Barisan Nasional chief.

Senator Datuk Muhammad Abdul Gani berkata tindakan saman malu itu perlu diambil bagi membersihkan namanya kerana mendakwa laporan berita terbabit adalah tidak benar dan memfitnah dirinya.

updated version The former PM dismisses a think-tank's study as 'illogical' but takes a swipe at the Malays for selling everything the government gives them. [video inside]

PAS Youth chief Salahuddin Ayub is offering to take on Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew over the claim that Chinese Malaysians are marginalised.

A video report by Malaysiakini on a recent pre-marriage course organised by YSS for the Indian community.

'When we export oxygen, you don't say anything; when we export haze, you complain,' the diplomat had apparently told the group.

Sejak menyertai Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Dr Jeffrey Kitingan menjadi sasaran kritikan hebat pemimpin Barisan Nasional (BN) Sabah.

In this holy month of Ramadan, the Umno secretary-general is hoping that God will open the hearts of the two leaders.

Take their bikes away if it will help curb this menace, says Putera Umno chairperson Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim.

An Industrial court has ruled that Malaysia Airlines was right to sack a female flight attendant for getting pregnant a third time.

Petronas will retain its presence in Chad after resolving a tax dispute with the Chadian government which saw it expelled from the country.

Kesatuan Eropah (EU) telah membuat gesaan terbaru terhadap Burma supaya membebaskan pejuang demokrasi Aung San Suu Kyai.

Since joining the opposition party, Dr Jeffrey Kitingan has come under attack from BN leaders in the state.

Pengerusi Putera Umno, Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim berkata, matlamat pergerakan tersebut ialah untuk membimbing Mat Rempit yang bermasalah kembali ke pangkal jalan.

Armed with a video camera, malaysiakini took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur to see how the haze was affecting the public.

Majlis Perubatan Malaysia (MMC) akan menyiarkan nama doktor yang didapati bersalah melakukan perbuatan salahlaku tanpa mengira sama ada mereka mengemukakan rayuan ke Mahkamah Tinggi.

If not reined in soon, the Selangor government's antics could lead to the downfall of federal leaders.

Asean leaders neither have the religious honesty of a god-made human nor the decency of an earthling to protect the basic right of their citizens to clean air, says a reader.

Menteri Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid berkata kekurangan awan,terutamanya di Sabah dan Sarawak, menggagalkan usaha yang dilakukan Jabatan Kaji Cuaca pada setiap hari itu.

The European Union made fresh demands on Burma to free democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

They want to hold peace talks in Malaysia but has still not received a formal invitation from the Thai government.