Archive - 16 October 2006

A consortium led by Malaysia's Westmont Group has proposed a US$5 billion plan to build gas and power plants in Bangladesh.

International banking giant HSBC Holdings unit HSBC Amanah Takaful Sdn Bhd will make Malaysia the centre for the group's global Islamic insurance business.

Bloody Sunday inquiry The Dang Wangi police chief testifies that as such, police moved on the peaceful demo to 'protect them' and prevent them from being 'easily influenced'.

A second police report was lodged today against Takaful Malaysia's religious department head for issuing an internal circular forbidding staff from extending Deepavali greetings to Hindus.

Those dissatisfied with the NEP figures should ask for an explanation in the proper manner, says the prime minister.

Thai intelligence sources say Surayud will specifically ask Malaysia to track down and extradite key leaders of the separatist movement.

Unrest in the southern region will be on the agenda when new Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont visits Malaysia on Wednesday.

special report In part one of this two-part interview, Bar Council chairperson Yeo Yang Poh tells malaysiakini that the IPCMC will be a great new year's gift for Malaysians.

The health ministry will act against an unlicensed nursing school, based on a complaint to the human rights commission last month.

Father, son and daughter-in-law appointed. Mohd Khir Toyo says its fine but opposition leaders disagree.

As the labour market gets tougher, a sociologist says, Indian youths who perform poorly in school end up as unskilled workers with low pay.

Visibility at KLIA was down to four kilometres but air traffic had not been affected so far.

I would like to endorse the views of Ahmad Sobri with regards to the state of affairs at Universiti Malaya. I think Ahmad hit the nail on the head whenl...

Perlantikan tiga beranak sebagai ahli MPK pada satu masa menggambarkan amalan kronisme dalam pentadbiran kerajaan Selangor.

Opposition PKR leaders accuse their rivals of trying to turn the public's attention away from the critical issues.

Graduate students and Chinese Malaysian intellectuals have come out with open support for Dr Lim Teck Ghee through advertisements.

free So Elton John finally married his lover! So what, no big deal! But it will be one 'big deal' if the knighted singer is a Malaysian.

The meeting took place at the royal palace at Mecca, where Abdullah is currently on a pilgrimage.

There are some very daunting issues confronting the new secretary general and we hope that with his vast experience that he will be up to the task, says deputy PM.

Malaysia-led ceasefire monitors will remain in the southern Philippines despite a deadlock in peace talks between the Philippine government and Muslim rebels.

In this way, whatever amount of shares first owned by bumis and subsequently sold in the market, it must to be bought by other bumis.

What remains damaging is not the Asli report but how we let politicians speak for the academic community.

It's little effort and easy money - what better way to play the corporate game than through dam construction?

He denied that the media is tightly controlled, but admitted the local press practices self-censorship.