Archive - 17 October 2006

The James Masing-Sng Chee Hua fight appears to be spreading to the Sarawak Dayak Association, which will hold its elections this month.

updated version A dormant, little known company - Ezywood Options - becomes the vehicle for tycoon Tiong Hiew King to stake his claim in two additional Chinese newspapers.

Bloody Sunday inquiry A Federal Reserve Unit officer testifies that the use of the batons to hit demonstrators were prohibited unless his men were attacked.

The air quality in Malaysia worsened today and visibility at airports nationwide remained poor due to smog from forest fires in Indonesia.

Klang Valley residents are set to pay higher water tariffs, but consumer activists question the rationale for the decision.

Some 150 demonstrators demanded Takaful Malaysia punish its syariah head and educate employees on the different religions practised in multicultural Malaysia.

updated version After a week of protests, the author of a circular directing Takaful Malaysia staff not to wish Hindu clients during festivals has withdrawn his remarks.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court rejected a bid by government lawyers to have fugitive Cambodian ex-police chief Heng Pov quickly deported.

The cost to date may be a secret, but a disclosure from Sarawak and simple arithmetic lead to this 'guess-timate'.

Mereka bertindak ganas membaling batu ke arah polis dan Balai Polis Kubang Semang di Bukit Mertajam kerana membantah penahanan dua rakan mereka yang dipercayai terbabit dalam perlumbaan haram awal pagi Ahad lalu.

Lima belas daripada kakitangan terbabit yang berusia 40-an dan telah berkerja lebih 20 tahun dengan MAS, merujuk kes mereka kepada Maseu kerana hanya dibayar 50 peratus pampasan.

I am sure many in Malaysia are skeptical of the 18.9% equity ownership by bumiputeras as found in the government's study which is in stark contrast to...

Persekutuan Pekerja Pengangkutan Antarabangsa (ITF) akan melancarkan kempen tertentu hujung tahun ini jika AirAsia terus tidak membenarkan penubuhan kesatuan sekerja.

special report In the final part of a two-part interview with malaysiakini , Bar Council chairperson Yeo Yang Poh says that dissenting voices in the body is not unusual.

With the help of these guards, experts will monitor chickens to see if they become infected, and then take measures to stop the avian influenza virus.

Perak state mufti Harussani Zakaria criticised joint celebrations and said Muslims should not mix their religious festivals with those of non-Muslims.

Malaysian Airlines may be dragged down by Airbus' financial woes if it sticks to purchase of A380s, warns a trade unionist.

The Asli controversy was another opportunity for Malaysians to transcend their racial biases to speak objectively. But...

How could methodology that is seriously flawed be used in making important decisions for the country?

The police fed curry to a Zambian drugs suspect to hasten the appearance of a bellyful of heroin that he allegedly swallowed to smuggle.

I know of Malay intellectuals whose minds I highly regard such as Prof Syed Husin Ali, the late Ishak Shaari, Dr Rahman Embong. The political dwarfs should leave intellectual discussion to the giants, says a reader.

Acting on claims that quotas are being exceeded, the UN watchdog for endangered species called for an explanation.