Archive - 20 November 2006

The recent Umno assembly was racist in nature to shore up grassroots support, says the ex-deputy premier, adding the Umno meet was 'a sham'.

Malaysia's top media group, Media Prima acquires Big Tree Outdoor, a leading outdoor advertiser to increase its revenue.

The defence counsel accuses the second witness of making false statements but fails in his attempt to move an impeachment proceeding.

Residents will protest outside KL City Hall if it does not respond to their queries over a bungalow development project.

Watch a video clip of about 200 people representing some 30 Hindu temples nationwide protesting at the parliament against Hindu temple demolitions.

Penang Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon should show who is the boss, say MPs seeking accountability.

The party's supreme council is considering the wisdom of screening live the entire proceedings of its annual general assembly.

It is a tried and tested Umno formula, written and fine-tuned during the reign of Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The principle is simple: when facing a potentially serious threat from...

This time, he is alleged to have obstructed maritime personnel from carrying out their duties, which he denies.

'For the Malaysian government to send an astronaut into space to play Malay children's games serves only to re-emphasise my point about waste'.

Is the Internal Security Ministry avoiding a decision over Parti Keadilan Rakyat's application for a publishing permit?

The demolition of a Taoist temple in Penang last week has led angry devotees to put a banner condemning the local council.

Second finance minister says that there is an interest to collaborate and to work together.

updated version After arresting 23 social activists and residents, the MPAJ proceeded to demolish all the houses in Kampung Berembang, Ampang. [video inside]

The deputy premier rejects the notion that the affirmative action policy had only benefitted those at the top.

special report These lie in recognition and respect for a people's right to self-determination and to basic democratic rights.

Malaysia says the democratic icon should be released and that the junta begins to bring changes as wished by the international community.

free 'Mr Fix It' comes from a very humble background. When his father died in 1964, the family did not have the money to give him a decent funeral.

Why can't people have the freedom to dress the way they want to dress, asks Foreign Minister Syed Hamid.

Somehow non-Malays feel that the Umnoputras, which include Khairy Jamaluddin, would not have racially abused their fellow countrymen had they not got the nod from the PM himself, says a reader.

Is the country turning into a fascist state? The recently concluded Umno general assembly provides some clues.

Economic growth hit 7.2 percent in 2004 but slowed to 5.2 percent in 2005. Foreign investment also fell in 2005 to US$3.97 billion from US$4.62 billion the year before.

But it says concert organisers must abide by set guidelines, including that men and women be seated separately.