Archive - 23 November 2006

Semalam, Majlis Perbandaran Kelang (MPK) mengumumkan majlis angkat sumpah ahli MPK yang dijadual esok, ditangguhkan sehingga 30 November.

Malaysiakini.tv was at the developer's premises to witness the residents protesting and demanding for compensation.

The KL mayor says he has given orders for the application to develop the said land to be processed and vetted by the relevant committees.

The Bukit Mertajam Umno Youth chief admits calling for the demolition of a Taoist temple and explains why he did so.

A group of non-governmental organisations has urged the government to free vulnerable individuals under detention.

Going, going, gone - DZ Satay House is no more. Malaysiakini.tv was in Klang this morning to record the demolition of the infamous restaurant.

On Nov 4, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled the blueprint for the Iskandar Development Region (Iskandar). It is hoped that the...

A new coalition, Bersih, was launched at Parliament today. It aims to pave the way for free and fair elections.

There is a letter to prove that Penang Deputy Chief Minister Abdul Rashid Abdullah had supported the demolition of a 20-year-old Taoist temple.

The ethnic groups in the country prior to independence were never equal partners because they were never meant to be, says a prominent historian.

A Confucius saying has put the longest-serving and extremely wealthy Sarawak chief minister on the warpath with an opposition leader at the state assembly today.

September 11 has given a free-hand to Islamophobes in proclaiming that while not all Muslims are terrorists, all terrorists are Muslim, says Dr Munawar A Anees.

Keadaan kesihatannya merupakan sebab utama dia dibenarkan ikatjamin. Sebelum itu, dia mengaku tidak bersalah terhadap tuduhan bersubahat dalam pembunuhan seorang wanita Mongolian, Altantuya Shaariibuu.

He was given a RM1 million bond on health grounds and will be back in court on Dec 14 to face the charge of abetting two police officers in the gristly murder of a Mongolian model.

Instead of addressing the issue head on, the DPM has proposed a TV gag order so that these politicians can continue their racial demagoguery behind closed doors.

After almost five decades of independence, the nation's sense of identity is being threatened by the rise of racial sentiments.

updated version Golden Hope Plantations, Sime Darby and Kumpulan Guthrie are expected to merge and form the world's largest palm oil group.

Today, Umno is the problem, for Malays, non-Malays, and Malaysia. Umno has long ceased being part of the solution.

The economy grew at a slower pace of 5.8 percent in the third quarter this year, from a revised 6.2 percent expansion in the previous quarter.

Growth forecast for 2006 may exceed its projected 5.8 percent on the back of a robust economic environment.

Following a public outcry over racially sensitive speeches, the cabinet decides against future live telecasts of Umno meets.

Kelantan, which recently lifted a ban on public concerts, is hoping to woo Yusuf Islam, the former Cat Stevens, to perform there.