Archive - 2 December 2006

Bar calls for Freedom of Assembly Act

Bar calls for Freedom of Assembly Act

There is a need to strike better balance between the exercise of the right to assembly and the interest of the government to maintain public order.
Visually impaired feel 'internet-ly' marginalised

Visually impaired feel 'internet-ly' marginalised

While computers are becoming affordable, software needed by the blind to read text on the Internet, remains beyond the reach for most.
Altantuya murder raises three questions

Altantuya murder raises three questions

An opposition party says the government's top leadership need to address three questions on the widely publicised murder of the 28-year-old Mongolian beauty.
Federal law compromised by tobacco industry

Federal law compromised by tobacco industry

How can the government effectively clamp down on tobacco use if the tobacco industry itself is helping the authorities develop tobacco regulations?
Kjaan Swak akan bersikap adil terhadap Rufaqa

Kjaan Swak akan bersikap adil terhadap Rufaqa

Menteri Muda di Pejabat Ketua Menteri (Hal Ehwal Islam) Sarawak, Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman berkata, kerajaan negeri akan terlebih dahulu menjalankan siasatan rapi terhadap aktiviti syarikat itu.
No-confidence motion may not get through

No-confidence motion may not get through

The motion proposed by the Law Hieng Ding group has prompted an embattled George Chan to cancel a party meeting tomorrow in what his opponents say is a delaying tactic.
Malaysia grants access to Thai Muslims

Malaysia grants access to Thai Muslims

Najib Tun Razak says Thai authorities will be given access to 131 Muslims who fled southern Thailand last year.
Press watchdog alarmed at media consolidation

Press watchdog alarmed at media consolidation

The Bangkok-based group is concerned over the proposed merger saying that the monopolisation of information and political influence will stifle democracy.
Window to the West

Window to the West

In this age when clash of civilisations brings nothing but strife and acrimony, knowing another language and another universe cannot be so bad.
Malaysian 'ice' men held in Cambodia

Malaysian 'ice' men held in Cambodia

Three Malaysian men were arrested at the Phnom Penh International Airport as they tried to smuggle the crystal amphetamines known as 'ice' to Kuala Lumpur.
Supp presidents days are numbered

Supp presidents days are numbered

Dr George Chan's opponents in the party are now coming out in the open in greater numbers, telling him that he must go.
Cobra kills 'Snake King'

Cobra kills 'Snake King'

Ali Khan Samsuddin 48, who broke records by living with thousands of scorpions and hundreds of snakes, died yesterday after a cobra bit him.