Archive - 14 December 2006

Malaysia today appealed for the Palestinian people to unite or risk losing their dream of statehood, as it prepared to host a United Nations meeting on their plight.

Menteri Kerjaraya, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu berkata kadar tol di negara ini adalah yang paling murah berbanding dengan Thailand, Indonesia dan Filipina.

Consumer associations, workers' organisations, transport operators and the public react strongly to today's toll rate increase announcement.

A media watchdog criticises the government for suppressing reports on the likely public outcry regarding the rise in toll prices.

An opposition party tells the duo not to hide behind the premier and come clean on how much they are worth.

The works minister defends the sharp increase in toll rates on the grounds that Malaysia still has 'the cheapest tolls in the world'.

The volunteer-driven Chin Refugee Centre has relentlessly assisted 20,000 Burmese Chins in the country and it has no plans on stopping.

Previously state-owned and had reportedly incurred losses of about RM3 billion, the company will now concentrate on the fast-moving market for digital and flash products.

The High Court will decide on the application which will determine if the main suit challenging the legality of the university act can proceed.

Ahmad Akmal in 'Letter-writers, do more than just write' urges Malaysians to vote for independent candidates in the next general election as an alternative to the current political leaders.

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is ready to assist Malaysia in meeting its challenges on implementing stipulations in the convention.

Effective Jan 1, motorists will have to fork out between 20 to 60 percent more for tolls in five major highways in the Klang Valley.

Human Rights Day just passed a few days ago. It is an opportunity to reflect on what 'human rights' mean and where does Malaysia stand.

The only open space left in Ampang Point is going to be fitted with a five-storey carpark and business owners there are scurrying to put an end to the project.

Chastising the hotheads for making public speeches which rouse racial tension is not the same as dissociating oneself from the sentiments expressed.

The Shah Alam High Court extended political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda's RM1 million bail on condition that the sum is deposited to the court and that he surrenders his passport.

It is not only Mahathir who accused Pak Lah of nepotism in the whole ECM Libra Avenue affair. Practically all right-thinking Malaysians share the same perception, says a reader.

It is more than just the individual who is affected when one converts or reverts from Islam. Therefore non-Muslims should rightly be concerned about the jurisdiction of syariah law.