Archive - 26 December 2006

Woes of retrenched Bukit Rajah estate workers

Woes of retrenched Bukit Rajah estate workers

A special Tamil video feature on the plight of Bukit Rajah estate workers who claim that they have been cheated of a proper alternative accommodation.
Veteran journo offers to buy back stolen laptop

Veteran journo offers to buy back stolen laptop

Said Zahari says his laptop, stolen from his house on Sunday, contains unfinished manuscript for the forthcoming final part of his memoir.
Who betrayed my friend?

Who betrayed my friend?

Why did the fittest, most active and most beautiful person amongst my friends not get diagnosed with cancer much earlier? Why did all the 'required medical check-ups' not reveal this ailment?
Top 10 news of 2006

Top 10 news of 2006

It has been a 'happening' year and it would be a hard-bitten Malaysian who does not acknowledge a slight thrill of having survived it with marbles fairly intact.
Education: Do away with automatic promotion

Education: Do away with automatic promotion

Foundation in education starts from the bottom and not from the top. It starts from primary school. It starts from the three Rs which are Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic.
Nilai monument: history will be the judge

Nilai monument: history will be the judge

Decency: A fine line

Decency: A fine line

Turkeys action in Cyprus against intl law

Turkeys action in Cyprus against intl law

Impose heavier penalties for animal abuse

Impose heavier penalties for animal abuse

Zam out for cheap publicity

Zam out for cheap publicity

Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin's stand that alleged memorials for the communists were being erected in Sarawak and Nilai shows how bankrupt of ideas he is.
Anti-toll hike coalition to take woes to PM

Anti-toll hike coalition to take woes to PM

They are also organising a ceramah tomorrow night to highlight the unfair toll hike in five major Klang Valley highways beginning Jan 1.
Taib to set quit deadline?

Taib to set quit deadline?

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera convention in February 2007 is expected to see some significant changes in the party leadership with new faces introduced to take over from the old.
Spore investors turn away from Johor

Spore investors turn away from Johor

special report Until August this year, investments from across the Causeway stood only at a fraction of what flowed into the state last year.
A book with stunning observations

A book with stunning observations

A foreword by the former premier for the recently launched book by social scientist Dr Collin Abraham on the communist insurgency.
Flood toll rises to eight

Flood toll rises to eight

updated version Security officials are also continuing their search for a 17-year-old boy who is feared to drowned.
Rethinking needed for emergency services

Rethinking needed for emergency services

Can our emergency services safely say that we can respond to a major injury within minutes for the majority of cases?
New woes for Aceh as floods kill 90

New woes for Aceh as floods kill 90

Two years after the devastating tsunami, Indonesia's Aceh province is grappling with more tragedy after floods and landslides left thousands waiting to be rescued.
Floods subside but struggle goes on

Floods subside but struggle goes on

Adding to the victims' woes, between 15 and 20 crocodiles are believed to have escaped from a farm in Muar.