Archive - 27 December 2006

Estate housings: Laws, not policies, needed

Estate housings: Laws, not policies, needed

This is the second part of a special Tamil video feature on the plight of Bukit Rajah estate workers.
Etihad to launch KL route

Etihad to launch KL route

The new route, which will operate six days a week excluding Saturday, will be serviced by an Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
Taiwan quake brings down Internet links

Taiwan quake brings down Internet links

As a result, local Internet users may be experiencing some delay when assessing websites hosted outside of Malaysia, especially in US, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea and Europe.
Turkish company clarifies super yacht order

Turkish company clarifies super yacht order

The yachting company denies that Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has purchased a RM30 million yacht from them, saying the inaccurate report has put them in misery.
Memo calls for toll hike to be suspended

Memo calls for toll hike to be suspended

A failure to do so by the prime minister will see the public taking to the streets to show their displeasure.
Floods expose serious neglect by authorities

Floods expose serious neglect by authorities

The reported deaths and the 80,000 people directly affected by the massive floods in several states and especially in Johor is a sad episode that closes the chapter on Year 2006.
Nilai memorial - Respect sacrifices of fallen ones

Nilai memorial - Respect sacrifices of fallen ones

Why the need for more war memorials?

Why the need for more war memorials?

Civil service needs to be trimmed first

Civil service needs to be trimmed first

Motivate civil servants financially

Motivate civil servants financially

Attend to road conditions, Samy

Attend to road conditions, Samy

Mystery behind plantations merger

Mystery behind plantations merger

Unemployment figures suspect

Unemployment figures suspect

Social segregation through dress

Social segregation through dress

Turkish invasion tightened foreign yoke on Cyprus

Turkish invasion tightened foreign yoke on Cyprus

Restoran mamak jana RM4 bilion setahun

Restoran mamak jana RM4 bilion setahun

Laporan khas Restoran India Muslim atau 'mamak' dulunya hanya dianggap satu perniagaan kecil. Tetapi kini terdapat kira-kira 15,000 restoran mamak dengan 100,000 pekerja di seluruh negara (Bhg 1).
Floods worsen as downpours return

Floods worsen as downpours return

Malaysia's floods crisis worsened today with more downpours that forced five relief centres to reopen in Johor.
Johor still hopeful of a windfall

Johor still hopeful of a windfall

special report The signs may be ominous but the Johor state government is quietly confident that money from Singaporean investors will start trickling in very soon.
A fresh look at race relations

A fresh look at race relations

Dr Collin's book is a call to all Malaysians to give further thought to patterns of institution building and forms of political mobilization in our country.
Trashing our treasures

Trashing our treasures

Was it just a rich man's house as dismissed by the minister? Or should we have seen the Bok House as a lovely old KL landmark that should have been protected?