Archive - 4 January 2007

Why are the contracts for the transportation of NS trainees given to retired army and retired civil servants from the Defence Ministry who had no experience in bus operations?

'One or two cases from the 17.5 million tourists who visited Malaysia last year is a negligible figure,' said Tourism Minister Tengku Adnan Mansor.

Lim Kit Siang refutes the works minister's claim that he was given a 'nine-hour' look at the North-South Expressway concession agreement in 1987.

Despite an ongoing court case, the authorities have demolished a longhouse occupied by 11 Iban families for more than two decades.

The 200-page document shows the 'lopsided' agreement signed between the government and a highway concessionaire, says the opposition. [ video inside ]

Datuk Mustafa Ali menjelaskan bahawa 'negara Islam' hanya satu istilah yang digunakan oleh PAS untuk mendalami lagi pemahaman orang Kampung mengenai ajaran Islam.

The by-election in Pahang will be held on Jan 28. The question now is who will the opposition name come nomination day.

I refer to the malaysiakini report 'Cukai jalan turun berkuatkuasa Isnin ini' which says that road tax for all private vehicles will be reduced between 4% and 33% from Jan 1, 2007.

Despite being a well-decorated Gulf War veteran, retired US Navy Yahweh Passim Nam said he was scared after he was held by the immigration officers.

The following is the statement by US Navy lawyer Wayne Wright detailing his experience on Nov 16, 2006.

updated version The by-election for the Batu Talam state seat is on Jan 28, with nomination day on Jan 16, announced Election Commission chief Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman today.

A US Navy lawyer and an ex-Navy serviceman say they suffered humiliation when arrested by the immigration authorities while touring Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur.

PAS election director Mustafa Ali talks about the Islamic state issue - the party's most controversial policy thus far - in this second part of the interview.

exclusive The senior PAS leader explains that 'Islamic state' is just a term used by the party to help kampung folks comprehend Islamic teachings better.

Pay up and find yourself in the courts, warns the National Higher Education Fund Corporation to defaulting students.

Malaysians must realise it is more important to raise the dignity of the living than to squabble over the identity of the dead.

The application was filed by the communist veteran more than a year ago but the defendants have yet to file their affidavits.

We are able to enjoy our freedom, peace and prosperity today because those before us have made their sacrifices.

special report In the second part of a series on bonded labour, a contractor who supplies labour force to oil palm plantations denies that his workers are treated like slaves. [video inside]

The budget carrier will also double its A320 fleet size to 200 jets amid growing passenger demand.

free Often, the sultans or governors do not have the final say on who should get the titles. This has resulted in many shady characters being awarded the datukship.