Archive - 8 January 2007

He says that his cabinet could have done a better job and they should have paid more attention to the 'small print'.

This comes from the horse's mouth - our election laws are no longer relevant, said the Election Commission. And it wants an independent commission to review them.

updated version The government's No 1 critic swings back into action saying that the overwhelming mandate obtained by Pak Lah in 2004 may not see a repeat performance.

The Internal Security Ministry has censored two articles in The Economist that are deemed to contravene Islamic teachings.

Not that this is unknown or new. However, as a parent, I found it quite disturbing that this has reached an alarming state. Allow me to give you a first-hand insight.

A leaflet purports to explain the whys and wherefores of the increase in toll charges since January.

updated version The LDP concessionaire says all questions on the toll hike and 'lopsided' toll concession should be directed to the government.

exclusive Economist Charles Santiago delves into the political and economic implications of the proposed US-Malaysia free trade agreement and why Malaysians have not come to grips with these.

exclusive So you think the proposed free trade pact with the US will lead to dismantling of Malaysia's affirmative action policies? Think again.

It is shocking to read the revelation that the 1997 toll rate increase was because of kickbacks. The minister implicated in this should be condemned for this action.

free Zunar has a peculiar way of sending messages across - he lets his cartoons and caricatures do the talking.

Skirt or baju kurung, a woman's virtue is not protected by what she wears but is threatened by how they are perceived by men.

Yesterday thousands of Sunday shoppers, activists and opposition supporters gathered to protest against the recent toll hike in five major Klang Valley highways.

The fund is to prop up businesses affected by disastrous floods which have forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.

'They said I am not too welcome,' he said, but declined to reveal who had issued the 'indirect advice'.

Mahathir joined a barrage of criticism Blair has faced at home for refusing to speak out on Saddam's trial and execution.

Loss-making Proton needs to dump its entire management or risk deteriorating even further, says Mahathir.