Archive - 12 January 2007

Dr Lim Teck Ghee stresses that the policy must be shelved as the country is losing out in the global race.

After confirming the US auto giant's interest, the second finance minister also said that the government was in the process of evaluating the best offer.

The signs are written all over the wall yet we continue to witness much barking up the wrong trees. And in some cases, the mantra appears to be...

Dr Mohd Khir Toyo ordered MPAJ to act against illegal hawkers five years ago. Till today, the problem has yet to be addressed.

The anti-toll hike coalition will be holding 'Round Two' of street protests at the KL-Karak highway Gombak toll plaza this coming Sunday.

A premier prone to paradigm shifts heads a backward-looking government. Whither Malaysia?

free The nation's highest court ruling on an appeal by Lina Joy is said to be pivotal to the direction the country will take on religious freedom.

This is claimed by his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim during a recent interview with an Indonesian magazine. The PM-aspirant also talks about his agenda if elected premier one day.

Malaysia and Singapore, the region's two main labour-recipients, have insisted that the Cebu Declaration enshrines a market-determined approach to migrant workers.

From Bloody Sunday to Happy Sunday, the police appear to have changed their attitude when it comes to peaceful protests.

analysis To suggest that it is solely for the fear of losing that the opposition has decided not to contest is questionable because losing by-elections is not new to them.

The minister says rice has been excluded from the free trade agreement talks between the US and Malaysia.

Malaysian soldiers spotted seven unidentified gunmen several hours after a grenade attack which left four soldiers injured.

The deal looks set to be stitched before the end of March although some differences in sensitive areas remain.

Most of the state was affected and the situation is tipped to worsen with rain forecast to continue over the weekend.