Archive - 18 January 2007

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi suffers a major setback today as the controversial merger between media giants Utusan Melayu and NSTP was abandoned.

Batu Talam voters are disappointed that the opposition has pulled out of the race. They claim to have lost their bargaining power.

Ng Chee Pang and his campaign team, comprising his father and brother, appear to be on a Sunday stroll.

'We are transparent and open, even sorting of postal votes will be witnessed by the candidates,' says the EC secretary.

NSTP's defamation suits can only spell doom for bloggers and citizen journalists, warns the opposition leader.

The judge rules that custody right will go to the Malay stepmother as she fulfilled the requirements to raise the children.

The former prime minister introduced Vision 2020 for Malaysia to be a developed nation. He envisioned that Malaysians would then be emboldened to compete with the world.

Malaysia has asked for more landing rights in Australia to increase flights to the key destinations of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

Malaysia has asked for more landing rights in Australia to increase flights to the key destinations of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

However there are some opposition for the national carmaker to fall into foreign hands.

Just days after US said that a deal was within striking distance, Malaysia pours cold water on it, saying that its not possible just yet.

The research house forecast growth for 2008 to reach 5.5 percent if the US dollar undergoes an orderly correction and oil prices remain stable or ease.

According to the former editor-in-chief of New Straits Times , the dissenting voices in the Umno supreme council signal a loss of confidence in the premier's leadership. [video inside]

A video clip on the views from the people of Batu Talam as they discuss the coming by-election and the issues that concern them.

"I tremble for my country," said Thomas Jefferson, "when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever." And he is right to tremble.

Richard Wagoner says the world's leading automaker has been involved in discussions about the future of Proton.

For the first time in the country, two bloggers - Ahirudin Attan and Jeff Ooi - are being sued for defamation by New Straits Times Press and four others.

Mohd Firdaus Azizan suffers from cerebral palsy. He only wishes to make an honest buck but now his livelihood is at stake.

The worsening race relations require remedies and it is also important to look at the pedagogical benefits of mother tongue education.