Archive - 22 January 2007

Six healthcare centres run by bogus doctors, some even delivering babies, had been closed down ahead of a nationwide crackdown on fake clinics.

The International Maritime Bureau said in its 2006 report that piracy attacks fell for the third year in a row.

According to an opposition leader, government leaders, the rule of law and the police system are also in the dock.

The trainees from a camp in Sarawak were allegedly taken to a hospital after they complained of fever and vomiting.

Complaints about police violence at yesterday's anti-toll hike protest reinforce the need for reform, says Amnesty International.

free Latiff Mohidin, a renowned artist, writer, poet and thinker, is now exhibiting his works at the Petronas Gallery in Kuala Lumpur.

Sebaliknya, Ketua Pembangkang Lim Kit Siang mahu mereka mendapatkan kebenaran Kabinet agar perjanjian dan dokumen mengenai pengswastaan air dan lebuhraya, diumumkan kepada rakyat.

Felda's decision to freeze new applications has not gone down well and can transalate into a loss of votes.

The opposition party will demand electoral reform through street protests if the system is not overhauled.

As a law-abiding Malaysian citizen, I am deeply disturbed at the ongoing debate, postings and political discussions on various media mediums pertaining to the...

'Force, violence, brutal' were words attributed to police action by those injured at yesterday's anti-toll hike protest in Cheras. [video and photos inside]

For the first time, a foreigner who received a Malaysian identity card under the controversial programme reveals how he got it.

These 250 troops are the final contingent from Malaysia to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

Opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim said an affidavit filed by political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda to secure bail in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder trial has confirmed a link with the deputy premier's office.

To avoid a disaster, an opposition leader advises the government to tread carefully on the Bakun undersea cable project.

The Internet speaks to us and lets us speak - unlike newspapers, radio and television, for whom the end may be near.

Watch a video clip from a ceramah held by election watchdog Bersih on Saturday night to explain the reasons of the opposition boycott of the Batu Talam by-election.

Given the pathetic state of the bus system in Penang, it's time to think outside the box to improve public transportation, says an activist.

'We felt very proud we were the small group of students who had the courage to stand up to the arrogance of the British colonial administrators...'

It will take at least five years to install about 700 kilometres of transmission lines and to lay 670 kilometres of undersea cables from Bakun to Johor.

updated version A defamation lawsuit against two bloggers by a major daily has alarmed media watchdogs who say it is a landmark assault on Internet free expression.

It's not all gloom and doom, says a trade representative, of the bilateral free trade agreement that the US is trying to sign with Malaysia.