Archive - 25 January 2007

Dirty election campaign targets DAP leader

Dirty election campaign targets DAP leader

DAP leader Ronnie Liu's name is being used in leaflets in Batu Talam to urge voters not to turn up to vote this Sunday.
Japan to hold anti-piracy exercise

Japan to hold anti-piracy exercise




Tenaga profit surge after tariff hike

Tenaga profit surge after tariff hike

Project M: King urged to set up commission

Project M: King urged to set up commission

It has been more than a year since allegations of identity cards being issued to foreigners surfaced, but nothing has been done. Now, the king has been asked to step in.
Ministers to visit Simpang Renggam

Ministers to visit Simpang Renggam

The four will check on the complaints from the families of detainees regarding the conditions of the detention centre.
PAS Felda Tersang members tell why they defect

PAS Felda Tersang members tell why they defect

Several PAS members speak on the frustration with the opposition party that led them to defect to Umno last week.
Najib: Opposition 'play-acting'

Najib: Opposition 'play-acting'

Despite calling for a boycott, the deputy premier says the opposition is campaigning on the ground.
Proton loses top-spot to Perodua

Proton loses top-spot to Perodua

Troubled carmaker Proton has lost its top dog status after nearly a quarter-century as Malaysia's biggest-selling carmaker.
More than just a defamation suit

More than just a defamation suit

A lawsuit is a normal process when one party seeks a legal remedy against another party. The defamation suit brought forth by the NST New against two bloggers, therefore, is just another form of civil action ...
Say No' to New Straits Times

Say No' to New Straits Times

Lawsuits against bloggers could be turning point

Lawsuits against bloggers could be turning point

Legal suits a good reminder

Legal suits a good reminder

Overzealous bloggers tend to forget

Overzealous bloggers tend to forget

Ethnic relations module: let experts evaluate draft

Ethnic relations module: let experts evaluate draft

Murder trials: Sub judice rule may also apply before start

Murder trials: Sub judice rule may also apply before start

Please heed our report, disabled tells IGP

Please heed our report, disabled tells IGP

The nation's top cop has been urged to order his officers to look into an allegation that a group of disabled individuals were being illegally imprisoned by council officers
Lets not fear opposing views

Lets not fear opposing views

TNB must explain exorbitant bonus for staff

TNB must explain exorbitant bonus for staff

Ethnocentric concepts very much racist

Ethnocentric concepts very much racist

Kit Siang, Hadi invited to address PKR meet

Kit Siang, Hadi invited to address PKR meet

The opposition heavyweights have been asked to speak at separate sessions during this weekend's retreat.
Blogger urged to remove readers comments

Blogger urged to remove readers comments

NSTP and four others want comments discussing the defamation suit in Rocky's Bru blog to be removed as they risk prejudicing the case.
HIV group: FTA a matter of life and death

HIV group: FTA a matter of life and death

MTAAG+ director Edward Low stresses that for people living with HIV, the treatment that they need is a life long one.
Tycoon denies interest in Utusan

Tycoon denies interest in Utusan

Corporate figure Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary says there is no truth in media reports over his supposed interest to buy Utusan Melayu.
Top bird flu alert issued

Top bird flu alert issued

The government has issued its highest-level warning on the possibility of another bird flu outbreak in the country after the disease emerged in several regional nations.
An inconvenient and inevitable truth

An inconvenient and inevitable truth

The unimaginable myth that our way of life is less significant to have any negative impact to the well-being of Mother Earth is proving to be opposite in the truth.
Anwar: Umno is 'rotten to the core'

Anwar: Umno is 'rotten to the core'

"Like any established, long-serving, ruling party they tend to rot," he said of the ruling Umno in an interview with AFP .
Bloggers rock the boat (Pt 1)

Bloggers rock the boat (Pt 1)

Malik Imtiaz Sarwar speaks candidly on responsible blogging and his own blog Disquiet, on curbs in cyberspace and the blogger's role in nation building.
Blog defamation suit impossible to defend: lawyer

Blog defamation suit impossible to defend: lawyer

Ahirudin says his blog offers him a channel to say general things and after a while it became a watchdog for the media.
Ethnic studies revised after race row

Ethnic studies revised after race row

Higher Education Minister Mustapa Mohamed is confident that the revised edition will be accepted by the Malaysian society.
Rain warning triggers fears of more floods

Rain warning triggers fears of more floods

The highest 'red stage' rain warning for Johor is triggering fears of a third wave of flooding after weeks of torrential downpours.