Archive - 30 January 2007

Merger will not lead to integration of Tiong's dailies

Merger will not lead to integration of Tiong's dailies

The four Chinese dailies under Sin Chew Corporation and Nanyang Holdings will keep their titles.
Permohonan Ooi batalkan saman NSTP didengar 6 Mac

Permohonan Ooi batalkan saman NSTP didengar 6 Mac

Blogger Jeff Ooi perlu menarik balik 13 posting dalam blognya Screenshots sementara menunggu perbicaraannya kes berkaitan saman New Straits Times Press (NSTP) terhadapnya.
Ethnic relations: Govt to appoint proof-readers

Ethnic relations: Govt to appoint proof-readers

The Education Ministry will appoint three experts to review the Ethnic Relations module before it is sent for publishing.
Bloggers undeterred by lawsuit

Bloggers undeterred by lawsuit

Internet websites and new blogs had mushroomed in a show of support for bloggers since the lawsuit against him was filed earlier this month.
Close one eye syndrome in Ipoh?

Close one eye syndrome in Ipoh?

Was Ipoh City Council looking the other way while one of its councillors was operating a business without a licence for three years?
Rule of law more fundamental than sub judice rule

Rule of law more fundamental than sub judice rule

LJ, in 'Murder trials: Sub judice rule may also apply before start' is right, but I was never in doubt that Jacob George was not indeed referring to the question of sub judice in the upcoming trial of Razak Baginda.
Bloggers suit: What were the offending posts?

Bloggers suit: What were the offending posts?

New private jet: Govt still the owner

New private jet: Govt still the owner

Umno Youth, whats wrong with you lot?

Umno Youth, whats wrong with you lot?

Double-trouble for disabled trader

Double-trouble for disabled trader

He claims to have been victimised by both the Selayang Muncipal Council and the Rawang police within the same day.
Jeram landfill decision shortsighted

Jeram landfill decision shortsighted

Why the lack of virgin red palm oil?

Why the lack of virgin red palm oil?

Syed Hussein Alatas could have reformed UM

Syed Hussein Alatas could have reformed UM

Rude, rude, rude Malaysians

Rude, rude, rude Malaysians

Chinese were once 'subjects of the Ruler'

Chinese were once 'subjects of the Ruler'

Secure primary rights before secondary ones

Secure primary rights before secondary ones

Close down Simpang Renggam

Close down Simpang Renggam

According to human rights group Suaram, this will curb the alleged abuses that take place at the centre.
Gamuda to build urban centre in Hanoi

Gamuda to build urban centre in Hanoi

Gamuda will partner Vietnamese state-owned Mechanical Engineering Services LLC to develop the the Yenso Park project.
Blogs and boundaries of responsibility

Blogs and boundaries of responsibility

Despite the dangers, Rocky and Jeff Ooi did not hide behind the protection of anonymity. They choose to publicly associate with their blogs.
Loan shark clients beware

Loan shark clients beware

People who try to borrow money from loan sharks would be prosecuted under proposals floated by police.
Thailand says relations with M'sia on the mend

Thailand says relations with M'sia on the mend

Relations between the neighbours have been strained by three years of separatist violence in Thailand's Muslim-majority south.
ACA must net the sharks as well

ACA must net the sharks as well

It is being perceived as a watchdog without teeth. An opposition leader says the agency must be independent to execute its duties effectively.
Injunction extended on defamatory postings

Injunction extended on defamatory postings

'Screenshots' blogger Jeff Ooi will be required to keep allegedly defamatory postings out of the site up to March 6.
Vote of no confidence in Abdullah

Vote of no confidence in Abdullah

The NSTP-Utusan Melayu merger was purportedly aborted on business grounds, but there is more to the story.
Federal accountability for local governance

Federal accountability for local governance

The most serious problem at the level of local government in Malaysia is the quality of representative governance.
Tycoon to create global media empire

Tycoon to create global media empire

The merger will see the enlarged group operating and publishing major Chinese-language newspapers and magazines in Malaysia, Hong Kong, the United States, Canada and China.
Polls boycott: PAS elated, Mafrel concerned

Polls boycott: PAS elated, Mafrel concerned

The lower turnout for the Batu Talam by-election gets mixed 'reviews' depending on whether the long- or short-term perspective is taken.
Dialectics of Batu Talam by-elections

Dialectics of Batu Talam by-elections

analysis The high voter turnout and low number of spoilt votes do seem to indicate that the calls made by the opposition for the voters to join in the boycott have not been successful.
50th anniversary overshadowed by race tensions

50th anniversary overshadowed by race tensions

Many lament an alarming slide in race relations, along with the rising influence of Islam which has alienated ethnic Chinese and Indian citizens.
PM: I did not buy a private jet

PM: I did not buy a private jet

The premier denies reports that he purchased an Airbus jet at a cost of between US$55 million and US$60 million.