Archive - 31 January 2007

OSA probe: Police summon trio

OSA probe: Police summon trio

Ronnie Liu, Tian Chua and Khalid Ibrahim have been summoned for questioning at Bukit Aman for making public a secret toll concession agreement.
Husam: 10 peratus rakyat tidak mengundi jika PAS boikot praya

Husam: 10 peratus rakyat tidak mengundi jika PAS boikot praya

Naib Presiden PAS itu berkata jika keadaan itu berlaku, tentunya akan menjejaskan kredibiliti kerajaan.
Crime figures: Up, up and away ...

Crime figures: Up, up and away ...

They record a startling 44.5 percent jump ever since Abdullah Ahmad Badawi assumed the premiership three years ago. The PM is also internal security minister.
War criminals, youre going down!

War criminals, youre going down!

World leaders will find themselves labelled 'war criminals' if found guilty by the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal, a brainchild of Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Bar elections: Scrutineers not answerable to plaintiff

Bar elections: Scrutineers not answerable to plaintiff

Lawyer Foo Ton Hin has no right or power to compel the election scrutineers to act in a certain manner, says the counsel for a scrutineer.
Mahathir: Gov't can act against bloggers

Mahathir: Gov't can act against bloggers

Nobody is above the law, including bloggers, says the former premier when commenting on the lawsuits filed by NSTP.
Dr M: Pak Lah should get a bigger jet

Dr M: Pak Lah should get a bigger jet

The former premier oozes with sarcasm when asked for his views on reports claiming his handpicked successor has bought a RM200 million private jet. [video inside]
Leaders jet-set while rakyat struggle

Leaders jet-set while rakyat struggle

We were told that there is insufficient funds to increase the pay of our rank-and-file policemen who shamefully live below the average-income line.
New private jet: Elites not changing their lifestyles

New private jet: Elites not changing their lifestyles

Now everyone can lease!

Now everyone can lease!

Boikot Batu Talam akan berulang

Boikot Batu Talam akan berulang

Ethnic relations textbook: Who gains?

Ethnic relations textbook: Who gains?

Plantation merger: Is it any different from nationalisation?

Plantation merger: Is it any different from nationalisation?

Being debt-free becoming more impossible

Being debt-free becoming more impossible

A Datuk only after 55

A Datuk only after 55

KTM Komuter delays frustrating

KTM Komuter delays frustrating

Downtime: TM Net has a duty to inform customers

Downtime: TM Net has a duty to inform customers

Abdullah, Musharraf talks to focus on Mideast peace

Abdullah, Musharraf talks to focus on Mideast peace

Musharraf will tell Abdullah about the outcome of his talks with the leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
End the Rela bounty scheme

End the Rela bounty scheme

As in the days of the wild west, bounty hunters are prowling about on the lookout for migrant workers.
Exposing Ali Whitelock

Exposing Ali Whitelock

Alison Whitelock has to be revealed to the world for once and for all what she is: the best writer of sad and funny stories that I've ever personally known.
A time of fasting, praying and observing austerities

A time of fasting, praying and observing austerities

free Thaipusam is celebrated in all parts of the world where there is a concentration of South Indians. In Malaysia, the manifestation of the festival is best witnessed at Batu Caves and Penang.
Helikopter terhempas: mayat penumpang yang hilang dijumpai

Helikopter terhempas: mayat penumpang yang hilang dijumpai

Pasukan mencari dan menyelamat telah menemui mayat seorang lagi penumpang helikopter yang terhadap di lautan, 40km dari Bintulu, Sarawak.
Govt irresponsible to buy private jet

Govt irresponsible to buy private jet

They transfer government funds to a special financial vehicle run by former government servants, and then get them to buy the executive jet and lease it from them.
Media watchdog alarmed by PM's stand

Media watchdog alarmed by PM's stand

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's support for the defamation suits filed by NSTP is regretted by an international press freedom group.
Lips sealed over helicopter crash

Lips sealed over helicopter crash

The survivors are brought to the hospital under police security nine hours after the incident was reported.
Campaigning heats up for PBB posts

Campaigning heats up for PBB posts

Jostling for top spots in Sarawak's ruling party gains momentum as leaders seek to get a foot in the door in the post-Taib Mahmud era.
Toll deal: Executive interference rapped

Toll deal: Executive interference rapped

The works minister and cabinet come under fire from the opposition for calling on the AG to act against those responsible for exposing the 'classified' document.
Unions join hands against free trade pact

Unions join hands against free trade pact

Two umbrella groupings have warned to work against the proposed US-Malaysia free trade agreement, unless it addresses worker's rights.
Body recovered from copter crash

Body recovered from copter crash

The body of an oil rig worker was recovered today from the wreckage of a helicopter which crashed off Sarawak.
Failed FTA talks will send wrong signal: US warns

Failed FTA talks will send wrong signal: US warns

It will send a message that the two countries are 'not open for business', a US official warns today.