Archive - 7 February 2007

The issue is part of the Manila-based lender's objectives to help develop the debt market in Asia.

Bahawa tidak berlaku pencabulan hak asasi manusia di Pusat Tahanan Simpang Renggam ketika melawat pusat itu semalam.

Carry on. You are doing well. Make sure the Americans pay a very high price, says the former prime minister. [video inside]

The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal has high ambitions to arrive at judgements that will resonate throughout the world.

The ones who will lose out the most are poor workers like myself, says a rubber tapper.

I couldn't agree more with Kelvin Lee about reforming the GLCs. After all, Pak Lah's GLCs today are primarily the inevitable metamorphosis of failed privatised companies of the Mahathir era.

The human rights commission maintains that human rights are being violated at the Simpang Renggam detention centre, contrary to what federal minister S Samy Vellu thinks.

The ex-Sabah chief minister chalked up the debt when the casino at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in London allowed him to gamble on credit.

The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission today hears statemens on war crimes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.

Malaysia's inability to compete globally is because of its lack of competitiveness, not because of the New Economic Policy.

free Is there any insurance scheme for those taking part in the National Service programme? In the event of a fatality, what is the compensation like?

The initiative has won the backing of international personalities attending a three-day conference on criminalising war.

Flanked by security guards and police in riot gear, some 50 protestors chanted "Down with FTA" and "No FTA with USA" .

Veteran blogger Jeff Ooi believes there is an orchestrated attempt by government figures to cast doubt on the credibility of bloggers.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad takes a swipe at everything from politics to economic management, in the conclusion of a two-part interview with Malaysiakini.

exclusive The ex-premier, who has kept a low-profile since suffering a mild heart attack two months ago, has apparently recuperated sufficiently to take on his successor again.

The electronics maker said the new plant - its third producing glass platters after two in Japan - will begin operations in January next year in Malacca.

The environment minister admits the project will flood a forest reserve that is home to many protected animals and plants with medicinal value.

Penang voters are a sophisticated lot and have shown their pragmatism in the last few general elections.

We are parties to torture in times of peace by allowing our own security forces and government to torture its citizens without accountability.

The Penang government's move to reclaim land should be preceded by a comprehensive study on the environmental impact.

Old politicians don't die....they do their best not to fade away, as the latest exploits of Malaysia's ex-premier suggest.