Archive - 14 February 2007

A news report claims that the works minister did not raise the issue of declassifying toll agreements at the cabinet meeting.

The public prosecutor was to told to ensure that witnesses do not discuss the case to avoid suspicion of collusion.

exclusive Subang Jaya state assemblyperson Lee Hwa Beng has been disclosing information about the allocation received for his constituency for several years.

A court has ruled that a man who converted to Islam and then took two Muslim wives must financially support the Hindu ex-wife he left behind.

We refer to the establishment of Pemudah - the high-powered 23-member task force to promote faster reform in the delivery system. Are we reinventing the wheel?

Academician Dr Mavis Puthucheary, who has extensively studied Malaysia's electoral system, shares her views on the recent call for electoral reform.

exclusive The Barisan Nasional will be in no hurry to change an election system that has served it well, points out academician Dr Mavis Puthucheary.

He refutes the many speculations as to why he is withdrawing and urges members not to nominate him for the coming party polls. [video inside]

free High crude oil prices and new health concerns have given the towering palm, grown mostly in Malaysia and Indonesia, a surprising new status as an environmental saviour.

The BN only won a 'skirmish' in Batu Talam. The real war is coming and this has got the premier worried.

analysis Expect Barisan Nasional to go all out to woo back Chinese Malaysians, but will the promises be empty ones again?

Pak Lah asked us to tell the truth to power, but he has himself compromised by allowing such an issue to go this far. Where does this leave all the ideals that he spoke about in dealing with corruption?

The opposition leader is not convinced that the government has done enough to battle corruption, as claimed by a minister.

In 2006, a half-past-six-government functioned at half throttle, with half-hearted measures against corruption, and indifference to how the other half lives.

They do not want to work, do not want to learn, and give little importance to the opportunities provided by the government, says Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

The impact of global warming is coming home to governments - and the doomsday scenario is all that it is made out to be.

An environmental group warns against over-confidence within the lobby against the free trade agreement between Malaysia and the US.

'They do not want to work, do not want to learn, and give little importance to the opportunities provided by the government,' he said.

Home Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said information such as thumbprints and face profiles contained in electronic databases will be swapped with Thailand.

'They must also come up with an official written proposal,' says Thai defence minister.

The farmers would vow to stop using banned growth boosters such as beta-agonist, a medicine used to treat asthma patients that can be fatal when consumed in pork.