Archive - 23 February 2007

The home affairs minister's recent comments on the need to control the movement of foreign workers as a way of dealing with crimes purportedly committed by foreign workers is...

He says the ban is an attempt by the government to deny its role in the bloody incident which saw six deaths and nearly 100 casualties.

Rival factions in the party had set up separate committees to represent Dudong branch - a Foochow bastion just outside Sibu town proper.

They can sing their hearts out at the karaoke room, which doubles up as an entertainment hub and a gym.

Partly controlled by Alfian Mohamed Basir - 33-year-old son of cabinet minister Rafidah Aziz - the telecommunication company has been rapped by the Securities Commission for providing false information.

Efficient, effective or even ethical stands in isolation to human rights will not ensure justice and fairness for all - a human rights framework is of utmost importance.

It's okay now! Faces of Courage , the controversial book on Ipoh's WWII resistance heroine Sybil Kathigasu will be available in the country from next Friday.

Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim was ticked off by the opposition leader for his negative response to the proposed independent judicial commission.

The government voiced confidence it will attract billions of dollars in global investments to turn Johor into a metropolis similar to China's Shenzhen or Hong Kong.

A union warns that Malaysia Airlines will be destroyed by the competition faced from other airlines if a regional open-skies agreement is finalised.

Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ's decision to raise its stake in Malaysian bank CIMB from 1.1 percent to 4.5 percent is a "blessing of the world's largest banking group".

Pak Lah says that if the intention of a controversial bill governing the country's 2.6 million foreign workers is to lock them up, then it will not be acceptable.

We can take action against those involved in vice activities but there is no need for us to snoop as that will infringe on people's right to privacy, he says.

The judge orders the payment to 69-year-old Ronald Beadle whose passport was "unlawfully and improperly" seized in 1981 amid claims he owed back taxes.