Archive - 14 March 2007

The following is the full transcript of Dr Mahathir Mohamad's press conference at his Perdana Leadership Foundation office in Putrajaya.

Mahathir was his usual self in responding to various questions posed to him by the media today, peppering his answers with wit and prescribed doses of sarcasm.

Two of the court's three justices dismissed the appeal of R Subshini who was seeking to restrain the actions of her husband Muhammad Shafi Saravanan Abdullah.

I would like to salute the courage of Adam Yong Abdullah. He has decided to come clean. His conversion to Islam has given him a sense of the need to live out one's faith.

Why would whistleblowers place faith in the Anti-Corruption Agency at the rate it reacts to complaints, ask civil society leaders.

This new airline will be operating from Penang and service holiday destinations in Thailand.

Replacement premises have yet to be completed for a mission primary school that was torn down in 1997.

The cabinet - which is deliberating on whether to give the green light for the US-M'sia FTA - was told by protestors not to be intimidated by the veteran minister. [video inside]

Their third attempt to meet the prime minister failed today, but they have activated Plan B to get the land promised to them 15 years ago. [Video Inside]

Support in two Chinese-majority seats is said to be swinging towards the opposition party. It is speculated that MCA will deploy heavyweight Dr Chua Soi Lek to counter the threat.

PAS denies that they were moving voters within Kelantan to gain an advantage in the next polls. And the party in turn accuses its rival Umno of doing the dirty deed.

ACA whistleblower Mohamad Ramli Abdul Manan is appreciative of the moral support but declines financial help from malaysiakini readers.

Violence in southern Thailand and hard times in northern Malaysia have fuelled the illegal trade.

free A happy national laureate A Samad Said praises artists at KL's Central Market saying that their paintings had successfully reflected the genuine feelings of Malaysians.

I am willing to contribute RM300 for the fund to support Mohamad Ramli Abdul Manan and support Malaysia's anti-corruption fight, says one reader.

updated version AirAsia X CEO Raja Mohamad Azmi says the service has been delayed because aircraft leasing costs were higher than projected.

There are no real threats of extremist attacks at the moment but the littoral states continue to remain vigilant.

An opposition leader laments that an annual corruption survey - based on a poll of expatriates - is 'bad and grim' news for the nation.

You wouldn't trust most of those who have taken charge of the country, at every level from cabinet to local council, to manage your mamak stall.

Beijing has for the first time unveiled an ambitious blueprint for developing space science.