Archive - 28 March 2007

The cabinet discussed the matter today and all ministers have been told to take up the government position with the Americans.

Frustration over the lack of action against embattled ACA chief Zulkipli Mat Noor is beginning to show.

A source close to the party says a Chinese doctor has been identified by the party to run as an independent candidate following a fallout with DAP.

updated version The deputy prime minister says the government may miss an end-of-March deadline to announce a partner for ailing automaker Proton.

If Muhd Shafee Abdullah does not apologise for his 'false and malicious' remarks, the former ACA Sabah director says he will file a defamation suit.

Foreign affairs ministry parliamentary secretary Ahmad Shabery Cheek made this astonishing claim in the Dewan Rakyat today.

The progress of the physical construction of the dam is 66 percent completed while the four turbine units are 70 percent done.

Not only does the election reform movement show glaring proof of election irregularities, it also explains why it is impossible to bring the EC to court.

Beluran MP Ronald Kiandee had strong words about the select committee's handling of a case involving allegations against the anti-corruption agency head.

Putting aside the legal complexities arising from the Subashini case, the situation does throw up some interesting questions whose answers are readily available without resort to...

Malaysia is drafting new laws to require homes and buildings to collect rainwater in a bid to conserve water supplies.

Prime Minister Abdullah hopes Iran would consider the implications of the sanctions imposed at the weekend.

Machap by-election Setting their differences aside, DAP and PKR will join hands to craft strategies to take on Barisan Nasional in the Machap by-election.

Bank Negara launches the first-ever Islamic monetary product based on crude palm oil contracts in efforts to develop the nation as a global Islamic financial hub.

The company buys Star Cruises' 25 percent stake to meet Singapore requirements in applying for a gaming licence.

The Malaysian subsidiary of Dutch investment bank ABN Amro may launch an Islamic banking unit here as it expands its Islamic finance business.

An opposition leader says the government's refusal to reduce fuel prices will lead to the suspicion that it is protecting vested interests.

Transport minister Chan Kong Choy denies a report that Malaysia and Singapore have approved construction of a bullet train linking the two countries.

New government's proposals would make all public hospitals corporatised so that they will behave like efficient businesses, where patients will have to pay more for their healthcare.

The new framework would help develop the Islamic financial industry and integrate it into the international financial system.

The marine police made the arrest after encountering the poachers in their China-registered wooden trawler.

analysis The party's chances of a victory are next to impossible. One key reason is that DAP is poorer than its rival MCA in terms of resources. There are other reasons too.

By the day, the country's IQ keeps falling steadily as thousands of brains go gurgling down the drain.

US$5 million bounty is on offer for the capture of Johor-born Zulkifli Hir who is wanted for several bombings in the Philippines.

The regular Saturday broadcast of the programme, which falls this week on the Prophet's birthday, will now be on Sunday instead.

One of Southeast Asia's most wanted suspects, Noordin Mohammad Top, is believed to still be in Indonesia.