Archive - 7 April 2007

Several PKR divisional chiefs are predicting that the state opposition can secure two thirds of Sabah's 60 state and 25 parliamentary seats.

Election goodies are pouring into Machap but are likely to be in violation of election laws concerning bribery, warns the election watchdog.

The Higher Education Ministry has been told to end the participation of public universities at the annual Geneva International Exhibition to save money.

There are problems of coursebut not to the extent of people not feeling safe in the streets at night, says Wong Soon Koh on the gangster problem in Sibu.

Soo Pak Leong, rejected by the police force because of his TARC qualifications, is now on a mission to get government recognition for TARC courses.

Some 8,000 squatter houses in Kuala Lumpur will be demolished by year end thus achieving the zero squatter policy of the city council.

The PKR advisor asserts that Article 121 (1A) of the Federal Constitution is meant to protect Muslims, and not to harass and deny the rights of non-Muslims.

Instead, the Star now claims that the Gerakan Federal Territories chief made the call for the axing of the Perak Mufti merely in his personal capacity.

The nation's oldest Islamic bank is now back in the black and planning more moves to stay competitive.

Two trained Labradors have sniffed out 50,000 bootleg DVDs in their third success since being deployed last month in Malaysia.

The Singapore Grand Prix is unlikely to be twinned with the event in nearby Malaysia, claims Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

The 18-month liability period for newly-constructed houses approved by the Housing and Local Government Ministry should be longer, says a consumer group.

The question remains as to whether police corruption is not one of the root causes of gangs "running riots" in Sibu and other towns in Sarawak.

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar says "it is for the Thais to find...reconciliation and mediation" with the insurgents in the south.

A man's urge to answer the call of nature has made him a local hero after he saved 100 people from being buried alive when their homes collapsed.

The two were arrested at the Phnom Penh International Airport as they went through routine security checks before their planned departure.