Archive - 4 May 2007

Fissures in DAP over poll deferral

Fissures in DAP over poll deferral

Several DAP leaders are displeased with the move to postpone the party polls, scheduled to be held before September, until after the general election.
BPR mulakan siasatan terhadap Taib Mahmud

BPR mulakan siasatan terhadap Taib Mahmud

Parti Keadilan Sarawak (PKR) Sarawak diberitahu bahawa Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) telah memulakan siasatannya terhadap laporan media mengenai dakwaan rasuah membabitkan Ketua Menteri dan keluarganya.
Disclose details of Zakaria probe

Disclose details of Zakaria probe

TI-Malaysia urges the ACA to be more transparent and reveal the findings of its investigations concerning the politician.
ACA starts probe on report against Taib

ACA starts probe on report against Taib

The Anti-Corruption Agency's office in Sarawak has commenced its probe into an alleged kickbacks scandal involving the chief minister and his family.
Devotees save temple for the fourth time

Devotees save temple for the fourth time

Devotees of the Sri Kaliamman Temple of Midlands Estate in Shah Alam simply refuse to budge without a proper court order.
Religious authorities a law unto themselves

Religious authorities a law unto themselves

Karpal Singh said that the case 'sets a new precedent' with Jais agreeing to hand over the custody of the children from a Muslim mother to a non-Muslim father.
Jamaluddins remark senseless

Jamaluddins remark senseless

Allow students to experience election processes

Allow students to experience election processes

Vilifying Anwar wont help

Vilifying Anwar wont help

Ijok results: Indians may yet pay a heavy price

Ijok results: Indians may yet pay a heavy price

Time for IWKs fat management to go on a diet

Time for IWKs fat management to go on a diet

Burst pipes may not have been properly fitted

Burst pipes may not have been properly fitted

Errant cabbies need to be hauled up

Errant cabbies need to be hauled up

Last days of my aunt

Last days of my aunt

Refugees: Lets not look away

Refugees: Lets not look away

Air force plane crashes, pilot safe

Air force plane crashes, pilot safe

breaking news The RMAF Hawk 208 plane crashed mid-morning on a training flight at an airbase located in Kuantan.
Kelantan to use Islamic 'ghostbusters'

Kelantan to use Islamic 'ghostbusters'

These exorcists will drive out evil spirits from cult followers who follow deviant teachings.
Penang CM post: The fight is on

Penang CM post: The fight is on

Who will succeed Koh Tsu Koon? This is the burning question in Penang at the moment. Two possible candidates have been identified as front-runners, and the battle is on.
It's impossible to forget rape

It's impossible to forget rape

free Almost all rape survivors experience flashbacks and recurring nightmares that subsequently give rise to high anxiety, panic attacks, edging the person towards depression.
Don't panic over cooking oil shortage

Don't panic over cooking oil shortage

States are facing shortages because manufacturers will not produce small one kilogramme packets of oil used by households.
3M strategy for an immoral victory

3M strategy for an immoral victory

Machinery, media and money. The ruling coalition used them to secure an 'immoral' victory in the Ijok by-election.
Family charged over employee's death

Family charged over employee's death

A couple and their son have been accused of starving and torturing an Indian migrant worker and then leaving him for dead in a remote jungle.
Blogger provides more evidence of alleged plagiarism

Blogger provides more evidence of alleged plagiarism

In filing his defence against NSTP and others, Ahirudin Attan backed up his case by disclosing more evidence pertaining to former group editor Brendan Pereira's alleged plagiarism.
Russia and its near abroad

Russia and its near abroad

Who will forget the brave face of Boris Yeltsin on a tank in Moscow, denouncing the military coup in August 1991?
Natives seek millions over timber deal

Natives seek millions over timber deal

They have urged the Swiss bank Credit Suisse to pay them US$10 million in compensation because of its links with a Malaysian timber company, Samling.
New law targets traffickers, not victims

New law targets traffickers, not victims

Rights activists who had fought for such a law for a decade say the bill's success depends heavily on effective enforcement.