Archive - 9 May 2007

The immigration department defends Rela after Human Rights Watch labelled the volunteer corps as abusive.

There should not be any hard and fast rules but there should be efforts to help both bumiputera and non-bumiputera companies, says Najib.

Leaky roof in Parliament gives cause for the Opposition to sing after the rain in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Sabah lawmaker Eric Majimbun says there are more than 100,000 stateless Filipinos in Sabah who are not considered permanent Malaysian residents.

Puteri Umno's deputy chief says the movement does not resort to tarnishing the reputation of others in order to win votes.

An opposition leader is calling on the central bank to put an end to the discriminatory policy of banks appointing legal firms based on racial quotas.

Environmental activists have questioned claims of safe operations by the company proposing to build a waste-to-energy plant in Malacca.

Ivy Josiah clarifies that she used the term 'duress' in a non-legal way to describe the limited options available to a Muslim mother during a court proceeding.

Two Malaysians are unable to return from Saudi Arabia due to a trade dispute and the diplomatic mission has allegedly abandoned them as well.

The authorities have warned that foreign singers in skimpy outfits and those behaving improperly would be blacklisted.

Human Rights Watch points out that the people's volunteer corps has been at centre of numerous complaints of abuse.

Twenty-five Chinese primary schools in Sarawak have no headmasters and a local education association says this could be solved with an increase in salary.

The first thing I'm going to do tomorrow is to close my accounts with the bank and I will never approach it for any loan.

DAP assemblyperson Chong Chieng Jen claims this is why the Sarawak government is trying to stifle proceedings through a proposed law.

There shouldn't be contradiction in protecting either Malay culture or Islam, but there has been.

The former premier also answered charges that his sons had bigger government contracts than Pak Lah's son, Kamaluddin in this first of a three-part interview.

exclusive Mahathir also discloses that he had written to Abdullah before stepping down in October 2003 to ensure Najib was picked as the new deputy. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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