Archive - 24 May 2007

The jets is part of a billion-dollar deal made in 2003, in which Russia agreed to send a Malaysian astronaut to space.

A controversial Transparency International survey places Malaysia ahead of many nations including Japan (16) UK (21) and US (33). Not surprisingly, local groups are flabbergasted. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Anwar looks set to win the PKR president post as his rival dismisses the possibility of using the court as a last resort to disqualify him from contesting.

The party's deputy sec-gen, Dr Xavier Jeyakumar, is accused of doing nothing for the Kota Raja division which he leads.

Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu should be fair to all concerned and identify those whom he had labelled as 'traitors', says land rights lawyer Baru Bian.

According to a disgruntled local leader, the premier's son-in-law must resign as the Rembau Umno Youth chief for allegedly allowing outsiders to call the shots.

With it's fourth annual congress beginning tomorrow, Parti Keadilan Rakyat's president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has warned against disruptions from the ruling party.

'I'm going to have lots and lots of rest. I'm not going to be doing anything too active for the next two days,' says the former premier.

The comments by Hamdan Ibrahim in his letter 'Increase pay but less corruption please were spot on'. In support of his views I would like to add thus...

In a matter of three hours, the 19-year-old aspiring electrician who was enrolled in a state-run vocational institute became a Muslim. He claims to signing the document for fear of being failed from his course.

Former UN Special Envoy Razali Ismail recalls his meetings with Burma's most famous prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Sultanate of Malacca was a paragon of interracial harmony, private enterprise and trusted institutions. How to produce the same now?

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What are today's news agenda for the English, Bahasa, Chinese and Tamil papers? Find out here.

The DAP economic advisor explains that his statement on the civil service was taken out of context and that he has no intention to insult civil servants.

Looking at the past history of BN, they are very much capable of this. Looks like after buying over Ijok folks and the civil servants, BN is now on a spree to buy over opposition members.

The cabinet discusses the Man Utd issue during two consecutive meetings but leaves out the 'postponed' inter-faith conference. The opposition leader is not impressed.

The government must decide by year-end on definitive plans to build a controversial undersea cable link in order to meet future power needs.

The Parliamentary House Committee, tasked with looking after facilities in Parliament, is told to call for a meeting to discuss the series of structural problems in the House.

More than 30 foreigners have been nabbed for operating Internet and other scams that snared victims across the Asia-Pacific.

AirAsia's net profit for the three months to March jumped to RM86.873 million from a re-stated profit of RM14.063 million a year ago.