Archive - 25 June 2007

Workers hold nationwide picket on minimum wage

Workers hold nationwide picket on minimum wage

The next plan in MTUC's book is to hold a one-day stop work strike so that the government adheres to the calls for minimum wage for workers in private sector.
Altantuya returned to Razaks house

Altantuya returned to Razaks house

Altantuya thought Abdul Razak Baginda would meet her if she saw him alone, her friend told the court today.
Triad-link allegation: IGP calls it slander

Triad-link allegation: IGP calls it slander

Musa Hassan is not concerned about the allegations published in a political blog linking the police with the Chinese underworld.
Rebut Rommel point-by-point

Rebut Rommel point-by-point

The speech by the European Commission ambassador on the NEP has raised a predictable firestorm of protest from the Malaysian authorities based on its 'political incorrectness'...

Rommel is right about NEP

Rommel is right about NEP

Why bark at EC ambassador?

Why bark at EC ambassador?

Europe has nothing to lose

Europe has nothing to lose

Spore not a real country, Nazri not really intelligent

Spore not a real country, Nazri not really intelligent

Community policing the way to fight crime

Community policing the way to fight crime

CRAs job to report all payment defaults

CRAs job to report all payment defaults

Apostasy - whats good for the goose also good for the gander?

Apostasy - whats good for the goose also good for the gander?

No faith in Anwar, Ezam quits PKR

No faith in Anwar, Ezam quits PKR

The former PKR Youth chief lashes out at his mentor for allegedly pandering to the whims of his rival - party vice-president Azmin Ali.
Arabic numerals actually invented by Hindus

Arabic numerals actually invented by Hindus

Arabic numerals in name only

Arabic numerals in name only

Public hearings for feedback on crime

Public hearings for feedback on crime

These sessions will be held in three crime-prone cities to get information on the 'real situation'.
Rural areas are safe from crimes

Rural areas are safe from crimes

Surging crime rates in the country are only confined to certain hotspots like Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur, says a deputy minister.
SPECIAL REPORT: Poser over mega 'ghost town'

SPECIAL REPORT: Poser over mega 'ghost town'

An estimated RM4.6 billion of government money has been spent in the mega-project. But was it worth it? Malaysiakini investigates in this four-part series.

Where are you, Chew Mei Fun?

Where are you, Chew Mei Fun?

The PJ Utara parliamentarian is again criticised for her absence and silence over the initiative to save the Damansara Chinese primary school.
SPECIAL REPORT: The frontline state

SPECIAL REPORT: The frontline state

Smelling a swing of votes in its favour in the next general election, the opposition has made Penang its key frontline state. But can they overcome the government's electoral machinery and do the impossible?
Govt lacks facts in slamming Rommel

Govt lacks facts in slamming Rommel

Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang says the government's response to EU envoy's criticism of the NEP had little substance.
Hundreds of smuggled tortoises seized

Hundreds of smuggled tortoises seized

The reptiles were seized at KLIA. Of the 404, 19 have since died. The rest will be flown back to India tomorrow.
End 'hypocrisy' on environment, forum told

End 'hypocrisy' on environment, forum told

The companies that are polluting in China are owned by Americans and Europeans and Japanese and others.
GM proposal remains on table for Proton

GM proposal remains on table for Proton

Second Minister of Finance Nor Mohamed Yakcop says the government has proposals from both GM and Volkswagen to partner Proton.
Trucks set alight, villager detained

Trucks set alight, villager detained

A Dayak leader is being held to assist with a police probe into a fire that destroyed a logging company's trucks in Sarawak.
Witness: Abdul Razak threatened to kill us

Witness: Abdul Razak threatened to kill us

On the sixth day of the Altantuya trial, a Mongolian witness tells the court that she, the deceased and a friend were harassed and threatened with death for several nights.
Animal Farm our Parliament has become?

Animal Farm our Parliament has become?

We wrongly call brutish politicians 'Yang Berhormat'. They should be called 'Yang Tidak Patut di Hormati'.
Fiesta Feminista weekend

Fiesta Feminista weekend

free The movers and shakers of this fiesta show that feminism is not and should not only be confined to women.
Abandoned projects: Nail the developers

Abandoned projects: Nail the developers

An opposition leader wants the law to come down hard on errant developers and to protect the interests of house buyers.
Bickering begins over Swak seats

Bickering begins over Swak seats

State opposition parties are engaged in a tit-for-tat approach to contesting the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
June 25: Headlines online

June 25: Headlines online

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

NEP under siege

news analysis The NEP and its supporters are confronted by a new configuration of internal and external forces for change and reform.
Darling of cultural warriors

Darling of cultural warriors

Whatever one may think of her leaving Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali's knowledge of the Muslim societies she condemns is certainly lacking.
Swift action urged on maids abuse cases

Swift action urged on maids abuse cases

The people in Indonesia are very angry with the situation... and it keeps happening to our maids, says an embassy official.
EU envoy summoned to explain NEP criticism

EU envoy summoned to explain NEP criticism

updated version 'It is not my intention to meddle in internal affairs. The rationale to which I brought up the bumiputera policy was in relation to FTA negotiations,' says Rommel.