Archive - 26 June 2007

free Law Hieng Ding is the second recipient, after Dr Mahathir Mohamad, of this prestigious award from the Malaysian Invention and Design Society.

Armed with a banner, about half a dozen of Razak Baginda's staff show their support outside the Shah Alam High Court.

She tells a shocked courtroom that there were absolutely no records of her or the murdered woman ever having entered the country.

Rebutting deputy minister M Kayveas' statement, the database company says there is no licensing requirement to access information in the public domain.

Malaysia will sent a protest note to the European Union headquarters over remarks by EU envoy here that the NEP has weakened the country's economic competitiveness.

The opposition party has picked up on the minister's remarks to demand a debate over the marginalisation of Indian Malaysians.

All the major names in the theme park business are in talks with the government, with the exception of Universal Studios which is involved in Singapore.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department will be part of a four-member joint committee to oversee co-operation with Singapore over the ambitious project.

Opposition MPs were not happy about being left out of a ceremony for disbursement of constituency funds for Merdeka celebrations.

After reading the comments made by the European Commission's top envoy to Malaysia, I can't help but put my two cents worth into the fray.

Shock and disbelief - that's the reaction on the acquittal of Eric Chia, who was charged with embezzling RM76.4 million when heading Perwaja Steel.

Germany's Volkswagen AG and US giant General Motors are the two companies vying to become the strategic partner for Proton.

The four were slapped with suspended jail sentences for exporting measuring equipment that can be used in the production of nuclear weapons to a Malaysian subsidiary.

Malaysiakini examines the six-year struggle of a band of die-hard supporters to keep the school alive.

The heat of the coming general election is sweeping through Umno as it is expected to mark a major change in the ruling party's leadership.

The PKR vice-president has brushed aside criticism by ex-colleague Ezam Mohd Nor that he 'controls' de facto party leader Anwar Ibrahim.

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.

How did it happen that a language is called Bahasa Malaysia one day and Bahasa Melayu next?

An embassy official says most of these workers here have been kept unpaid for up to four years, while some are tortured or sexually assaulted.

General Pervez Musharaff now wants a second term in power. But his opponents have other ideas.

State-owned Saudi Telecom will acquire a strategic 25 percent stake in Maxis Communications in a deal worth RM10.6 billion.

updated version The Sessions Court this morning ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against the tycoon.

The comments made by the EC ambassador - the NEP, corruption, transparency etc have all been brought up locally. What is so bad if a wrong policy is put right for the goodness of the populace?