Archive - 13 July 2007

According to KL police chief DCP Zul Hasnan and nine of his top officers, public cooperation is vital in battling crime.

updated with photos A PKR information bureau staff, who helps maintain the opposition party website, was taken for questioning by three plainclothes police officers this afternoon. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The worshippers of a Hindu temple in Malacca have sent a petition as a last ditch effort to save their temple from demolition.

Sikap mereka itu, kata bekas Setiausaha Agung Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu (PBB) Kofi Annan, menunjukkan negara-negara Islam seolah-olah setuju dengan kegiatan ekstrim tersebut.

But he declined to elaborate on the meeting apart from saying that it was one between 'old friends'.

free To me, my school is not merely an educational institution, but also a counter-cultural entity that challenges social norms and accepts people whom society might regard as 'different'.

Malaysians couldn't care less about politics. In fact, they care so little that they don't even register to vote - 4.9 million of them.

The 'social contract' established at Independence between the races needs to be preserved but more importantly to be expanded to allow...

If you want to be a PAS candidate, you will have to be either a non-smoker or if you are, be willing to kick the habit.

The former UN secretary general wants the regional bloc to pressure the Burmese military rulers to improve their human rights records.

The present government remained recalcitrant over its intention to continue with the NEP in its current distorted form.

Although the MTUC minimum wage proposal has been shot down by the government, the fight will continue.

An independent commission is needed urgently to study the New Economic Policy, says political analyst Dr Lim Teck Ghee.

The temple has been given a deadline until next Tuesday to tear down its renovated portion because its increase in size was not welcomed in a Malay village.

The nation faces new challenges and new opportunities. Once again, many thinking people worry if we have reached one of those tipping points of gloom and doom.

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.

The NEP has given rise to a new ethnic-Malay middle class, but critics point out that it has also spawned a culture of corruption, cronyism and ethnic discrimination

A Muslim group has called for a ban on the blockbuster movie 'Evan Almighty', saying it is offensive to their religion.

The Global Humanitarian Forum will bring together major humanitarian players once a year to discuss issues and conduct studies.

Slaughtering animals for a 'kenduri' should be done elsewhere, period. If not, then the public can slaughter chickens and cattle in KLCC or at the Putrajaya government complex.

The loan is the largest amount of financing given by China for a single project in a foreign country.