Archive - 18 July 2007

Inflation slightly higher in June

Inflation slightly higher in June

For the first six months of the year, the consumer price index rose 2.0 percent from a year earlier.
Nalla: I pity Anwar

Nalla: I pity Anwar

The former PKR member says that there must be something wrong with the leadership for so many members to be leaving the party.
U-turn over closure of Malacca pig farms

U-turn over closure of Malacca pig farms

Instead, the chief minister wants to limit the size of the herd on each farm.
Evaluate intellectual calibre of our politicians

Evaluate intellectual calibre of our politicians

I watched the British prime minister over British telly this morning and could not help but listen with admiration at the parliamentary process that was at play. Here was a prime minister not resting on his laurels ...
Numbers not necessarily a reflection of reality

Numbers not necessarily a reflection of reality

Marina Mahathir ideal for National Unity Panel

Marina Mahathir ideal for National Unity Panel

Singapore army does have Malays

Singapore army does have Malays

CV Devan Nair was hard done by

CV Devan Nair was hard done by

Compare Spore PM to Msian PM

Compare Spore PM to Msian PM

Take best of from both secular and Islamic

Take best of from both secular and Islamic

'Makkal Osai' only independent Tamil daily

'Makkal Osai' only independent Tamil daily

Bersih: EC wrong to remove voters names

Bersih: EC wrong to remove voters names

Removing the names of those holding old identity card from the electoral roll is unconstitutional, said the election watch group.
Promoting Islam - Malaysia doing the opposite

Promoting Islam - Malaysia doing the opposite

Cyberjaya bus crowds only at specific times

Cyberjaya bus crowds only at specific times

Najib's 'Islamic state' remark draws protest

Najib's 'Islamic state' remark draws protest

The government, judiciary and all Malaysians have been urged to respect the social contract formulated in 1957.
We want to know these lies

We want to know these lies

If website authors are spreading lies, why do we need to track them down? It would be obvious to the people that they are lying. If not, then we want to know these 'lies'.
Burning questions over scrapped incinerator

Burning questions over scrapped incinerator

In a letter to the deputy prime minister, PAS vice-president Husam Musa poses several key questions regarding the aborted mega-project.
Justice robbed, what's Anwar doing?

Justice robbed, what's Anwar doing?

Justice has been robbed blind for years and it's time for Anwar Ibrahim to do something to wrest the scales back.
Two years on, only silence...

Two years on, only silence...

A frustrated complainant asks what has happened to the corruption reports he has lodged against the senior official of a premier school in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysian a major hotel player in the US

Malaysian a major hotel player in the US

free Kuala Lumpur-born Charles Morais, 45, is well on his way to becoming one of the leading hoteliers in the United States.
Brazen thief steals stolen Porsche from police

Brazen thief steals stolen Porsche from police

The police are not ruling out the same suspect being behind both thefts because they had the car keys.
Revision of Nat's remand postponed

Revision of Nat's remand postponed

The deputy public prosecutor says that another two weeks is needed to reply to an affidavit filed by the PKR webmaster's lawyers.
July 18: Headlines online

July 18: Headlines online

All the major dailies today highlighted the discovery of the RMAF Nuri helicopter which went missing last Friday. All six military personnel in the chopper had perished in the crash.
Synergy Drive gets listing approval

Synergy Drive gets listing approval

The merged plantation entity is set to be the second largest company on the bourse, with a market capitalisation of about RM48.5 billion.
Court visits crime scene in heavy rain

Court visits crime scene in heavy rain

updated version A steep and bumpy dirt track, barely wide enough for a vehicle, led to the forest clearing where prosecutors allege Altantuya was murdered. [VIDEO INSIDE]
On the other side of the fence

On the other side of the fence

The tertiary education arena in Malaysia has turned into a battleground between educators and politicians.