Archive - 8 August 2007

Altantuya trial Is there a video showing how the police treated the two main suspects when they visited the crime scene last November?

A thorough study has found that the ink, used to prevent multiple voting, will not affect Muslims from performing their religious obligations.

The move comes after the Agriculture Ministry vowed to ensure cheaper beef for Malaysian consumers.

The police has been urged to investigate the doctor who treated K Sujatha for several days prior to her death.

The report, filed by an opposition member, claims that the website features an article which insults Christianity.

In a rare move, the Conference of Rulers has rejected the government's choice for the position of chief judge of Malaya - the judiciary's No 3 post.

Umno supreme council member Norza Zakaria says close ally Khairy Jamaluddin has proven his mettle. [VIDEO INSIDE]

I am outraged and so very angry to hear about women and children being violently gang raped and murdered almost daily in the news. As a parent and a husband...

For the second time, the Shah Alam High Court has discovered discrepancies in identical copies of police documents.

free Today MTUC goes on its second nationwide picket this year to press for a minimum wage for workers in the private sector.

The Chinese-based party appears very concerned about its electoral chances in the upcoming general election - and it should.

Human and nature are interdependent. Much of our survival depends on it. Why are we not concerned?

The 'chattering classes' are not averse to delivering virtual spankings either, as the Umno Youth deputy chief will find out.

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

Neighbouring countries have banned them but these candies are still found in abundance in Malaysia.

updated version It's her turn today - Marina Lee Abdullah was questioned for almost 90 minutes over comments and articles which appeared in her husband's Malaysia Today website. [VIDEO INSIDE]

exclusive Bukit Koman residents vow to sue the Pahang government if it renews a gold mining permit that allows the use of cyanide near their village.

updated version They want the government to set a compulsory monthly minimum wage of RM900. [VIDEO INSIDE]

If what the prime minister says is true, why is there then such a painfully disproportionate treatment by the authorities in building of places of worship for the different religions, asks a reader.

Crude oil from an underground pipeline operated by state-owned Petronas leaked into a river in Miri, Sarawak.

Nearly half a million people have already watched the six-minute video by Namewee, a 24-year-old Malaysian student at Taiwan's Ming Chuan University.