Archive - 9 August 2007

Altantuya trial The witness who searched corporal Sirul Azhar Umar's house left the Shah Alam High Court puzzled by his contradicting answers on the accused's house number.

In yet another twist, a policeman and a politician who were both pursuing the K Sujatha case, now look set for a courtroom battle. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The International Indigenous People's Day celebration highlights problems and hardships faced by the indigenous communities in this country.

A good footballer like David Beckham can't be warming the bench forever, says Umno leader Norza Zakaria in urging the party to get serious on rejuvenating the party. [VIDEO INSIDE]

With slightly less than a month before we celebrate our 50th anniversary as an independent nation, it is interesting to see how Malaysians continue to struggle with religion and ethnicity.

There is a government directive since 2005 that all contracts worth more than RM10,000 for direct purchases are to be awarded to bumiputera companies.

They tick off University Utara Malaysia for resorting to personal attacks when the key issue was their refusal to sign the loyalty pledge required from all civil servants.

The deputy premier tells state reps that serving the people is more rewarding than fame.

When people think Malaysians live on trees, I would agree. We live on trees, act like monkeys and earn peanuts.

The controversial video clip has some support from the youth movement which claimed that the lyrics represent the voices of disenfranchised Malaysian youths.

The pygmy elephants are finding it increasingly difficult to share the same terrain with loggers and planters, says a conservation group.

exclusive Documents reveal that the main players involved in the troubled RM4.6 billion Port Klang Free Zone are all related - politically or by marriage.

Recent incidents are part of a clampdown on expression critical of the ruling coalition ahead of a general election expected this year or early 2008.

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

It seems the government, failing to control the free-flow of information in cyber space as it does in traditional media, is resorting to intimidation tactics.

The PKR leader says the Perak crown prince's voice has opened up a new channel, one that is not easy to shut.

It is unlikely the Malaysian student could be recalled from a Taiwan university, amid outrage from rights groups over the government's threat to lay sedition charges.

By allowing the massive aluminium smelter project to go ahead, it's like trying to cover up one disaster with another, especially in the wake of the troubled Bakun dam.