Archive - 10 September 2007

Hanif Omar was in the hot seat with BN backbenchers accusing him of being morally corrupt due to his involvement with a gambling outfit in Genting Highlands.

Post-budget reaction The recently unveiled budget was seen as a comprehensive one for all but some economy experts think differently and tells the Treasury why.

free When choosing a toy for your child, what would you consider the most? Is it your child's whims and fancies, your affordability or your child's safety?

Reiterating the premier, a minister says that Malaysia is an Islamic state administrated based on the principles of Islam Hadhari which was founded by Abdullah.

Terengganu police chief Ayub Yaakob tells why a policeman fired his gun during the violence which rocked Kuala Terengganu.

The media was put under the spotlight today over the manner they reported 'attacks' by the Malacca pig farmers on the police.

Our envoy in Jakarta says that all Indonesians, from maids to contract labourers, should be treated with fairness and dignity.

IGP Musa Hassan's contract was extended because he has all the qualifications to continue leading the police force.

Suhakam wants to probe whether human rights violations had occurred and the appropriateness of the use of live bullets by the police.

On the occasion of Malaysian Human Rights Day, Suhakam calls for a unanimous voice on free and fair elections in the country.

The opposition leader laments that the 'feel good' factor spawned by the 2008 Budget was crushed by the police who opened fire at a crowd gathered for a ceramah.

An opposition leader wants the deputy premier, who is also the defence minister, to explain the RM6.75 billion OPV scandal.

This deal will cement India's Reliance's position as the world's largest polyester manufacturer with a current annual capacity of 2.5 million tonnes.

The Auditor-General's findings found that ambulances were also used to transport food and staff.

I must say that Malaysia-Indonesia diplomatic relations is slowly approaching a diplomatic black hole despite the most cordial of relationships between...

The Kampung Buah Pala residents in Penang were promised by the state government that it would remain as a traditional village but now they find that wasn't to be the case.

A violent clash between the police and the opposition supporters was the lead story in most newspapers today.

In order to prevent the extravagant project from becoming a white elephant, the opposition wants it to be turned into a general hospital.

They share the same Malay cultural roots and the Islamic religion, but the shoddy treatment of Indonesian workers in Malaysia has soured relations between the neighbours.

'Smaller countries with smaller wealth cannot even make any concessions...if you make concessions, you are left with nothing else,' says the premier.

Mustafa Ali, the PAS leader in Terengganu, called on the government to hold a royal commission to investigate the police shooting.

It would seem that only the city folk enjoy all kinds of facilities. What about the villagers, questions a reader.

He took his first steps and started eating normal food almost a week after a heart bypass operation.

Even if many of them are maids and contract labourers, they are human beings and should be treated with fairness and dignity, says the Malaysia's ambassador to Indonesia.