Archive - 12 September 2007

The minister says if the human rights caucus steps in, the polls will not be 'fair and free'.

Some 40 Indian Malaysians gathered outside the Parliament building to hand over a protest note on the Budget 2008.

updated version While the government has made education nominally free of charge, it will extend a full-paying system to all public hospitals and clinics from next year.

The transport minister, who took a 12-day medical leave last week, remains tightlipped on the ailment he is suffering from.

This is how Indonesians perceive the People's Volunteer Corps, cautions a group dealing with migrant workers.

DAP calls for an independent probe into the problem-ridden RM6.75 billion deal to build six patrol boats where the cost has been inflated by RM1.4 billion.

PAS and PKR claim that something is amiss about the photograph which shows a man burning the national flag - they want the police to reveal his identity.

Southeast Asia nations need to strengthen their defence capability but we are not involved in any kind of arms race, says premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

I'd like to share my views on the Pantai Batu Buruk shooting incident, but first, let me relate a few incidents that I witnessed almost a decade ago.

updated version Discrepancies between the prime minister's budget speech and the Treasury's economic report for development spending could mean a higher budget deficit next year.

A PAS parliamentarian wanted to know as to why the former Umno lawyer was appointed to the highest court in the country when there were other more qualified judges.

Don't come running to the government for money for failed projects as the money is needed for something else, warns Abdullah.

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council is threatening to revoke Samling's credentials unless the logging giant resolves its standoff with the Penan community.

If you are powerless, passive, pacifist or just plain petrified to fight, then go for the jocular instead of the jugular.

The waiting is over, and it is time to take apart proposals on public transportation in Budget 2008 and the DAP's 'shadow' version.

Governments should introduce standards and labels to phase out the use of inefficient electrical products, says an expert.

All the major Chinese newspapers today headlined the return of Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy from his medical check up in Australia.

Mel Gibson and fellow Hollywood actor Bruce Willis are investors in Malaysian tyre recycling firm Green Rubber Global.

free As I grow older, I have stopped gazing at heroes in faraway lands, and started looking at those closer to home, like my parents for example.

The onus is on our leaders to clarify the situation and return the good name of the people of Terengganu as early and as fair as possible, a Malaysiakini reader demands.