Archive - 15 September 2007

'The people are central' march at Merdeka Square

'The people are central' march at Merdeka Square

The banners read, 'Defend - our Independence! Return - our rights! Restore - democracy!' This is central to the Merdeka march today.
Darnest quotation book to set record straight

Darnest quotation book to set record straight

Guess which Kedah born politician said: "Maybe I regret going into politics. I should have stayed a doctor. When I was practising, I was very popular. People loved me".
MP to query on waste mismanagement services

MP to query on waste mismanagement services

Auditor-General's Report A DAP legislator queries why the privatisation of waste management services in Kuching seven years ago did not produce the desired results.
Musa plays matchmaker to Johor and Xinjiang

Musa plays matchmaker to Johor and Xinjiang

Musa Hitam sees the Muslim-dominated autonomous region of Urumqi as the stepping stone for bumiputera businessmen to venture into China.
NS camps to get medical assistants, nurses

NS camps to get medical assistants, nurses

NS Training Council chairperson Lee Lam Thye says it is part of a RM20 million allocation which will include the equipment needed and 50 ambulances.
916  A personal testimony

916 A personal testimony

Nobody told us about this mythical 'social contract' of Malaysia that was to change my life and the fate of the nation forever.
Man leads khalwat raid on air hostess wife

Man leads khalwat raid on air hostess wife

A 51-year-old man had enough of his 31-year-old wife's two-timing that he decided to lead a khalwat raid to nab her and her lover.
New system to curb wasteful gov't spending

New system to curb wasteful gov't spending

Auditor-General Ambrin Buang says the government will introduce an 'accountability index' in 2008 for the public sector.
Mahathir back in ICU

Mahathir back in ICU

However, his condition had not deteriorated and the move was merely to facilitate the normal monitoring process, says his aide Sufi Yusoff.
Mideast group to invest RM5 billion in Malaysia

Mideast group to invest RM5 billion in Malaysia

A Middle East consortium plans to invest at least RM5 billion in Malaysia's energy, Islamic banking and property sectors, a report said today.
Foreign workers forced to camp at KLIA

Foreign workers forced to camp at KLIA

Thousands of foreign workers have been forced to camp in the car park of Kuala Lumpur International Airport while waiting for their employers.
Ministry bans shark's fin soup

Ministry bans shark's fin soup

Azmi Khalid says the ministry had made the commitment to the Malaysian Nature Society.
Envoy hospitalised over Iraq 'anthrax' scare

Envoy hospitalised over Iraq 'anthrax' scare

A box of sugar-covered Ramadan treats from the Iraqi Embassy triggered an anthrax alert that put a Malaysian ambassador in hospital.