Archive - 25 September 2007

PKFZ land deal: PAC is now happy

PKFZ land deal: PAC is now happy

Two weeks after saying that it was not happy with the explanation over the purchase of land for the PKFZ, the powerful PAC today says it was satisfied with the valuation process.
Tengku Adnan: I'm no judicial fixer

Tengku Adnan: I'm no judicial fixer

The Lingam tape The tourism minister and Umno heavyweight has denied involvement in allegedly fixing the appointments of top judges. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Maika: Injunction is bad news for shareholders

Maika: Injunction is bad news for shareholders

The investment company says that the court order stopping the sale of its insurance company will only delay the eagerly awaiting shareholders from being repaid their investment.
'It's unacceptable, we want royal commission'

'It's unacceptable, we want royal commission'

The Lingam tape There has been instant dissatisfaction with the government proposal to only set up a panel of inquiry into the scandal.
Mahathir alert after surgery: family

Mahathir alert after surgery: family

Mahathir is also conscious as doctors gradually ease on his support medication, says a statement from IJN.
Poor feel the pinch of price hikes

Poor feel the pinch of price hikes

special report Needless to say, it is the lower-income group that suffers the most when the prices of essential goods spiral.
UPM admits flaws, to return seized laptop

UPM admits flaws, to return seized laptop

Consistent pressure by students and rights groups has borne fruit - UPM has agreed to the return of items confiscated from student Yee Yang Yang. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Q&A: No strong reasons to sack Salleh

Q&A: No strong reasons to sack Salleh

Two decades after the sacking of Lord President Salleh Abas, how does the judiciary fare? Johor Baru MP Shahrir Abdul Samad shares his take in the first of a three-part interview.
Shahrir: Judicial hangover from 1988 crisis

Shahrir: Judicial hangover from 1988 crisis

exclusive The veteran Umno politician regretably notes that there are still judges who are 'over-protective' of the government, rather than justice. [VIDEO INSIDE]
German reinsurer offers Sharia-compliant policies in Malaysia

German reinsurer offers Sharia-compliant policies in Malaysia

Sex of conjoined twins unknown

Sex of conjoined twins unknown

The conjoined twins are joined at the abdomen and buttocks and each have a pair of legs.
Independent panel to probe Lingam tape

Independent panel to probe Lingam tape

updated version Under pressure, the government today set up a three-member panel to look into the video clip that has rocked the judiciary.
The Chief Justices denial

The Chief Justices denial

Like P Ramakrishnan I, too, am perplexed why the Chief Justice should fail to deny simply and clearly - that he was the person talked to...
Ball now at CJs feet

Ball now at CJs feet

Lingam tape a major embarrassment for govt

Lingam tape a major embarrassment for govt

Pak Lahs biggest test

Pak Lahs biggest test

Royal commission not up to PM

Royal commission not up to PM

Corrupt big fish swimming about freely

Corrupt big fish swimming about freely

Two death certificates for country

Two death certificates for country

Immigration Dept, dont act like you dont know

Immigration Dept, dont act like you dont know

Corridor projects: Not all are excited

Corridor projects: Not all are excited

Nuclear, hydro energy good alternatives to oil

Nuclear, hydro energy good alternatives to oil

Stranded Bangladeshis - Home Ministry 'responsible'

Stranded Bangladeshis - Home Ministry 'responsible'

Tenaganita said it was wrong of Immigration to pass the buck to the foreign workers since the Home Ministry had approved their entry in the first place.
Traumatic MyKad wait for 14-year-old Sarah

Traumatic MyKad wait for 14-year-old Sarah

She couldn't get her MyKad as she is daughter of a former ISA detainee and Indonesian deportee who was accused of forging identity cards in Sabah.
Headlines Online: Sept 25

Headlines Online: Sept 25

A police superintendent has been arrested by the ACA in Shah Alam for allegedly amassing RM9 million in cash and property while still in service.
How to vote in the next election

How to vote in the next election

Use these six criteria to evaluate the performance of elected representatives - and then vote wisely.
Burma protests threaten turmoil: Syed Hamid

Burma protests threaten turmoil: Syed Hamid

The foreign minister says that the military junta must take notice of the aspirations of the Burmese people.
Time to cleanse our judiciary

Time to cleanse our judiciary

If you are the alleged culprit, and the video is a fake, wouldn't you have jumped up to declare your innocence in the first instance and reported the fraud to the police?
Emasculated judiciary - Dr Ms legacy

Emasculated judiciary - Dr Ms legacy

And it will live long after he has departed from this world. The evil that men do lives after them (Julius Caesar III.ii.75).
Malaysia sets up body to probe judicial fixing claims

Malaysia sets up body to probe judicial fixing claims

Sex of conjoined Malaysian twins unknown: report

Sex of conjoined Malaysian twins unknown: report

Jealous Indonesian wife cuts off husband's penis: report

Jealous Indonesian wife cuts off husband's penis: report

Myanmar protests threaten turmoil: Malaysian minister

Myanmar protests threaten turmoil: Malaysian minister