Archive - 8 October 2007

Three senior Bar Council members will have their statements recorded over the 'Walk of Justice' which saw some 2,000 lawyers taking to the streets.

The Lingam tape The PKR vice-president feels that it is unsafe to rely on ACA powers to protect informants, based on what is alleged to have happened in the past.

The Russian rocket due to take Malaysia's first astronaut into orbit was raised into position today, ready for launch on Wednesday.

The Lingam tape The de facto law minister is told to get his facts right before making statements which can embarrass the government.

The former premier is also eating well, having had spaghetti marinara, salad, fruit and pudding for lunch after being transferred out of the ICU.

Talk has it that rising Umno politician Wan Farid Wan Salleh, may head the Terengganu government one day - his response is ambiguous. This is the second of a three-part interview. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Problems faced by the Indian community will not be resolved by any race-based party, says PKR's Manikavasagam.

The government offers plastic surgery and a new identity to try to draw out the anonymous whistleblower behind the Lingam tape.

The current approach is good as it allows all races to voice out their concerns, with problems being jointly addressed by the component parties, says the premier.

Tee Hui Yi's case had triggered a flood of donation pledges and enquiries in a remarkable turnaround after years of little headway.

Next year, Cuepacs and MTUC pledge to introduce their campaign months ahead of the festive season in order to garner greater support.

Fate or natural justice will take its course, but it could do with a helping hand from us all.

Information Minister Zainuddin believes that the national broadcaster need to introduce more programmes for the other races to befit Malaysia's image as a multi-racial country.

De facto law minister Nazri Abdul Aziz has guaranteed that the witnesses in the probe of Lingam tape would be given full government protection, including change of identity if needed.

free This is an account of what happened to the writer and his family at the Selayang Hospital over the past week. A plea to the surgeons: Please don't bully poor, sick patients under your care.

Some sections of the Indian Malaysians in Penang have a lower quality of life than migrant workers - and the state government has long been aware of this.

Has politics in our landscape become like a rotten egg? Has it been broken and is now causing a stink?

Major political parties and civil rights defenders in India are strongly demanding a change in the government's stand.