Archive - 11 October 2007

Indon envoy: Rela DG covering up blunder

Indon envoy: Rela DG covering up blunder

There is proof that the People's Volunteer Corps personnel went overboard when they raided the house of an Indonesian studying at a local university in Kajang.
Kuan Yew mentions Malaysiakini in interview

Kuan Yew mentions Malaysiakini in interview

The Singapore strongman considers the independent online news portal as a credible source of information in an interview with two media experts.
Q&A: Umno decides roles for BN components

Q&A: Umno decides roles for BN components

Dr Toh Kin Woon concedes that it is difficult to have a single BN party because of parties keen to continue protecting the interests of their own ethnic groups.
Bus drivers on strike, balik kampung crowd stranded

Bus drivers on strike, balik kampung crowd stranded

Bus drivers from two companies in Kelantan refused to start their engines, leaving in lurch some 4,500 people waiting to return to their hometowns for Hari Raya.
Tough to change BN, says Gerakan leader

Tough to change BN, says Gerakan leader

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Soon-to-retire Gerakan leader and vocal critic Dr Toh Kin Woon says the party did not do as well as it should in pushing for change within the ruling coalition. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Illegal Chinese, Malaysian workers picked up in British raids

Illegal Chinese, Malaysian workers picked up in British raids

Nazri, dont hide behind secretarys skirt

Nazri, dont hide behind secretarys skirt

It is really shocking that the minister in charge of law should be so ignorant in matters of the law but is so loud in his views in making reference to a non-existing bill.
BNs tradition of quotas protects non-Malays

BNs tradition of quotas protects non-Malays

Hui Yi a bright streak of light

Hui Yi a bright streak of light

Organ transplant: Are we on the right track?

Organ transplant: Are we on the right track?

BN should teach big mouth Kayveas a lesson

BN should teach big mouth Kayveas a lesson

Death penalty will not save our little ones

Death penalty will not save our little ones

How we make RM1.35 bil from poor Bangladeshis

How we make RM1.35 bil from poor Bangladeshis

Drive with lights switched on

Drive with lights switched on

Helpless in face of brutal repression in Burma

Helpless in face of brutal repression in Burma

Flour shortage: Will there be more price hikes?

Flour shortage: Will there be more price hikes?

The government and millers are holding discussions on whether to raise the cap on wheat flour.
Deadline ends - PKR duo to protect source

Deadline ends - PKR duo to protect source

updated version PKR vice-president R Sivarasa and party worker Sim Tze Tzin told the ACA that a notice asking them to reveal their source was an 'abuse of power'. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Police report No 111 lodged against Fong

Police report No 111 lodged against Fong

updated version Could this be one for the Malaysian Book of Records? The reports were lodged to stop the human resources minister from making 'employer friendly' amendments to the law.
Headlines online: Oct 11

Headlines online: Oct 11

All major dailies highlighted Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who went into space on board the Russian Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft last night.
Malaise, Chinese and Indians (Part 2)

Malaise, Chinese and Indians (Part 2)

It's no longer all quiet on the Indian front with the marginalised community now increasingly becoming more vocal while stepping up Hindu activism.
Anwar: These laws must be untangled

Anwar: These laws must be untangled

Anwar Ibrahim says a host of laws governing everything from the right to peaceful assembly to anti-corruption has become a "tangled skein that cries out for unravelling."
Silent Burmese days

Silent Burmese days

How is it possible that the international community remains incapable of responding effectively to dissuade Burma's military rulers from escalating the force?
Ex-ACA whistleblower: Go after Lingam

Ex-ACA whistleblower: Go after Lingam

The Lingam tape Ex-Sabah ACA chief and whistleblower Mohamad Ramli Abdul Manan said finding the truth in the Lingam tape is more important than the source.
Our man in space: M'sians over the moon

Our man in space: M'sians over the moon

Abdullah watched the historic event on a satellite feed beamed onto enormous screens set up at the futuristic Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre which drew more than 2,000 people.
Malaysians over the moon at its first astronaut

Malaysians over the moon at its first astronaut