Archive - 16 October 2007

free Sometimes it needs a hard knock to wake us up. It is us, doctors, and our attitudes that should change, says reader Dr Chew Keng Sheng.

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Several survivors from the Tioman ferry tragedy are seeking compensation by the operator and the government for their trauma.

The palm oil firm created by the merger of three giant plantation companies, will become the largest entity on Malaysia's bourse, says a research firm.

There is no mechanism for suspension in Asean and the regional bloc will never take that route, says Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.

Malaysians and are distinctly disenchanted with the premier's lack of political will to combat corruption.

The Malacca Straits however has been relatively quiet, with most incidents involving armed theft taking place in ports.

The military junta shrugged off international steps to punish the regime for its bloody crackdown on protests, even as Japan cut aid and European nations widened sanctions.

When I joined the government as a freshie engineer back in 1983, my salary was about RM1,100. My fellow graduates who joined...

A Chinese daily gives 'seven reasons' why Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi cannot hold the general election this year.

Our man in space Dr Sheikh Muszaphar says in a video conference that he was cherishing his stay at the ISS.

The Federal Court finally re-affirmed that the principle of common law applies in Sarawak, although the state attorney-general argued otherwise.

The opposition leader wants the premier to confirm if he had indeed directed Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin to curb 'negative news' in the print and broadcast media.

The idea is to to 'name and shame' sex offenders by publishing their names on the Internet and in newspapers.

Cleaner M Rukumony is trying to secure the payout following her son's death. He converted to Islam while in the army.

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the English, Bahasa, Tamil and Chinese papers?

The more I travel, the more I realise that I don't belong anywhere. The term 'citizens of the world' doesn't really convince me as such anymore.