Archive - 31 October 2007

The Japanese tanker was hijacked by armed pirates last weekend off the coast of Somalia.

14th Law Conference Emotions ran high as lawyers pondered bolder measures to force a judiciary-wide clean-up. This will be the Bar's top agenda at its EGM on Nov 22.

Despite several food poisoning cases involving milk, the Education Ministry will continue to supply free milk as it remained the best form of nutritional drink for the students.

Your Royal Highness, thank you very much for portraying the truth about the state of the country's judiciary and your accompanying clarion call for major reforms...

Cop vs Cop There was anti-climax in the House, which had waited four hours for Deputy Internal Security Minister Fu Ah Kiow to respond on an alleged rift in the police force.

The party's disciplinary board will not act against the Umno vice-president over his 'PPP can leave BN' remark.

It is common knowledge that the majority of Indian voters, if not all Indians in Malaysia, support ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, says the MIC party president.

Two Suhakam commissioners today slammed the authorities for 'creating a crisis' with the demolition of a Hindu temple in Shah Alam yesterday.

Much to the chagrin of opposition MPs, the deputy internal security minister says the organisers' failure to heed police orders had caused the pandemonium.

Drivers are upset by an imminent free trade pact with Japan which would allow private companies to operate on Thailand's state-owned railways.

The Kelantan anti-smuggling unit has caught a vehicle which was carrying 15 Burmese children after a high-speed chase.

updated version The bloody demolition exercise resulted in 200 houses, a 100-year-old temple and a surau being flattened to the ground by the Shah Alam authorities.

14th Law Conference A Semai native gives an earnest and witty testimonial of how she views city life to a roomful of lawyers.

The secret to how the parties field candidates and decide electoral strategy could lie in the last poll results.

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

A deadly serious punch-line is in store for Malaysians who may only see the funny side of things now.

Beleaguered national carrier Malaysia Airlines announces that it would cut costs in an ambitious attempt to bolster profits.

14th Law Conference No amount of clever arguments will untangle differences over freedom of religion if there isn't a change in the way Malaysians think and behave about inter-faith issues.