Archive - 5 November 2007

In a space of three hours, the party went from announcing a ban on all Deepavali events by the party's elected representatives to 'bowing to the wishes of Hindus' in revoking it.

The court will now hear an application by NSTP on Nov 28 for an inter-parte injunction to require the blogger to remove certain articles from his weblog.

The right to assembly cannot be curtailed by a police permit. The police may be informed (as suggested by Suhakam) that a public assembly is in...

'When I hear the name PPP, it reminds of the honking of a car. Beep - beep - beep,' says MIC's veteran supremo.

The polls watchdog's website was hacked in an apparent attempt to deter public support for a gathering on electoral reform.

updated version This is to protest against the recent demolition of a century-old Hindu temple in Shah Alam, says the party supremo.

The works minister explains the mechanics of transparency in government, drawing from concessions for privatised projects.

Umno AGM Don't take the delegates' comments and opinions personally as all civil servants should be listening to what the ruling government party has to say, says Pak Lah.

A Tamil daily also reported that the PPP would be submitting a report on MIC to the BN supreme council.

However the government should also invest in the passenger rail services with the same level of attention and support that it is giving to the airlines industry.

Eight years after making way for the Bakun dam project, a native community of Sarawak continues to despair over land issues.

The budget carrier had begun negotiations with several cities including Newcastle in New South Wales and Avalon in Victoria.

The launch of a giant ferris wheel in Malacca went sour when a power cut trapped dozens of people on the inaugural ride.

Two leading English dailies carried reports on the Malay dilemma in the run up to the Umno annual meet which begins tomorrow.

Umno AGM DPM Najib Razak says speakers would be 'guided' this year to avoid causing offence.

'The feeling of being scared and apprehensive has dominated the thinking of the Malays for far too long... we are still scared even after 50 years of independence.'

At RM400 a month, it barely feed Maskan's wife, three children and elderly parents. His two teenage sons had to drop out of school at 11 to help the family process its daily catch of fish.

free The Malaysian Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association organised an extraordinary outing last Tuesday in collaboration with Frim in Kepong, Selangor.

updated version Here's another twist to the 'Lingam tape' saga - the panel of inquiry will not submit a joint report to the government when it wraps up its task tomorrow. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Umno AGM 'It is still relevant and we think this is something that will enhance the standing of all Malaysians, irrespective of race.'

The first draft of the Witness Protection Act - initially proposed in 2000 - has been circulated to government agencies and ministries for feedback.