Archive - 13 November 2007

The Education Ministry stresses that the government does not turn a blind eye to the plight of Tamil schools in the country.

However, Deputy Finance Minister II Awang Adek Hussin could not give any indication as to when the subsidy restructuring will take place.

I saw men, armed only with shouted slogans, beaten with batons and shields and thrown to the ground. I saw an old woman in a wheelchair halted by...

Ivy voted in KL in the two general elections. To her horror, the lawyer now discovers that her name has been registered more than 350km away.

Bersih wants the Suhakam commissioner to leave his position for defending the violation of human rights by the police force at a mass gathering last Saturday.

A navy spokesman say that eight crew had been handed over to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency for prosecution.

The new title was conferred on the information minister following a heated exchange on the media coverage of the Bersih rally.

free There is nothing predictable about a planned public rally. No amount of preparation is enough as I found out the hard way last Saturday.

It will be done in a matter of days, according to the deputy premier. However, he does not say if the contents would be made public.

updated version The Shah Alam High Court was to decide today if the developer could gain possession of the land without going for a full trial.

When you said people might wonder 'who is this Chinaman behind a PAS leader', you were mistaken. You're a Malaysian - a brave, true Malaysian, that is.

Protests were held in at least six other countries in support of the call for electoral reforms in Malaysia.

The rulers are not merely heads of states but have an essential and vital role in defending democracy if the system is in ruins.

The party supremo's presidential address, normally treated to banner headlines in all the major dailies the following morning, fell into a print void this time.

The police want to take action against parents who took their children to the mass rally last Saturday, says NST today.

If the government is not watchful or careful, the next movement of people may be even bigger and greater; for truth cannot be hidden or kept a secret.

Ahmad Mustapha Hassan served as press secretary for two former premiers. He chronicles his experience in a book which will be launched tomorrow.

The death sentence against Baha Jambol was commuted to an 18-year jail term and 12 strokes of the cane after a judge took nine years to deliver judgment.

The new legislation will tighten requirements on hiring foreign workers and protect salary payment, as well as set up a mechanism to deal with complaints.

The deal is of course a good thing for DiGi but it doesn't seem to fit into DiGi's plan to cut its stake to 49 percent as required by the government, says an analyst

'We are asking everyone nationwide to wear yellow on every Saturday. It can be a yellow cap, a yellow shirt, a yellow ribbon ... just anything yellow,' says Bersih leader Syed Azman Syed Nawawi.