Archive - 20 November 2007

The powerful committee feels that the visa-on-arrival facility is open to abuse by foreigners.

Among his shortcomings, says the opposition party, is an inability to listen and act in timely manner when advice is offered.

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The government aims to splash RM112 billion in total to spur the economic growth of the east coast region.

However, the movement's legal advisor P Uthayakumar insists that the gathering will go on regardless.

If human errors are to be blamed for the 142 missing ballots in the Ijok by-election, what about the thousands of missing ballots in Lumut in the last four elections, asks Bersih.

They want compensation for the destruction of their oil palm plants, destroyed after the government leased out their ancestral land to a company.

Lingam tape The opposition leader's choices include former Bar Council presidents and United Nations officials.

The Constitution Amendment Bill may allow EC chairperson Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman to lead the commission for another year.

Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang feels that the Transport Ministry's winding up debate on Supply Bill 2008 on Thursday should be postponed until after the minister's return from his foreign visit.

Between a deputy prime minister and a hawker, the social chasm is wide indeed. Yet, both suffered the same brutal force at the hands of the very people whom we look to for protection.

A main headline news today was the offer by the Election Commission head Abdul Rashid to step down if election rigging is proven.

With general elections are manipulated by those in power, Malaysian democracy is just so much 'shadow play', pure and simple.

updated version Dismissing claims that he is mentally unsound, the younger brother of controversy-ridden lawyer VK Lingam also spent some seven hours answering the ACA's questions. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The government must revamp the public transportation system throughout the country, in order to prepare for the future of high oil prices.

From the antics of many heading local councils, it appears that the 'right price' can secure public land for private interests.

The state-owned oil firm's subsidiary Malaysia LNG will supply up to 920,000 tonnes of the commodity each year.

The Greek government hopes that other countries too would follow its lead in donating US$1 million to protect the busy strait.

Burma gains victory by ensuring that a briefing by UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari at the Asean annual summit on the situation in the country do not take place.

breaking news The government has shelved talks aimed at forging a strategic partnership between national auto group Proton and Germany's Volkswagen

free He slips effortlessly into the role of Edward Carr. His stunning one-man performance makes it easy to forget that you are watching feisty Patrick Teoh.