Archive - 20 December 2007

No vote of confidence for blind senator

No vote of confidence for blind senator

Disabled activists are holding back their endorsement of Malaysia’s first blind senator Prof Dr Ismail Mohd Salleh.

Brace for second wave of floods

Brace for second wave of floods

The second wave of floods is expected to start tomorrow and worsen early next week following the high-tide phenomenon.

What's fuelling street protests?

What's fuelling street protests?

The government is not tackling the economic roots of grievances among marginalised Malaysians, but appears stuck in its old mould of race-based thinking.

Thais ask Najib: What burst dam?

Thais ask Najib: What burst dam?

‘If the dam had burst here, I would die first before the water even reaches Kelantan,’ laughed Muhammad Abub Patan, a journalist based in southern Thailand.

Khir Toyo: I cry for the squatters too

Khir Toyo: I cry for the squatters too

exclusive In this final part of the interview, the Selangor MB defends the state government’s controversial demolitions of squatter houses and temples.

Hindraf supporters shave heads to protest detention

Hindraf supporters shave heads to protest detention

More than a dozen Hindraf supporters shaved their heads in Batu Caves to protest the detention of their leaders under ISA.

Catholic weekly in quandary over permit

Catholic weekly in quandary over permit

The government is not happy with the use of the word ‘Allah’ when referring to ‘God’ in the weekly’s Bahasa Malaysia section.

Big Ears and nose rings

Big Ears and nose rings

Airing grievances through ‘proper channels’ means complaints, like Hindraf’s, will go in one ear and out the other while the media continue to lead by nose those they deliberately choose to misinform.