Archive - 31 December 2007

Khir Toyo to meet temple reps in Batu Caves

Khir Toyo to meet temple reps in Batu Caves

This will be the first time that the Selangor mentri besar is attending such a meeting, which came in the wake of angry protests resulting from a string of temple demolition in the state.

Lift ban on Sabah's Taoist statue, gov't urged

Lift ban on Sabah's Taoist statue, gov't urged

Local authorities in the fishing village of Kudat in Sabah had approved construction of the 36-metre Mazu statue in December 2005.

RM10 mil 'ang pow' for Chinese schools

RM10 mil 'ang pow' for Chinese schools

The government will give a RM10 million 'bonus' to Chinese schools nationwide to usher in the new year.

Are we ready for change in 2008?

Are we ready for change in 2008?

Abdullah said last month he needs another five-year term to carry out all his plans to success but increasingly voters are not buying it.

'Allah': Move beyond polemics

'Allah': Move beyond polemics

Learn from Iban Bible controversy

Learn from Iban Bible controversy

Banning of children's books unbecoming

Banning of children's books unbecoming

Herald should stop using 'Allah'

Herald should stop using 'Allah'

Feel-good stories: Public won't be swayed

Feel-good stories: Public won't be swayed

Muslim students, challenge yourselves!

Muslim students, challenge yourselves!

I remember on one occasion when Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was visiting the campus as education minister, we had to announce our name and our identity card number in public if we wanted to ask questions.

Some truth in 'ethnic cleansing'

Some truth in 'ethnic cleansing'

What 'ethnic cleansing' was meant to mean

What 'ethnic cleansing' was meant to mean

Indians will be promised the sky and moon

Indians will be promised the sky and moon

Time for an iron fist but a fair one

Time for an iron fist but a fair one

Tell cardholders it is only RM250

Tell cardholders it is only RM250

Ong refuses comment on sex video

Ong refuses comment on sex video

updated 5.40pm The MCA chief has declined to comment on a sex video scandal which surfaced in Johor two days ago that allegedly involves a national leader from the state.

New Year resolution: Win over 'silent majority'

New Year resolution: Win over 'silent majority'

Politics, in the final analysis, is about numbers. One person, one vote - no matter how enlightened or illiterate we are. Democracy is sort of blind in this sense.

Headlines online: Dec 31

Headlines online: Dec 31

It's the last day of the year and most dailies are on the same page on the deputy prime minister's statement lambasting the opposition's promises to slash oil subsidies.

Domestic workers - abused, raped, unpaid

Domestic workers - abused, raped, unpaid

A quiet dormitory behind the Indonesian embassy in KL houses some of the casualties of the countless millions who leave their homes to work in foreign countries.

Singaporean on 5-day hunger strike to support Hindraf 5

Singaporean on 5-day hunger strike to support Hindraf 5

He would drink water but not eat during the hunger strike, which will last five days - one day for each detained member from Hindraf.

2007 X-files: Same old stories

2007 X-files: Same old stories

Who, what, when, where, why, how? That’s precisely what we would like to know, as Malaysiakini looks back at major issues that have stretched our analytical skills over the year.