Archive - 23 April 2008

Terengganu MB will be meeting the prime minister in two weeks time to discuss the return of the oil royalty payment to the state.

Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents have to wait until next week before an independent surveyor can determine who owns the land used to barricade them from using a toll-free road.

The works minister announces that some 40 Tamil schools are to undergo reparation worth RM41.5 million under the Ninth Malaysian Plan.

updated 7.35pm He confidently predicted he would be prime minister within three years, sketching out the first rough timetable for his dramatic political comeback.

Following a probe, the human rights commission rebuts claims that the detained Hindraf leader has been denied proper medical treatment at the Kamunting camp.

This ‘alternative avenue for complaints’ will deal with all graft complaints except malpractice in commercial transactions. [VIDEO INSIDE]

updated 4.05pm In a one-page statement, the ex-Gerakan deputy sec-gen states that his objective has remained clear and consistent - which is to serve the people.

Accusing the local police of inaction, a group of Iban longhouse dwellers file a report with the state police headquarters in Kuching.

The MP, also a former minister, has allegedly caressed a woman while she was serving him drinks in a five-star hotel.

analysis A typical example of a protest vote could be a Chinese vote for PAS over BN – simply because they want to send a signal to BN to buck up, not because they support PAS.

Major dailies headlined the controversy surrounding Gerakan former deputy secretary-general Lee Kah Choon, who has accepted two posts from the Penang government.

In Rustam we had a true patriot, one whose love for the country is pure. It is so because it came from the head as well as the heart.

The project is cancelled because the financial model submitted involves a significant cost to be borne by the government.

"Najib does not look like Mahathir, but he sounds like Mahathir."

Compelling would-be converts to Islam to inform their families is in itself a sad commentary on people so lacking in common decency, that it has to be enforced by regulation.

Malaysia has a long way to go before it can emerge from the dark night of BN domination. But thanks to the premier's announcement on reforms of ACA, at least now there's a gleam of hope.

Ever since voluntary corps Rela took over management of immigration detention centres, activists have expected the worst.

Newly-minted Selangor executive councillor Iskandar Abdul Samad will draw from his training in architecture and construction to tackle housing woes.

free 'The future of our country lies in those people who are competent and knowledgeable no matter what group they belong to.'

updated 3.10pm Political analyst, writer, academician and ex-politician Rustam A Sani passed away early this morning in his house in Gombak, Selangor. He was 64.