Archive - 2 May 2008

Resolve Bunga Tanjung issue amicably

Resolve Bunga Tanjung issue amicably

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng feels that it will be more professional for the issue to be resolved amicably. As for the challenge to debate, Lim is leaving it to his chief-of-staff Jeff Ooi.
Question on 'secret' issue rejected, MP sees red

Question on 'secret' issue rejected, MP sees red

Bukit Bendera MP Liew Chin Tong is not satisfied with the 'it's a secret' excuse given by the Dewan Rakyat to reject his question pertaining to the air force's fighter planes.
MCA president finds his voice a little too late

MCA president finds his voice a little too late

According to former vice-president Chua Jui Meng, Ong Ka Ting 'locks the stable after the horses have fled'. Nevertheless, he says it is better late than never.
Malaysian press still not free

Malaysian press still not free

world press freedom day 2006 Although there is a slight nine points gain, press freedom in Malaysia is still ranked 141st out of 195 countries surveyed. Its status is still 'not free'.
Cabinet decides to keep it Live

Cabinet decides to keep it Live

updated 7.45pm The Cabinet decides that RTM will continue the trial run on the 30-minute live telecast of the question and answer session at the Dewan Rakyat sitting.

Pakatan should win Parliament ethically

Pakatan should win Parliament ethically

Damansara school: Wee's visit rekindles hope

Damansara school: Wee's visit rekindles hope

However, Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong says the final decision as to whether the school will be reopened lies with his boss, Hishammuddin Hussein.
Schools must foster national unity

Schools must foster national unity

True democracy cannot mature with ISA around

True democracy cannot mature with ISA around

Hisham's apology the right step

Hisham's apology the right step

Did the King really congratulate the PM?

Did the King really congratulate the PM?

MPs should keep in touch with the people

MPs should keep in touch with the people

Endowments Board: selection process faulty

Endowments Board: selection process faulty

Sickening developments at Medan Damansara

Sickening developments at Medan Damansara

M'sian monitors, stay another day, help the peace!

M'sian monitors, stay another day, help the peace!

The dinosaurian parochial minds in Umno

The dinosaurian parochial minds in Umno

Kapar TOL holders continue to wait

Kapar TOL holders continue to wait

Seventeen Temporary Occupation Licence holders in Kapar continue to fight to get their land, transferred to someone else in 2003, back.
'Fed-up' MTUC to protest in Parliament

'Fed-up' MTUC to protest in Parliament

Two years of waiting, still no reply. MTUC will now turn to a rally in Parliament House next Wednesday to show their disappointment and repeat their demands to the government.
Headlines Online: May 2

Headlines Online: May 2

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today’s agenda for the English, Bahasa, Tamil and Chinese papers?
Of Anwar, terror and The Oz

Of Anwar, terror and The Oz

Using the logic of The Australian, India's current prime minister is linked to al-Qaeda! So are the late Bhuttos of Pakistan. And why not, may be even Anwar?

Welcome to the new PKR home

Welcome to the new PKR home

merchant square pkr office headquarters 020508 PKR is expected to start moving into its new ‘home’ - two spanking new five-storey buildings worth a whopping RM5 million - from Brickfields to the upmarket Tropicana area in Petaling Jaya next week.
CM: Bunga Tanjung should have been handed over

CM: Bunga Tanjung should have been handed over

Since it was not an exclusive association for spouses of BN reps in Penang, the club should not have been dissolved, says Lim Guan Eng.
Police call in Raja Petra for questioning

Police call in Raja Petra for questioning

raja petra kamaruddin updated 8.15pm The blogger, who implicated the deputy premier and his wife in a posting related to the high-profile murder case, is being investigated for sedition. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Malaysia's auto king dies

Malaysia's auto king dies

nasimuddin sm aminNaza Group boss SM Nasimuddin SM Amin, 53, died early this morning in the United States where he was undergoing treatment for lung cancer.
MTUC wants RM1200 minimum wage

MTUC wants RM1200 minimum wage

MTUC president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud calls for the minimum wage to help workers cope with soaring food and fuel prices, saying that millions of workers struggle on a monthly income of less than RM700.
Khir Toyo: What a performance!

Khir Toyo: What a performance!

vox populi 50 x 70 big thumbnail free ‘All of a sudden it would seem that he has awakened from his slumber as if he was in a coma all these years. What a play, what a masquerade!’