Archive - 3 June 2008

They were arrested on May 11 at an anti-ISA peaceful assembly but are still on police bail pending a decision by the AG’s Chambers on whether they would be charged.

An Umno Youth working committee will go back to basics in coming up with proposals on nation-building.

Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin and the Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia have engaged in a public spat over the basis of awarding scholarships to non-bumiputeras.

The matter will be decided at the supreme council level as party branches may delay the membership approval of Ezam and his supporters.

Abdullah also recommended the speedy implementation of a 2005 pact on disaster management and response among member nations.

Malaysia's trade surplus grew sharply to RM11.48 billion in April as exports jumped 20.9 percent.

Sabah Umno deputy chief Shafie Apdal concedes that not everyone in the state was happy with the cabinet committee on illegal immigrants announced by PM last Saturday.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad wants these panels to investigate alleged improprieties involving premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

The premier says that only a concerted global action can control the steep rise in food, oil and commodity prices.

Currently petrol sells for about RM1.92 a litre. If petrol is to be sold at full market prices, it could be as high as RM4 a litre - about 100 percent above current levels.

The impending fuel price hike was the main splash in almost all dailies, with some saying it would be in August while others saying it would take place tomorrow.

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has left itself open to criticism over its finding that an oil palm advertisement is ‘misleading’.

The wise words of Martin Luther King Jr hold great value for Malaysians today. They can be used to guide our own political development.

Pakatan parliamentarians in Kuala Lumpur want to help city dwellers to understand the draft local plan and to get public feedback on the proposals.

free 'Yes, Sabahans should refer the matter to the British. The Malaysian government has reneged on the promises made.'

We take a cautious view that Pakatan would actually fare even better in a new election than it did in the last one. Here’s why.

free ‘While I respect his decision, I worry that he has misplaced his trust and has abandoned the grass under his feet in his quest for the stars.’