Archive - 23 June 2008

Gov't wants MPs to 'rubber stamp' fuel-hike decision

Why the debate when the decision has already been made and executed?

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Police permit rules under review

Parliament snippets The government is looking into relaxing the strict legal requirement presently stipulated under the Police Act for public rallies.

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CIMB customers in red over missing money

Problems in the bank's cheque clearing system have resulted in customers' money being wiped out from their accounts.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Sapp betrayal

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Sapp duo no show in Parliament

Sapp's attempt to table a no-confidence motion against the prime minister fizzled out today as their MPs were no-shows in Parliament today.

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Angry NCR landowners act against company

ncr land owners sarawak lundu burning of a pondok protest 230608 Failed promises - 20 Iban longhouse communities have stopped a joint venture company from entering their oil palm plantation for failing to pay dividends to them.

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Sapp leaders 'threatened', says party boss

Party leaders are recalled to its party HQ in Kota Kinabalu to discuss their safety and that of their families as well as the security of their local offices.

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MAS announces new round of cost-cutting

The national carrier will impose a freeze on recruitment, defer spending, adjust fares and review routes and flights which are losing money in a bid to maintain its profit forecast.

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MAS announces new round of cost-cutting

The airline will impose a 'freeze on recruitment, defer spending, adjust fares and review routes and flights which are losing money'.

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'Target ultimate solution in transport services'

Two NGOs want the state government to go back to the drawing board in improving the quality of public transportation services in Penang.

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New h'way toll: Don't take Johoreans for granted

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Where is all the tax money going?

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Lift veil from around Khazanah too

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BMC fracas: Suhakam gathers info

The human rights commission is interviewing witnesses to the violence in Bandar Mahkota Cheras on the night of May 28.

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Forget the individual, think national

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Malay rights - a mystical myth?

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No need for powerful PM with a strong rakyat

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Sabahans can not only bark, they can bite too

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Peaceful protests important for healthy democracy

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Bring back RM500 and RM1,000 notes

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SAT Reasoning Test hardly objective

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Syed Hamid: BSA Tahir 'no longer a threat'

The nuclear black market scandal embroiled the PM's son, Kamaluddin, who owned Scomi which manufactured centrifuge parts seized on a ship headed for Libya.

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MPs pedal people's plight to Parliament

The sharp increase in fuel prices has burdened the people and to protest against the hardship faced, four opposition MPs cycle to Parliament. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Altantunya: Emergency motion on new allegations

breaking news updated at 6pm Ipoh Timur MP Lim Kit Siang is seeking debate in Parliament on the latest explosive allegations by blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin which implicates the premier, his deputy and wife.

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Reading Syed Husin Ali, remembering Gramsci

In The Malays, their problems and future , Syed Husin developed the thesis that arguably explains the predicament of the contemporary Malays.

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Yong becomes folk hero in Sabah

There appeared to be a new-found respect and admiration among Sabahans for the sheer bravado displayed by Sapp president Yong Teck Lee.

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Khalid's suspended special officer resigns

breaking news updated 10.47pm Yahya Sahri later in the night told his supporters that he had resigned with immediate effect from being the MB's special officer as well as PKR's state secretary. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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State of our health

The debate on how to provide the most comprehensive yet affordable healthcare to Malaysians continue as a comprehensive solution has yet to emerge.

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Shahrir's motion: 129 yes, 78 no

breaking news updated 8.49pm There are no surprises when it was put to vote at 7.10pm - no BN parliamentarians voted against the government.

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Penang Indians told to shake off ethnic mindset

Second deputy chief minister P Ramasamy says they should consult the relevant executive councillors for help, and not just look for Indian representatives.

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Headlines online: June 23

The Tamil dailies today highlighted two protests in Kapar and Kampung Pandan yesterday over forced evictions.

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'Sabahan demands unfulfilled'

free ‘I have been to Sabah near Semporna and these people there are very poor and even they take their showers using sea water every day.’

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