Archive - 3 August 2008

Speaking to a staunchly middle-class audience that packed the convention hall of the Klang Executive Club, the PKR chief wove a theory of oil price fixing gleaned from petroleum pricing expert Daniel Yergin.

Former MCA Wanita deputy chief Dr Tan Yee Kew today crossed over with 1,700 others to PKR in Klang - the constituency which she once represented for 13 years.

Anwar will launch his election campaign later today in his hometown state of Penang, despite the looming threat of arrest on sodomy allegations.

The growing number of forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra over the weekend has triggered warning bells that hazy skies could return to neighbouring Malaysia.

State-owned carmaker Proton is developing a new, fuel-efficient hybrid car to beat rising costs and address environmental concerns.

'If costs are rising here due to higher fuel prices and food prices are going up, then our workers too should be entitled to what is deemed fit by the Malaysian government.'

The Pussycat Dolls and British pop sensation Leona Lewis added a bit of glamour and sex appeal to MTV's Asia Awards show yesterday in Genting Highlands.