Archive - 15 October 2008

The Home Ministry was satisfied the organisation had and was being used for unlawful purposes and posed a threat to public order and morality.

DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang has condemned a short story in Utusan Malaysia as being framed on Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, but she herself sees the virtue of silence due to pending lawsuits.

Gerakan Wanita chief Tan Lian Hoe will be asked to explain why she questioned the status of the Malays in a speech at her party's congress.

A NGO and political wing are advocating the need for better self-sufficiency policies, so that Malaysia has real food security.

Local shares snapped a two-day winning streak as confidence dipped after the US said it was in a recession.

The MCA presidential candidate said he was disappointment with the Star's ‘blatant attempt to discredit a candidate not aligned to your political masters'.

Four Suhakam commissioners are to travel to the interiors of Sarawak to probe allegations of sexual abuse of Penan women by logging firm workers.

The increase in the prices of steel and cement has forced the Education Ministry to have a relook at its plans to build new schools.

The rivals for the deputy presidency found something in common - a chance to take a swipe at Ong Ka Chuan who didn't show up.

updated 7.30pm But its chairperson Azmi Khalid tells reporters not to jump the gun when asked if the deputy premier would be called to attend the meeting.

'In Malaysia, if it is a Malay issue it is a national issue; if it is a Chinese issue it is a racial issue; if it is an Indian issue it is a non-issue.' Crass statement but it resonates among us.

updated 5pm The premier will meet the Defence Ministry secretary-general today to seek clarification on the Eurocopter controversy, and explain the matter to the public soon. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Hindraf lawyer R Kenghadaran was brought from Kamunting to a private hospital in Johor this morning to spend two hours with his recuperating child.

Malaysians gave the thumbs-up to the latest cut in fuel prices, but blasted the government for not doing enough to keep food prices down.

analysis The Umno division nominations for national party positions are not determinants of who will eventually win in March 2009.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his parents, who were allegedly beaten to death in a bizarre ritual to rid them of a smoking habit and illnesses.

The minister says the country does not need alternative plans to survive the latest global economic crisis.

updated 8pm A high-level probe is said to have concluded that AG Abdul Gani Patail had abused his power to fabricate evidence in Anwar’s trials 10 years ago. However a minister denies this.

As usual after a financial crisis, we hear demands for new controls and regulations to stop it from happening again. But since every crisis has led to thousands of new pages of regulation, why is it that regulation doesn’t stop crises from happening again?

No matter what pundits say, we are nowhere near a laissez-faire situation. Look no further than the US federal institutions in Washington DC and we find 12,113 individuals working full time to regulate the financial markets. What did they do with the powers they had?

The reduction in fuel price between10 and 20 sen dominated most headlines.

He raised his tally to 29 with Tuaran division in Sabah giving him the thumbs-up despite the cloud of scandal hanging over him.

free updated 11.01am ‘If the Eurocopter is that much superior, come out with the facts and figures to dispute the good Kapten (Rtd)'s arguments...'