Archive - 25 November 2008

Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan will don a traditional Malay outfit when he finally gets his delayed Malaysian 'datukship' on December 6.

Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim said interviews are in progress. He also commented on the proposed nude protest over the doubling of rent for low-cost housing units.

parliament snippets Among other topics discussed in Parliament today, the deputy human resources minister reiterates the government's no minimum wage policy.

updated with Maika CEO's comments Teagarajan proposes the government to pump in RM150 million to save the party's ailing investment arm and return investors' hard-earned money.

'Why should I be thankful to the government? I should not have been charged in the first place,' says migrant workers activist Irene Fernandez.

Who is the MP? Since the report was lodged in Sibu, the parliamentarian is likely to be from the central region of Sarawak.

analysis PKR Congress Nov 28-30 Caught between ebbing exuberance and cautious optimism, PKR will have to go into its annual congress this weekend with determination to rid itself of fundamental shortcomings.

The ACA state chief said the investigation papers would be submitted to the headquarters to determine whether those individuals should be charged.

The minister refuses to say sorry and instead accuses DAP veteran Karpal Singh of having an axe to grind with him.

Of the 97 Tamil schools in Selangor, only 11 braved the potential wrath of education authorities to accept financial aid from the Pakatan Rakyat-led state government.

Two states - Perak and Selangor - are delaying gazetting the fatwa, which would make it state law, saying that their royal rulers should first give their consent.

Hindraf supporters gathered at temples in Selangor and Penang to commemorate the first anniversary of the Nov 25 mass street protest. [VIDEO INSIDE]

updated 4.50pm Hindraf 1st year anniversary The banned movement criticises the police for warning Hindus not to join tonight's prayers to commemorate last year's Nov 25 mammoth rally.

The musician is in trouble again for offending his former secondary school in a new music video which takes a dig at the nation's education system.

According to the two division leaders, the transition plan was raised by Shahrizat Abdul Jalil at the last Wanita Umno executive council meeting.

Police have cancelled bail and are not likely to charge them, after investigations into their presence outside the Prime Minister’s Department in Putrajaya on Oct 23.

updated 2.40pm The Sessions Court will decide on Friday whether it has the jurisdiction to hear RPK's criminal defamation trial or to transfer the case to the High Court.

updated 4.35pm The de facto law minister had been accused of misleading the House for claiming that three judges in the 1988 judicial crisis were not sacked by the tribunal.

There is no avoiding the impact of this series of financial and economic downturns and the associated stock market crashes and wild currency fluctuations.

Should it be the job of the IGP to use his magnifying glass to investigate and prosecute against the black and white issues of life using a shade of a ‘green’ (religious) filter?

Penang-based members of the BN component party demand change, failing which they are prepare to take PPP out of the beleagured ruling coalition.

The controversy surrounding a fatwa that bans yoga for Muslims continues to hog the headlines of the day as it has been put on hold in Perak and Selangor.

Cracks have appeared in the Selangor PAS leadership as two senior office-bearers are removed in a shock move by state party chief Dr Hasan Ali.

free ‘The fatwa issued by the National Fatwa Council on the practice of yoga by Muslims as haram should be left alone for the Muslim community and their leaders to deal with.'