Archive - 4 December 2008

breaking news L Ruben was arrested by the police in the village of Merbau Pulas, about 20km from Kulim, Kedah, for distributing leaflets to onlookers.

PAS secretary general Kamaruddin Jaafar says the party will consider at least two names for the upcoming Kuala Terengganu by-election.

DAP MP Lim Kit Siang says police chief Musa Hassan had endorsed RM24 billion in projects to two companies in which his son has an interest. The government sees ‘nothing wrong’ with this.

Former members of Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin's administration claim the deputy chief minister's attitude problems led to their resignations.

Umno supreme council member Dr Rais Yatim urges Zaid Ibrahim to prove that there were double standards in his sacking.

Dr S Subramaniam says his ministry is also mulling over making it mandatory for employers to register job vacancies in their companies with the Manpower Department under his ministry.

Three professional bodies representing engineers and architects have distanced themselves from a spat over what to do about the unsafe Tower Block of the hospital in Sabah.

Thousands of relieved travellers streamed from Bangkok's airports today after an eight-day siege, as Thailand's deeply revered king was set to address the nation.

Although investigations have been ‘held up', Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat says the report on the on-going investigation into the Port Klang Free Zone scandal will be released in three weeks.

Malaysian exports fell 2.6 percent in October amid lower demand for electrical and electronic products as well as commodities.

Zaid Ibrahim states that his sacking underscores the fact that Umno leaders are not open to the ideas of change which he advocates.

The 22-year-old college student was charged with his girlfriend for consuming methamphetamine at a condominium in Petaling Jaya.

MP VIEWS Recession, economic slump, poor and weak earnings, slowdown, sales slides, pay cuts and lay-offs have become buzz words in recent months.

He took aim at 'provocative' statements by Umno leaders, including one who referred to Chinese minority as 'squatters' and another who proposed dismantling vernacular schools.

'This is the man who was held in high esteem by Umno president Abdullah so that from among hundreds of Umno leaders of sorts, he chose Zaid, a dubious character...'

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Pakistan on a hastily arranged visit aimed at defusing tensions with India after the Mumbai militant attacks.

The stadium where Malaysia proclaimed its independence has won a UN award after being stripped of modern additions and restored to its retro glory.

He is trying to get the High Court to rule that his criminal defamation trial should be heard in the Magistrate's Court, not in the Sessions Court as sought by the prosecution.

The world's biggest producers and users of cluster bombs - including United States, Russia, China, Israel, India and Pakistan - object to the ban and refuse to sign it.

Issues relating to the economy, education and crime rate all took centre-stage in a mixed bag of headlines.

For Bangsa Malaysia to happen, it has to be Malay language first in the public domain, just as Thai and Bahasa Indonesia are to our neighbours.

updated 2.15pm The recently-sacked Umno member says he wants to concentrate on his foundation which he set up in October. [VIDEO INSIDE]

free ‘If national unity is the ultimate goal, then honest thinking must lead one to the conclusion that national schools are among the key institutions to bring this about.'