Archive - 9 December 2008

Pak Lah: PPP can quit BN

Pak Lah: PPP can quit BN

pak lah abdullah ahmad badawi and m kayveas updated 7.50pm Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that PPP is free to leave BN since the government has no intentions of amending the ISA.
And the 2008 Human Rights Award goes to...

And the 2008 Human Rights Award goes to...

Suaram's 2008 Human Rights Award recognises the recipients for claiming their rights in the face of serious difficulties and highlighting concerns of their communities.

Gov't told to remove immunity for local councils

Gov't told to remove immunity for local councils

updated 9.35pm In the wake of Saturday's deadly landslide, the Bar Council urges the government to repeal the statutory immunity granted to local authorities under the Street, Drainage and Building Act.
Can we trust maverick politicians?

Can we trust maverick politicians?

Anwar: We don't need another landslide report

Anwar: We don't need another landslide report

anwar ibrahim 02 060207 ‘We've already had one for the past 15 years,’ said Anwar, who as DPM was in charge of the search-and-rescue and relief operations in the Highland Towers tragedy.
Another landslide, more unanswered questions

Another landslide, more unanswered questions

Landslides and human nature

Landslides and human nature

Vernacular schools unfairly targetted

Vernacular schools unfairly targetted

Not fair to disabled drivers

Not fair to disabled drivers

Is sustainable hillside development possible?

Is sustainable hillside development possible?

My first PKR congress

My first PKR congress

Malaysia mismanaged?

Malaysia mismanaged?

Petrol tax at the worst possible time

Petrol tax at the worst possible time

Something rotten in our education system

Something rotten in our education system

Ethnic pride is not everything

Ethnic pride is not everything

Perlis mufti signs off, lambasts critics

Perlis mufti signs off, lambasts critics

In a blog entry, Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin hits out against those who critcised his reform efforts and plotted his downfall.
Bukit Antarabangsa residents to sue gov't

Bukit Antarabangsa residents to sue gov't

updated 9.50pm Residents affected by Saturday's landslide in the area plan to sue the authorities concerned and claim compensation.
'Battle of KT': Anwar promises tough fight

'Battle of KT': Anwar promises tough fight

Pakatan Rakyat is poised to give the ruling coalition a hard time in defending its parliamentary seat in the Jan 17 by-election.
'She would be alive if they had helped'

'She would be alive if they had helped'

ng yee ping The family of landslide victim Ng Yee Ping claim that rescue personnel did not help save the 30-year-old accountant, but the police chief denies this.
10 Jerit activists held, including MP

10 Jerit activists held, including MP

updated 8pm Nine activists and the Sg Siput MP, who are involved in Jerit’s ‘Ride for Change’ campaign, have been detained by the police. They have all since been released.

Tight squeeze for debate on key bills

Tight squeeze for debate on key bills

MPs will have little time to study two key bills that will create bodies to tackle corruption and judicial appointments respectively. These are expected to be passed next Thursday.
Kalimantan governor sees emergence of EU-style Borneo

Kalimantan governor sees emergence of EU-style Borneo

He calls for closer cultural links among the Dayaks and other ethnic groups in Kalimantan, Sarawak and Brunei as a first step towards a European Union-style set-up for Borneo.
The real 'Malay' dilemma

The real 'Malay' dilemma

Blackwater security guards charged with killing 14 Iraqis

Blackwater security guards charged with killing 14 Iraqis

They were part of a private security detail guarding a convoy of trucks when they opened fire with automatic weapons on unarmed civilians in Baghdad.
Headlines online: Dec 9, 2008

Headlines online: Dec 9, 2008

The focus remains on the aftermath of the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide tragedy and absence of preventive action against such disasters.
S'wak DCM to stay despite quit promise

S'wak DCM to stay despite quit promise

george chan The party motion asking him to honour a promise he made in 2006 to step down as president of the Sarawak United People’s Party this year is no longer an issue.

Human face of climate change

Human face of climate change

'Indians excluded, mismanaged, misunderstood'

'Indians excluded, mismanaged, misunderstood'

tricia yeoh Political analyst Tricia Yeoh says the government must find the will to re-examine its policies to resolve persistent problems of the Indian Malaysian community.
Military jet crashes in California suburb, 3 dead

Military jet crashes in California suburb, 3 dead

military jet f 18 crash in california 091208 updated 2.50pm Three people were killed and one remained missing after a US F/A-18 fighter jet slammed into a densely populated residential neighborhood in California.
9/11 suspects to confess, may get death penalty

9/11 suspects to confess, may get death penalty

The five defendants said they wished to dismiss their tribunal-appointed attorneys, scrap pre-trial motions and plead guilty to the terror charges.