Archive - 14 November 2009

Tamil daily warned over shooting reports

Tamil daily warned over shooting reports

The Home Ministry has issued a warning letter to vernacular daily Tamil Nesan over its reporting on the killing of five suspected armed robbers by the police last week.
Bai'ah issue raised to 'discredit' PAS

Bai'ah issue raised to 'discredit' PAS

PAS Youth chief Nasruddin Hassan Tantawi today advised party members to respect and abide by the party system and practices to maintain the good name of the party.
Anwar's economic advisor appointment a gimmick: Rais

Anwar's economic advisor appointment a gimmick: Rais

Information Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim has described the appointment of PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim as the Selangor state economic advisor as a mere gimmick.
Hasan ticks off imans and mosque committees

Hasan ticks off imans and mosque committees

Imams and mosque committee members in the state have been taken to task for taking the Selangor Islamic Religious Department rules lightly.
CAP: Ban TV ads pushing sweet foodstuff

CAP: Ban TV ads pushing sweet foodstuff

Deadlier than drugs, stealthy introducer of a variety of killer disease, refined sugar considered long term assassin extraordinaire.
Perak BN gov't goes on a media offensive

Perak BN gov't goes on a media offensive

The Perak state government has launched Perak TV Digital Media Network, a new channel to disseminate information on activities by government agencies.
Liow ready to meet Najib on MCA feud

Liow ready to meet Najib on MCA feud

MCA vice-president Liow Tiong Lai is ready to explain to Prime Minister Najib Razak the current situation in the party.
Mission impossible delivered

Mission impossible delivered

If the national media is a mirror that reflects our national soul, then our Malaysian media is an opaque and cracked mirror.
RM9 mil shares: Azmin dismisses allegations

RM9 mil shares: Azmin dismisses allegations

The Gombak MP says the latest attack against him and his family is just one in a long running series.

Residents wield Internet cudgel

Residents wield Internet cudgel

Lack of information forces residents to set their own blog in an effort to open the authorities' eyes to myriads of problems in their plan.
New twist to PAS's divorce oath

New twist to PAS's divorce oath

hasan ali hassan ali Hasan Ali purportedly admits in an audio recording that it's compulsory for all PAS candidates to take the ‘divorce oath'. [AUDIO INSIDE]
'Managing director' barber gets rude shock

'Managing director' barber gets rude shock

His humdrum life suddenly turns topsy turvy when officialdom intrudes with demand for settlement of something or other he never heard of before.
Crucial moment for Tee Keat, Soi Lek tomorrow

Crucial moment for Tee Keat, Soi Lek tomorrow

They will know whether the Greater Unity Plan brokered by them will be accepted or not when grassroots leaders attend the first briefing on the plan.
Minister backs Bar Council's federal constitution campaign

Minister backs Bar Council's federal constitution campaign

‘We want to educate you on this constitution, on your rights, so that you can fight your own battles,’ says lawyer Edmund Bon.
Dam report omits mention of 15 Sabah villages

Dam report omits mention of 15 Sabah villages

Ivory tower planning officials put themselves in trouble as affected villagers take blood vow to protect their land with their lives.
MCA boss: Fresh polls yes, but unity first

MCA boss: Fresh polls yes, but unity first

ong tee keat and mca Ong Tee Keat believes that Liow Tiong Lai’s faction is too impatient. He told Malaysiakini that he may recontest again...
PM vows to bring home talented M'sian diaspora

PM vows to bring home talented M'sian diaspora

He said the government would make Malaysia a better place to live and work in to bring back its citizens who are residing overseas.
Why didn't the cops arrest Bala?

Why didn't the cops arrest Bala?

free 'Bala has made two conflicting statutory declarations and that is a crime punishable by a jail term if convicted. If indeed RM5 million was offered to him ... then the severity of his crime is compounded further.'
Thumbs-up for Nik Aziz to lead Pakatan

Thumbs-up for Nik Aziz to lead Pakatan

your say free 'It's time to try a new strategy and this also gives ample time for Anwar to settle his numerous court cases. Anwar's biggest 'enemy' now is time...'
It's called 'watchdog' journalism

It's called 'watchdog' journalism

NONE free Author Janet Steele, who spent weeks in Malaysiakini office in Bangsar Utama last year, finds out what makes journalists in this online daily tick. This is her fourth of a five-part series.