Archive - 27 November 2009

MCA quashes rumours of AGM cancellation

MCA quashes rumours of AGM cancellation

A top party leader said that there were no plans at all to reschedule the AGM to a later date.
Pakatan best as a 'hybrid' organisation

Pakatan best as a 'hybrid' organisation

The Penang PKR Youth chief suggests the opposition coalition embrace non-political leaders into the fold.
GST draws flak from parliamentarian

GST draws flak from parliamentarian

Though the gov't has put a bright spin on it, many fear the rates may be revised and higher ones imposed in the future.
Interpol 'still searching' for Mat Top

Interpol 'still searching' for Mat Top

While the feared militant was killed in a gunbattle with Indonesian police last September, the current Interpol website on the status of the Malaysian baffles the mind.
One month for Shah Alam traffic offenders to pay fines

One month for Shah Alam traffic offenders to pay fines

MBSA has extended by a month to Dec 31 the period when traffic and parking offenders will be offered a 50 percent discount on their compound fines.
Helpless victims of merciless sex predators

Helpless victims of merciless sex predators

Helpless victims of merciless sex predators Special report 'There are many logging workers around our villages. Look at what has happened to me...,' said a Penan girl. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Climate change agenda must not lead to new trade barriers: PM

Climate change agenda must not lead to new trade barriers: PM

Najib Razak said efforts to address climate change must be consistent with keeping global trade and investment open and free, without raising new barriers to trade and investment.
Stoning the devil, animal sacrifice on haj 3rd day

Stoning the devil, animal sacrifice on haj 3rd day

Pilgrims pelted pillars symbolising the devil with pebbles to show their defiance on the third day of the hajj today as Muslims worldwide marked the Eid al-Adha holy day with mass animal sacrifices.
Troubled Sabah dam downsized, plant scrapped

Troubled Sabah dam downsized, plant scrapped

But still questions linger on whether the project would eventually be abandoned.
Whither 'people first, performance now'

Whither 'people first, performance now'

NONE COMMENT Has Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak risen to the task of creating a truly '1Malaysia' or is it merely a rhetoric?
Bank Negara probes MB's RM10 mil fund transfer

Bank Negara probes MB's RM10 mil fund transfer

The central bank is investigating a local money changer which was allegedly involved in the transfer of RM10 million to London by NS Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan in 2008.

Dark side of palm oil report wins journalism prize

Dark side of palm oil report wins journalism prize

The tale of horror continues to unfold as profit maintains its primary role in the destruction of rainforests here and in Indonesia.
MCA factions await Najib to break deadlock

MCA factions await Najib to break deadlock

NONE The three feuding factions are waiting for Najib's return from overseas to break the deadlock on the fresh polls date.
Plan to eliminate Tamil from SPM slammed

Plan to eliminate Tamil from SPM slammed

The fear is the eventual withering away of the language, leaving a question mark hanging over the 1Malaysia concept.
K'tan wang eshan:  'Keep it under Putrajaya's control'

K'tan wang eshan: 'Keep it under Putrajaya's control'

'I hope the federal government will not give in to the request by the state government,' says PPP VP Nik Sapeia Nik Yusof.
Two different parts in Bala's SD, explains PI's lawyer

Two different parts in Bala's SD, explains PI's lawyer

p balasubramaniam EXCLUSIVE PI's lawyer gives deeper insight into the contents and context of Bala's controversial first statutory declaration.
S'gor set to rejuvenate ailing urban slums

S'gor set to rejuvenate ailing urban slums

Selangor is set to invest in rejuvenating disused industrial sites and decaying urban centres into new focal points for re-development.
Mindanao massacre: Women shot in the genitals

Mindanao massacre: Women shot in the genitals

A Philippine politician ordered soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in a horrifying slaughter that saw women shot in the genitals.
Malaysiakini turns 10, so where's Singaporekini?

Malaysiakini turns 10, so where's Singaporekini?

Singaporeans may fancy ourselves the most envied nation in the region, but there are some things across the Causeway that make us wide-eyed with wonderment.
More 'swindlers' now, so GST needed

More 'swindlers' now, so GST needed

free 'The cheek of these incorrigible pirates in public office. Not enough that they have been ripping us off for decades and squandering billions, now they want to introduce GST?'
'BTN promotes unity? My foot'

'BTN promotes unity? My foot'

free 'I have attended this BTN course. It is a brainwashing session where they tell us that our country will be destroyed if we don't support BN. Learning about ‘1Malaysia', nationalism and unity'? My foot.'