Archive - 7 December 2009

Parliament The minister in the PM’s Dept brands the ex-premier such for saying that there was no need to revamp the National Civics Bureau (BTN) training modules. ‘You must be a Malaysian whether you are a minister or not,’ he states.

The companies claim that Mara had failed to keep up with its promise to build a shared facility centre.

AirAsia is in the midst of securing rights to land in Seoul and Sidney by the middle of next year.

Malay nationalist group tells DAP rep Kulasegaran to desist from challenging Malay rights and 'ketuanan Melayu'.

Kelantan investment agency CEO Abdul Ariffahmi is no longer in a position to decide on anything that'll be binding on the company, says Mahfuz.

The party will soon lose the confidence of the Chinese community if it continues to delay holding fresh polls, warns the deputy prime minister.

SPECIAL REPORT The supposed beneficiaries of the NEP say it has saddled them with the stereotype of incompetence - it’s just one reason why they want out.

Mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail in presenting the budget said RM1.102 billion of the budget will go for administration expenses and RM1.017 billion towards development purposes.

Party leaders ‘should have checked their facts’ before accusing Kampung Buah Pala residents of burning the Penang chief minister’s poster last week.

The ministry’s rejection of a bid to publish ‘The Herald’ in Kadazandusun has led Sabah Catholics to conclude the ‘real’ reason.

‘To be prepared for the next general election, Puteri Umno members must be equipped with knowledge on how to write blogs'.

'It is by raising productivity that more can be earned, and naturally as you earn more, the more tax you pay to the government,' explains DAP's economics expert Tony Pua.

Parliament Such an act would only expose the prices to speculations and fluctuations in the international market.

Parliament This was evident from the 48 percent improvement in the bourse's performance since the stimulus package and market liberalisation policies were introduced.

Back from a week-long medical leave, the embattled MCA president visits Selayang market traders in a move seen to shore support for him.

The National Union of Bank Employees wants Bank Negara to investigate a bank for alleged racist practices in awarding loans to applicants.

As the first Malaysian premier to foray into the restive southern province of Thailand, will Najib Abdul Razak be able to push through his ideas on easing unrest in the Malay-Muslim belt?

Yong Vui Kong of Sabah will go to the gallows in Singapore on Friday, if campaigners fail to save his life.

SPECIAL REPORT In makeshift schools, many refugee children throughout Malaysia get a rudimentary primary education. Malaysiakini visits one of these. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 5.05PM The chairperson of a special committee says that, apart from technical and legal issues, many CC members are unwilling to resign to allow for fresh polls.

After being openly and repeatedly defamed, the PM should have welcome reporters' questions so as to exonerate his family.

COMMENT What were the real motives behind the dramatic move made by Switzerland to limit the visibility of Islam?

The number of flood victims remaining at relief centres in Terengganu and Pahang has dropped overnight.

UPDATED 5PM They join two other students in facing charges for allegedly attempting arson, vandalism and criminal trespass before the PM's wife's visit to UM. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Tireless anti-ISA campaigners beat four other contenders at 11th edition of human rights awards ceremony .

Photos of the deadly car plunge from a shopping complex car park which killed two and injured two others made the frontpages of most major dailies.

The Philippine military said Monday its troops are hunting down 3,000 armed followers of a powerful Muslim clan whose provincial stronghold was placed under martial law after its leaders were accused of a brutal massacre.

The community of nations was mustering in Copenhagen on Monday for a 12-day climate conference framed as a fightback against a peril menacing generations to come.

Broken political promises have led to a bloody impasse after six years of unrest in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, analysts say, as Malaysia's premier prepares for an historic visit to the border area.

Opposition Leader tells world religions' conference in Melbourne that the best protection for religious diversity is democracy.

The policy to increase the bumi housing quota from 30 percent to 50 percent has been put off for the time being following objections from various parties.

The United States will launch a new effort to track down Osama bin Laden who is believed to be hiding in the mountains along the Afghan-Pakistan border, a senior US official said.

free 'The more they print about Mahathir, the more you make him relevant. So stop it, he is history, He appeared on the 'History' channel. Is that not enough?'

free 'Our income is not increasing much and we still have to bear the burden of increasing prices - petrol price, toll price, inflation rates, etc - and now GST. Much of the current taxes to the government aren't channeled back to us.'

Iraqi lawmakers finally approved a new version of a stalled electoral law late on Sunday, paving the way for parliamentary polls to be held early next year.

A student was shot dead Sunday during clashes between Turkish police and demonstrators protesting at the prison treatment of the founder of outlawed PKK party, sources said.