Archive - 8 December 2009

The book, ‘Muslim Women and the Challenge of Islamic Extremism’, was banned by the Home Ministry last year because it was prejudicial to public order.

The budget was passed without the state reps realising that the year in the balance sheet was dated 2008 instead of 2009, forcing the budget to be tabled again.

Given their primitive mindset, DAP MP Nga Kor Ming believes that the dinosaur park is the ideal habitat for them.

UPDATED 7.27PM The former premier calls on the minister to resign from Umno if he is against racism. In an immediate reaction, Nazri terms this as 'the most stupidest' statement which just serves to prove his point.

She said that the jail term and fine did not seem to be a deterrent factor in preventing suicides.

The company says BN had wrongly terminated its contract to supply and install outdoor advertising billboards for 2008 GE.

Repairing of damaged drains and monitoring of slopes showing signs of distress were among the remedies proposed in the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide report.

The NGOs are peeved with their failure to speak up in the interest of the Chinese and Indian communities over the SPM controversy.

Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz says that, ultimately, it’s down to a judgment call as to whether judges should expedite or postpone cases.

MACC Deputy Commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed however did not disclose details of the actual amount involved, type of development or location of the project.

Some 25 families in the Coalfield oil palm plantation claim that their electricity and water supply has been cut after they refused to vacate their quarters.

They also carried a banner which had photographs of three DAP leaders with the words 'Don't be stupid like a cow. Take care of the Malay feelings and sensitivities'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The pathologists’ reports are not ready, from the second post-mortem examination conducted on Nov 22.

Parliament PKR rep Wee accuses PM's aide of ‘obstruction' and ‘intimidation', wants House to take action.

The director of a company named in declassified documents released by the Selangor government refutes allegations made against it.

The menfolk in Penang could soon be sporting long hairdos as and unless the federal government intervenes.

Parliament The government had only allowed Sime Darby to undertake exploratory work to determine the potential for commercial extraction of underground water in Perak.

The deaths of two Indian Malaysian civil service icons has prompted P Uthayakumar to mourn the passing of that once glorious cloud.

EXCLUSIVE As much as RM100 million of the almost half-billion ringgit Shah Alam Hospital project is estimated to have gone to waste.

Parliament The government does not expect any threats, including suicide bomb attacks, but it continuously ensures that a high level of security was enforced in the area.

MCA information chief Heng Seai Kei says that the CC members were answerable to delegates who had elected them for three years.

UPDATED 4.15PM The programme, says Tengku Razaleigh, has been used to promote personality cults and to badger those who oppose the country's leaders.

Aviation experts say that Air Asia could easily fill the vacuum left by national carrier MAS which recently discontinued flights to the east coast and closed its office in New York.

The division chiefs have denied weekend media reports that they have withdrawn their application to register Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS).

Despite a bomb blast in Narathiwat yesterday, Najib will visit two boarding schools, a handicraft village and a so-called 'widow village' in the region on Wednesday.

Some MCA central committee members' refusal to step down to make way for fresh polls dominates headlines today.

Swift consensus on theme song and logo are being touted as good auguries for the opposition coalition in run-up to its first-ever convention.

SPECIAL REPORT Street children in KL have a place to call home for at least part of each day, with the 'bonus' of basic education and hot meals. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Mukugawa in Japan proves human-ecological balance is possible.

A woman has been arrested for keeping endangered animals including a leopard cat, a honey bear and a slow loris as pets in her apartment.

PSM suggests that low interest loan schemes be given to struggling low-income earners in the country to tide them over in difficult economic times.

UPDATED 2.45PM The Sessions Court has fixed April 12 to 16 to hear the case against 12 people who took part in the cow-head protest in Shah Alam on Aug 28.

US prosecutors charged a Pakistani-American with helping in the 2008 Mumbai attacks by identifying possible targets and landing sites and reporting back to a Pakistan-based militant group.

'The prime minister cannot have such serious accusations hanging over his head without making a credible challenge.'

free 'Many of my friends and their families have moved to Australia, including my son.'

Bomb blasts tore through two of Pakistan's main cities on Monday killing at least 46 people and wounding more than 100 as the nation struggles to quell a worsening Taliban insurgency.

A landmark conference on tackling climate change opened in Copenhagen on Monday to warnings of apocalyptic danger for mankind if world leaders failed to seize the moment.

It urged Iraq to announce "as soon as possible" the date for the war-torn country's general election after MPs struck a last-minute deal to get the poll back on track.

Russia flew flags at half-mast Monday in a nationwide day of mourning for the victims of a devastating nightclub fire that killed 113 people, one of the country's worst tragedies of recent years.

Iranian protesters defied police firing tear gas on Monday as they used an annual commemoration to stage fresh anti-government demonstrations despite a crackdown by security forces, witnesses said.