Archive - 18 December 2009

Former French president Jacques Chirac's legal woes mounted when he was warned he could face a second set of charges that he paid allies by creating fake jobs on the Paris city hall payroll.

Police today arrested two Selangor PKR Youth members for distributing seditious leaflets near a mosque.

It's because of Islam's status as the country's official religion and the position of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong and Malay state rulers as heads of the religion.

Raja Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail is disappointed that Perlis has been labelled as a "wahabbi state" by certain quarters lately.

One of the harshest government critics praises the new proposals but is doubtful of the political will to see it through.

'The public could also file reports and complaints on crime to police through the website.'

What was meant to be the centrepiece of exhibition was reduced to a minor exhibit at a corner.

Coalition leaders must be prepared to give youth a say in the political decision-making process, says PKR parliamentarian Yusmadi Yusoff.

Two opposition MPs spotted at the Government Transformation Programme exhibition this morning gave it a conditional thumbs up.

Constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari cautions against bringing matters of royal succession into open court saying that it might just open the floodgates.

PARLIAMENT The sitting, which ended yesterday, also taught the BN MPs a lesson when their absence almost caused the budget bill to be rejected.

Government exhibition draws praise but also scepticism over government's attempt to demonstrate commitment to change.

Pro Jeffrey politicians mercilessly jump on the stone thrower, accusing him of a rash of 'sins' including getting illegals placed in the state's electoral roll.

The LDP's fall in Japan could foreshadow Umno's fate.

COMMENT A whirlpool of problems is confronting the country but religious leaders appear too lost in the other world to offer any solution.

But when asked by reporters yesterday, the Kinabatangan MP declined to confirm the marriage.

Malaysia's pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 40 percent by 2020 demonstrates its seriousness on climate change.

Malaysia's vision of becoming a developed nation by the year 2020 will be delayed by 10 years, said the country’s best known economist.

Among the speakers is former Umno candidate for the Tumpat parliamentary seat Ashraf Wajdi Dasuki.

Waythamoorthy sends demand letter to four for implying that he diddled money meant for the movement's cause.

Jetstar is in talks with Malaysia's AirAsia about a possible joint venture aimed at reducing costs.

Most newspapers gave prominence to the Court of Appeal overruling a High Court decision to disallow the MACC from questioning witnesses after office hours.

He said the US$10 billion fast track funding for developing nations to control emissions was too little and sought US$200 billion, rising to US$800 billion.

We need to enlist the private sector with its flexibility and responsiveness to add to the diversity of services and offerings.

The Customs Department has been sitting on a controversial new biography of the former prime minister.

COMMENT Are the Middle East economic success stories mirages? Time will tell.

It has been proposed that the government formulate a Political Parties Act to curb corruption among local politicians.

The US was seeking an international accord that included emission reduction commitments from both developed and major developing countries.

Lotus F1 boss Tony Fernandes has accepted a challenge from Richard Branson that the loser of their two Formula One teams will dress up as a flight attendant on the winner's airline.

free 'Somebody should compile all the High Court decisions which went against the government and later overturned by the Court of Appeal.'

free 'What surprises me is that Bank Negara and the police seem more keen to go after these money changers rather than investigate those using their services.'

Russia on Thursday accused the United States of slowing down talks on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, but Washington insisted it still aimed to sign a new accord this year.

Hopes for the last day of UN climate talks Friday were raised by a US pledge to a climate finance fund, but leaders still warned of failure amid debate on sharing the burden of carbon-emissions cuts.

The United States said Thursday that Pakistan has delayed issuing hundreds of visas for US contractors and officials, adding to tension between the key allies in the war on terrorism.

More than 1,100 soldiers, including 800 French legionnaires as well as US and Afghan commandos, launched a major operation Thursday east of the Afghan capital, military officials said.

The US military has fixed a problem that allowed Iraqi militants to use cheap software to intercept the video feeds of US-operated drones, a defense official said on Thursday.

A record 68 journalists were killed around the world in 2009, including 31 in a massacre in the Philippines, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.