Archive - 21 December 2009

‘The missing jet engine does not affect RMAF operations because we have more than 16 F-5E jets and only seven are used for tactical missions,' says Armed Forces chief Gen Azizan Ariffin.

PKR leader Anwar also said that Libaran division chief Ahmad Thamrin would remain the appointed state chief until state party polls in March.

Abdul Gani Patail has yet to respond to Karpal 's request to provide him with fiat, which will authorise him to prosecute VK Lingam on behalf of the government.

IAPC laureate advises voters against giving preponderant legislative power to any party as this could bring about mob rule.

Paramount View Condominium developer is ordered to continue building a temporary access road in Jalan SS1/25 until the permanent access road is completed.

The PAS president may have been misquoted that he is against registering Pakatan as an official coalition, say top leaders.

The prime minister does not want BN component parties to ‘debate' on Penang Umno's request to be given the state BN chairmanship.

ACCCIM will hold the conference on Jan 14-15 to get feedback and recommendations in shaping and implementing the country's new economic model.

Malaysia will be looking beyond bilateral trade and investment once it begins the negotiation process on the partnership cooperation agreement with the EU.

Huan Cheng Guan has accused three of the party's leaders, including former president Dr Lim Keng Yaik, of causing disunity at all levels.

The government has been urged to conduct an external investigation into the theft of the RM50 million F-5E fighter engine.

An opposition leader wants PM Najib to walk his talk with regard to combating corruption. He calls for a royal inquiry into the allegation that the former premier 'burned' RM100 billion during his reign.

The prime minister said he wanted to see whether the pilot project involving the works ministry yielded better performance.

Currently private sector participation is limited to the polar ends of the education spectrum.

This country is at a crossroads. This is a crossroads which we cannot afford to pause for too long to decide.

UPDATED 3.25PM SIS is challenging the government's decision to ban a book which is allegedly inclined towards confusing the Muslim community, particularly women.

COMMENT Climate change and its impact on Malaysia has not been placed in the public domain.

UPDATED 7.06PM The government has no intention to cover-up in the case of the missing RM50 million jet fighter engine belonging to the RMAF, says prime minister Najib.

The sacking of a RMAF brigadier-general and 20 personnel over a missing jet fighter engine made the headlines.

The number of flood victims rose sharply from 203 last night to 344 this morning following heavy rain in Hulu Kelantan.

SPECIAL REPORT While the law provides for this, there is a school of thought that the issue requires a re-think.

The world has less than 20 years left to save the orangutan, according to conservationists, unless the jungle is protected.

The United States said it has sent 12 more Guantanamo detainees home to Afghanistan, Yemen and a breakaway region of Somalia -- volatile nations where Al-Qaeda havens have fueled concern over such repatriations.

The BBC said Monday that its Persian television signal was being jammed, adding that it was continuing to broadcast into Iran.

free 'I can imagine Abdul Aziz Bari's frustration while lecturing law to his students - that the constitution is 'supreme' and the judiciary is an 'independent' institution.'

free 'If Pakatan doesn't perform in its first term in federal power, it will be their only term as they can be easily voted out. On the other hand, if BN wins again - it's business as usual for them.'

World leaders defended Sunday the much-criticised climate deal they struck at a UN summit as a key step in the fight against global warming despite its lack of targets to curb emissions.

Thousands of mourners converged on the Shiite holy city of Qom for the funeral on Monday of Iran's top dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, opposition sources said.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed a British newspaper report that said Iran is working on a trigger for a nuclear bomb as a "fabrication," in an interview with US television released Sunday.

The Philippine government warned Sunday that Mayon volcano could erupt violently within days following a week of spectacular flows of lava and increasing volcanic quakes.