Archive - 28 December 2009

CVLB hotline answered only during office hours

CVLB hotline answered only during office hours

Calls made to the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (CVLB) hotline at 1-800-88-9600 will be answered only during working hours between 9am and 5pm on weekdays.
Express bus driver caught watching video

Express bus driver caught watching video

A passenger secretly tapes driver who has eyes on a video instead of the road, while going past the speed limit. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Non-Malay Muslim can be Kelantan MB

Non-Malay Muslim can be Kelantan MB

The Kelantan PAS government is prepared to amend the state constitution to enable a non-Malay Muslim to become MB.
Man who burned Penang CM's poster assaulted

Man who burned Penang CM's poster assaulted

A newsvendor claims Penang politicians are out to 'get him' for burning Lim Guan Eng's poster at a demonstration.
Chua: MCA special committee to meet after New Year's break

Chua: MCA special committee to meet after New Year's break

NONE He will set the date for the party's special committee for fresh party election to meet again after the current holiday season.
MACC urged to investigate corruption in GLC

MACC urged to investigate corruption in GLC

It was asked to investigate corruption and power abuse involving a GLC's subsidiary firm worth about RM160 million.
Munawar loses final bid to expunge sodomy judgment

Munawar loses final bid to expunge sodomy judgment

Anwar Ibrahim's former speech-writer has failed to get the Federal Court judgment relating to his sodomy case expunged.
Demo leader not PAS member, says party leader

Demo leader not PAS member, says party leader

A party leader said initial investigations showed those involved were not PAS members.
ROS threatens to ban anti-logging NGO

ROS threatens to ban anti-logging NGO

UPDATED 6.55PM Sahabat Alam Malaysia can be deregistered as an NGO if there is proof that it is involved in activities which threaten the nation's interest.
M'sian steel company soars to the top of the world

M'sian steel company soars to the top of the world

NONE Structural steel construction firm Eversendai has helped build the soon-to-open Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building.
'1Malaysia' - Is it 'people first' or 'people pay first'?

'1Malaysia' - Is it 'people first' or 'people pay first'?

MCA: Leadership without membership

MCA: Leadership without membership

Prisoners langauge ban: Another load of BTN bull

Prisoners langauge ban: Another load of BTN bull

New Northern Corridor chief named

New Northern Corridor chief named

The Northern Corridor Implementation Authority has announced the appointment of Redza Rafiq Abdul Razak as its new chief executive.
De-mystify gov't spending for voter support

De-mystify gov't spending for voter support

Gambling money for development projects?

Gambling money for development projects?

No excuse for hooliganism in sports

No excuse for hooliganism in sports

SPDP Youth deputy chief gunning for number two post

SPDP Youth deputy chief gunning for number two post

Philip Ngo is steadfast in his decision to contest the number two post in the party at its upcoming polls despite receiving threats.
RMAF intake based on certain disciplines only

RMAF intake based on certain disciplines only

Cat parasite linked to behavioral changes in humans

Cat parasite linked to behavioral changes in humans

Watchdog backs probe on Dr M, Pak Lah

Watchdog backs probe on Dr M, Pak Lah

The two ex-PMs should be investigated to restore credibility to the government and address perceptions that corruption in Malaysia had worsened.
DAP rep stumped by 'police intimidation' charge

DAP rep stumped by 'police intimidation' charge

ou yong han hua ean yong hian wah The state rep is shocked by the Selangor top cop's claims that his statement to the media amounts to a ‘threat' to the police.
Do as I say, not as I do

Do as I say, not as I do

Our politicians are incapable of walking the talk.
Hopenhagen gave little hope to climate

Hopenhagen gave little hope to climate

COMMENT The banners around Copenhagen were emblazoned 'Hopenhagen', with promises of definite international action to curb worsening climate change.
Indian Muslims - in defence of Mahathir

Indian Muslims - in defence of Mahathir

mahathir perdana global peace forum pc COMMENT For Dr M, Indian Muslims have an essential choice: be Indian or be Muslim. He might as well say: 'Look at me... I am a Muslim and have become a Malay and the sky is the limit.'
Sabah Umno No 2 suggests direct membership to BN

Sabah Umno No 2 suggests direct membership to BN

Former Sabah CM Salleh Said Keruak has suggested direct membership to BN to ensure the ruling coalition remain relevant.
N Korea built plant for uranium enrichment: report

N Korea built plant for uranium enrichment: report

North Korea may have constructed a plant to manufacture a gas needed for uranium enrichment in a development that would indicate that Pyongyang had opened a 'second way'.

Top 10 news of 2009

Top 10 news of 2009

top ten 2005 2 big thumbnail Counting down, we take you through the best and the worst of 2009. Here are the top 10 headline grabbers of the year as seen by Malaysiakini .
Headlines online: Dec 28, 2009

Headlines online: Dec 28, 2009

Most major dailies highlighted the alarming rate of fatalities due to road accidents during the festive season.
Desperate search for Philippine ferry survivors

Desperate search for Philippine ferry survivors

Coast guard and military vessels scoured Philippine seas in a desperate search for passengers missing from a pair of Christmas ferry tragedies, amid fears the death toll could surpass 50.
We've a growing rubbish problem

We've a growing rubbish problem

Only seven of the 289 garbage disposal sites in the country are environmental-friendly sanitary sites. The rest are open dumps.
Thailand starts deporting Hmong to Laos

Thailand starts deporting Hmong to Laos

The Thai army began the forcible return of thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers to communist Laos despite international protests and fears they could face persecution.
War on Al-Qaeda inflames Afghanistan, Pakistan

War on Al-Qaeda inflames Afghanistan, Pakistan

After a year of soaring violence and weakening government control in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a US strategy aimed at ending the war against Al-Qaeda ushers in a 2010 fraught with peril.
'Why can't Umno be a responsible opposition?'

'Why can't Umno be a responsible opposition?'

free 'They better get used to that role as this is going to be their role for a long time to come unless their leadership and attitudes change.'
Ean Yong, police - 'Who is intimidating who?'

Ean Yong, police - 'Who is intimidating who?'

free 'This is getting ridiculous. Can anyone intimidate the police? They might even take the call to vote BN out of office an ‘intimidation'.'
Chinese ship rescued from Somali pirates: report

Chinese ship rescued from Somali pirates: report

A Chinese cargo ship and its crew of 25 were rescued from Somali pirates Monday, state media said, after their kidnappers collected a ransom of RM12.95 million
Hamas praises Gaza's 'steadfastness'

Hamas praises Gaza's 'steadfastness'

The Islamist Hamas movement praised Gaza's 'steadfastness' as the battered enclave marked the first anniversary of the deadliest Israeli offensive ever launched against the territory.