Archive - 6 February 2010

Umno leaders urged not to be arrogant

Umno leaders urged not to be arrogant

Umno leaders and members who are arrogant and egoistic should change their ways to win the people's heart.
Couple arrested over death of infant son

Couple arrested over death of infant son

The police have arrested a man and his teenage wife in connection with the sodomy and murder of their infant son in Sungai Buloh.
K'tan might lift ban on women qariah

K'tan might lift ban on women qariah

The Kelantan government is willing to reconsider the ban on women, or qariah , from Quran reading competitions, menteri besar said.
PAS has to make up mind before talking to Umno

PAS has to make up mind before talking to Umno

PAS has to make up its mind first before offering to hold talks with Umno on any issue, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said.
Sedaq: False statement report lodged

Sedaq: False statement report lodged

A police report has been made against the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce (DPMMPP) for allegedly making a false statement against the Penang government.
MCA donates RM80,000 to Metro Tabernacle church

MCA donates RM80,000 to Metro Tabernacle church

The MCA today donated RM80,000 to the Metro Tabernacle Church which was relocated to its new premises in Batu Caves, following an arson attempt at its previous site in Desa Melawati on Jan 7.
Witness questions handling of Suhakam inquiry

Witness questions handling of Suhakam inquiry

A witness in the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) public inquiry in the detention of five lawyers today questioned the handling of the proceedings.
Umno has never closed its doors to talks with PAS

Umno has never closed its doors to talks with PAS

Umno has never closed its doors to discussion with PAS but has always been sincere in its willingness to discuss for the sake of Malay unity, said Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Hindu Sangam's girds up for alcohol fight

Hindu Sangam's girds up for alcohol fight

Lack of father's guidance blamed for the young being led astray into alcoholism.
PM: Stolen jet engines not strategic assets to nation

PM: Stolen jet engines not strategic assets to nation

Although the two stolen F-5E engines traced to Uruguay were not strategic assets to the nation, no effort would be spared to recover them.

 

S'pore okays M'sian developer's casino plan: regulator

S'pore okays M'sian developer's casino plan: regulator

Singapore's authorities issued a casino licence to Malaysia's Genting group on today, allowing the company to add gaming to its ambitious development plans in the city-state.

A 'death' much deferred

A 'death' much deferred

COMMENT Abdullah Majid who died earlier this week was a rare Malay intellectual whose ISA detention in the mid-1970s weakened interest in the life of the mind within Umno.     
CAP: Up to 140 percent price hikes of goods

CAP: Up to 140 percent price hikes of goods

A survey by the Consumers’ Association of Penang(CAP) has found that the prices of certain goods in the state, such as Malavi dhal, green beans, garlic and brown sugar, have gone up between 50 to 140 percent over the past six months.
Put it in writing, Syed Husin challenges detractors

Put it in writing, Syed Husin challenges detractors

syed husin ali Syed Husin Ali has challenged his detractors to write in officially to the party if they thought his position as member and deputy president of PKR was untenable.
Even if the general falls, Pakatan will soldier on

Even if the general falls, Pakatan will soldier on

This is the message that Anwar Ibrahim put across in his brief speech to some 2,000 people in Perak last night.

 

No time to put climate science on ice

No time to put climate science on ice

COMMENT Skeptics of climate change are currently having a field day, parsing every comma and cough in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 2007 assessment.
Alimony for non-Muslims approved

Alimony for non-Muslims approved

The cabinet has agreed in principle to create a mechanism to provide advanced alimony payments for non-Muslim women.

 

 

Ousted Perak MB fears the end is nigh

Ousted Perak MB fears the end is nigh

His apprehension is based on the belief that a desperate BN is capable of anything to hang on to power.
Waythamoorthy: We're not racist

Waythamoorthy: We're not racist

People who say that Hindraf is racist should first examine the meaning and definition of the term, stresses P Waythamoorthy.
Why do S'wak's indigenous people vote BN?

Why do S'wak's indigenous people vote BN?

Development is needed, but not at the expense of the indigenous communities, says Pakatan Rakyat coordinator Zaid Ibrahim.    
Poll-winning Pakatan-Hindraf combo

Poll-winning Pakatan-Hindraf combo

'Politics makes for strange bedfellows' could possibly work for such a team-up to harvest the Indian vote in the next polls.
Bill Clinton apologizes for slow Haiti aid effort

Bill Clinton apologizes for slow Haiti aid effort

Former US president Bill Clinton pledged to try to get aid flowing as he was met by angry Haitians protesting the slow arrival of help since last month's quake.
Police to record Nasir's statement

Police to record Nasir's statement

Police will call Nasir Safar, a former aide of the PM, to facilitate in the investigation over his remarks which were deemed to be racist.
Missing jet engines found in Uruguay

Missing jet engines found in Uruguay

Two missing US-made fighter jet engines, worth 29 million dollars and stolen from a Malaysian military airbase, have been traced to Uruguay.
Many similarities between Islam, Western governance

Many similarities between Islam, Western governance

There many similarities between Islamic philosophy and Western governance, according to academic N Doran Hunter.
'Don't sink to Nasir Safar's level'

'Don't sink to Nasir Safar's level'

your say free ‘He may have gone overboard when he uttered racist remarks but do we need to swim in the same filth as him?’
'Semen may be 1998 sample'

'Semen may be 1998 sample'

vox populi small thumbnail free 'The defence in Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial should therefore demand that the samples be sent to a reputable laboratory to determine their age and identity.'
China hits out at US at 'Security Davos'

China hits out at US at 'Security Davos'

China's foreign minister used his maiden visit to a security conference in Europe Friday to issue a broadside against US arms sales to Taiwan and to resist US pressure to get tough on Iran.
British lawmakers face charges over expenses scandal

British lawmakers face charges over expenses scandal

Prosecutors announced criminal charges against four lawmakers on Friday over alleged abuse of parliamentary expenses, in a dramatic twist to a scandal that has rocked British politics.
Twin suicide bombs kill 25 in Pakistan's Karachi

Twin suicide bombs kill 25 in Pakistan's Karachi

Suicide bombers rammed into a bus in Karachi on Friday then hit a hospital where casualties were rushed for treatment, killing 25 people in the second assault on Shiites in the Pakistani city in weeks.