Archive - 1 May 2010

National singles coach Rashid Sidek and his daughter have been admitted to a private hospital today after they were certified H1N1 positive.

He arrived in Sibu tonight for a one-day visit to Sibu town, which will include a number of walkabouts.

Khalid Ibrahim has dismissed claims that the state government spent RM176 million in the run-up to the Hulu Selangor by-election.

Global Media Channel was helmed by Kickdefella's wife and a number of Kelantan PAS leaders.

The ceiling of a Penang state assembly observation office was damaged while work was done on wiring for the direct television transmission.

The Transport Ministry has no plans to introduce special coaches for female passengers like that on the KTM commuter service.

A Kelantan palace guard was shot in the chest at close range by two men on a motorcycle last night.

The Human Resources Ministry is studying to determine the minimum level of wages for workers, especially those in low paying jobs.

"The GST is to make our economy private sector-driven at the expense of the workers and the poor.' [VIDEO INSIDE]

PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan At-Tantawi lodges the report after reading about the death threat that had been posted on Facebook on Thursday.

The allocation is to repair and upgrade 80 Tamil schools nationwide, announces Deputy Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister M Saravanan.

Control and manipulation of mainstream media the mainstay of the BN's successful half-century run of keeping the people in the dark.

The authorities seemed have turned a blind eye or two on this festering problem, afflicting affected residents with sleepless nights.

In the past two years, Malaysiakini has helped empowered more than 180 Malaysians to act as the voice of their communities.

The government's decision to allow the formation of unions for electronics workers will help enhance Malaysia's image locally and abroad, says a trade unionist.

Any French enquiry into the submarine deal could lead to details on an embarrassing who's who of involvement in her killing.

A council member warns that resisting the GST will set the nation on the economic downslope like Greece and other PIGS countries.

Petronas said it was invited by Brunei to develop two offshore exploration areas formerly owned and designated by Malaysia as Blocks L and M.

Constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari ponders on the sudden resurgence in the role of Malay rulers' as the head of Islam.

Bangkok's crisis is threatening to blow into what every analyst now projects to be inevitable civil war. It is now plain to see that the anarchy is wreaking widespread havoc and widening out even to threaten public health.

Blocked from entering Dataran Merdeka, the 500-strong group marched through Chinatown instead. [VIDEOS INSIDE]

COMMENT It is becoming ever more apparent that the EC has lost its sense of direction and the reasons for its creation in the first place.

Ten years after a United Nations' Security Council resolution aimed at re-evaluating women's roles in UN-brokered peacekeeping efforts, women are still underrepresented in the peacekeeping process.

Friday marked the last day of the two-week Ninth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, with attendees expressing optimism but also concern about the ongoing encroachment of industrial and development projects into native lands.

Many taxpayers still preferred to come to IRB office for help rather than filling up the forms by themselves.

A reflection on a WW2 episode involving Malayan deaths too many to remain ignored.

free 'If vote-buying is left unchecked, soon may come a day where every voters can go to Putrajaya to collect their cash upon BN winning.'

free 'Joseph Brehem, don't be surprised that on your next visit to Malaysia, you will be deemed a security threat .. .'