Archive - 28 May 2010

Health minister defended the proposal to increase the charges for treatment at public clinics and hospitals.

Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat said Malaysia came in 46th place out 172 countries last year in regard to the road fatality index.

"I believe the accident happened as a result of brake problems," Tarat assemblyperson Roland Sagah Wee Inn told reporters.

Maoist rebels derailed a high-speed train packed with sleeping passengers into the path of a freight train in eastern India on Friday, killing at least 80 people, police said.

PKR CONGRESS A PKR Wanita delegate today lambasted the wing leadership for abstaining from the Sibu by-election campaign.

PKR CONGRESS This Wharton School of Business graduate is a close friend of the PM’s son with links to a ‘Big Mama’, said Samsul.

UPDATED 7.43PM The Malacca CM said animal rights activists should replace lab animals if they were truly against drug testing on animals.

PKR CONGRESS It was an introspective move at the PKR Youth congress as delegates took turn to demand improvements from the party leaders.

The Methodist Church explains why it is not returning the RM1.75 million government grant given to four local churches during the Sibu by-election campaign.

Transport minister dismissed the views of certain quarters that Malaysia acted hastily in agreeing to relocate Tanjong Pagar rail station in Singapore.

The DAP advisor claims that Umno is not receptive to Idris Jala's proposed measures to restructure Malaysia's subsidy system.

UPDATED 5.30PM MIC CWC member S Vel Paari has apologised over his claims that Umno was employing 'political assassins' to rid of his father.

They threaten to wash his dirty linen in public in an effort to expose the real character behind all that political gas being emitted now.

PKR CONGRESS The Youth wing expressed concern over what it described as the possibility of the young voters shifting allegiance to the BN.

UPDATED 7.05PM The demonstration was held at the sleepy hollow of Bachok, the hometown of Deputy Finance Minister Awang Adek Hussin.

Maoist rebels derailed a high-speed train packed with sleeping passengers into the path of a freight train in eastern India Friday, killing at least 71 people, police said.

NUPW and MIC have failed to protect the interests of estate workers who are facing an economic crisis without a social security net.

Malaysians were urged to take a moderate approach in their outlook towards the country's multi-religious setting.

UPDATED 4.16PM The Kapar MP will  find himself up the stream without a paddle when he appears for a grilling on the sand mining issue.

Might and power does not equate justice and righteousness.

UPDATED 4.36PM MIC sec-gen S Murugessan is the second top party figure to criticise the recent sacking of four party leaders. [VIDEO INSIDE]

What was to be an intellectual discussion on the fourth premier turned into a session on Dr Mahathir's failed policies.

UPDATED 10.20PM The CM will instruct the state's two local councils to issue letters to lottery operators. Kedah also joined the ban.

The Transport Workers Union (TWU) said that subsidies on essential items should be retained.

UPDATED 3PM The Pakatan leader claims having received strong evidence to prove political corruption by Umno.

PKR CONGRESS UPDATED 5.45PM PKR has to be more courageous and be determined to boost its image, said Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin.

PKR CONGRESS UPDATED 3.50PM PKR Youth wants Pakatan Rakyat state governments to do better, but its "shocking exposé" falls flat.

One of his 'secret recipes' in staying young is his constant clash of wit and cynical swipes against the current crop of national leadership.

The stirring for press freedom is gathering strength as concerned NGOs organise a night of mourning with various activities.

Amnesty International urged Malaysia to stop whipping illegal immigrants as a form of punishment and criticised attempts by the government to muzzle freedom of expression.

An express train packed with sleeping passengers derailed in India Friday and slammed into a goods train, killing at least 30 people in an apparent attack by Maoist rebels, officials said.

PKR CONGRESS Utusan Malaysia is "not welcome" at the three-day PKR national congress in Kota Bharu, its deputy president Syed Husin Ali said.

free 'Football is widely followed by youngsters. To add to thrill, they might place bets on their favourite team. In so doing, we are actually grooming a new generation of gamblers.'

free 'I am afraid that money saved from the subsidy cuts will line the pockets of ‘delinquents'.

free 'What about the billions stolen from Petronas, power contracts, inflated project costs, and the bailouts of cronies?'

US President Barack Obama dumped George W. Bush's "war on terror" doctrine Thursday when he unveiled a national security strategy that calls for using America's still "unmatched" power less overtly.

Israel officially joined the OECD club of rich economies Thursday, giving a boost to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he heads for talks in Washington on the faltering Middle East peace process.