Archive - 22 December 2010

No worker should be required to work for more than eight hours per day or 48 hours a week, says the Malaysian Trades Union Congress.

Police have obtained a court order to seal the house and office of lawyer N Pathmanabhan.

The project will involve 496 closed-circuit television cameras at various 'hotspots' nationwide at a cost of RM59 million.

Nazri reveals contents of a letter by Apco denying links with Ehud Barak's 'One Israel' campaign.

Inflation is expected to accelerate to 3.4 percent in 2011 from 1.7 percent in 2010, says an analyst.

Selangor has joined Penang to draw a line in the sand over Putrajaya’s plan to build two nuclear power plants in Malaysia.

Little is known about the potential woes of GM mosquitoes and neighbouring countries are at risk, say two NGOs.

The highway concessionaire's deadline for new offers by tomorrow is a buffer for investors to review its potential.

A political consultant said to be involved with 1Israel states that Anwar Ibrahim's allegations about Apco were false.

But the saga of their eviction from the former Ladang Bukit Jalil is far from being resolved. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha made the clarification today regarding the ill-fated bus in Monday's Cameron Highlands accident.

The incentive offered for payment of summonses which were issued on or before Dec 1, 2010 is still open and the period has not expired.

JAIS says notices to give their statements were sent on Dec 15, the day they were arrested in Gombak, to the 128 ‘Shiites’.

It has received shareholders' approval for the proposed acquisition of property developer Sunrise Bhd for RM1.39 billion.

The party has risen to the defence of secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, whose choice of words has touched a raw nerve.

She accused Uncle Seekers of revealing confidential information she had provided him.

Police have detained the man owning the Facebook account that insulted the Sultan of Johor and the state monarchy.

dikemaskini 3.31pm "Kita sepatutnya memperkuatkan sektor (tenaga hijau) ini dan bukan terperangkap dalam jalan mati yang (dipenuhi) toksik," kata Elizabeth Wong.

UPDATED 5.22PM It will probe the Cameron Highlands bus crash that killed 27 people.

Selangor exco Elizabeth Wong has criticised Najib for his “obsession” with building two nuclear power plants in Malaysia.

NGOs zero in on gaps in the Pakatan Rakyat policy document released last Sunday.

The brainchild of the PM’s wife, the summit hosted 15 wives of heads of state, mainly from African countries.

Ba Jawi villagers claim their 15,000 hectares of land needs to be urgently protected from logging companies.

Malaysia is not on the radar of the Western tourists seeking healthcare, unlike Thailand and India.

UPDATED 3.45PM Despite pledges to review the ISA, there is evidence that the govt is preparing to use it even more.

She was honoured with the award at the Annual Islamic Business and Finance Awards held in Dubai.

Police found Chen Yui Chung, 48 and Lai Wong Chun, 46, in Bongao near East Malaysia late yesterday.

Just who is running Malaysia?

She laments the ‘disconnect’ on Jeffrey Kitingan’s position in PKR following the launch of the United Borneo Front.

The bus crash near Cameron Highlands continues to dominate headlines, as the focus turns to what went wrong.

The minister claims that Pakatan MPs had an ulterior motive in creating chaos in the Dewan last Thursday.

FREE YOURSAY 'PM, can you explain Jakarta's '1Indonesia: Masyarakat Dahulukan Pencapaian Utamakan'?'

FREE VOXPOP 'There is no country in the world where the construction cost of mass rapid transit can be recouped by passenger fares.'

The govt would have to do it eventually as the existing public transport system wouldn't be able to cope with the rapid population increase.