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Bukit Tinggi shares: PAS man wants proof from minister

Bukit Tinggi shares: PAS man wants proof from minister

PAS leader Husam Musa is not buying the denials given by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tengku Adnan Mansor that he no longer hold shares in Bukit Tinggi Resort Berhad.
PAS MP: Umno bigwig second largest shareholder in slot machine resort

PAS MP: Umno bigwig second largest shareholder in slot machine resort

A PAS leader reveals that Tabung Haji is also implicated since it has invested in a company which has interests in the resort.
Tian Chua: Gov't seeks to divert attention from advice to free ISA 6

Tian Chua: Gov't seeks to divert attention from advice to free ISA 6

The ISA Advisory Board has twice recommended that the reformasi detainees, arrested two years ago, be set free. According to Tian Chua, the government is running out of "excuses" to keep them in prison, especially when their detention orders expire next month.

Kes pukul pelajar Jordan: Hadi hantar surat tuntutan kepada Utusan

Kes pukul pelajar Jordan: Hadi hantar surat tuntutan kepada Utusan

Perbicaraan kes pukul yang melibatkan sekumpulan pelajar Malaysia di Jordan sering ditangguhkan kerana pengadu tidak hadir. Manakala Abdul Hadi Awang pula mungkin kemuka saman malu terhadap Utusan.
Gegar belum temui Jawatankuasa Khas

Gegar belum temui Jawatankuasa Khas

Gerakan Bertindak Umat Selamatkan Sekolah Agama Rakyat (Gegar) masih menunggu tarikh baru untuk mengadakan pertemuan dengan jawatankuasa khas yang dilantik mengkaji isu pendidikan Islam termasuk sekolah agama rakyat (SAR).
Mahkamah tolak rayuan Anwar

Mahkamah tolak rayuan Anwar

versi terkini Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini menolak rayuan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dan adik angkatnya Sukma Darmawan Sasmitaat Madja untuk membatalkan hukuman penjara yang dijatuhkan ke atas mereka bagi kesalahan liwat.
Court reserves judgment on Anwars bail application

Court reserves judgment on Anwars bail application

Anwar Ibrahim's appeal hearing continues with his lawyer arguing that the ex-deputy premier deserves to be granted bail while the Attorney-General says the Court of Appeal has no jurisdiction to do so. The judges have reserved their judgment.
Kami bersedia menemui Gegar: Jawatankuasa

Kami bersedia menemui Gegar: Jawatankuasa

Gerakan Bertindak Umat Selamatkan Sekolah Agama Rakyat (Gegar) mahu bersemuka dengan jawatankuasa khas yang ditubuhkan untuk mengkaji sistem pendidikan Islam bagi memastikan pandangan rakyat berhubung isu sekolah agama rakyat (SAR) diberi perhatian.
Gegar: Hasil kajian SAR mesti diperkenan Majlis Raja-Raja

Gegar: Hasil kajian SAR mesti diperkenan Majlis Raja-Raja

Gegar mahu pihaknya diberi peluang untuk turut mengambil bahagian dalam mencari jalan penyelesaian terhadap isu sekolah agama rakyat (SAR).
Court grants Snap president a chance to revive party

Court grants Snap president a chance to revive party

The Court of Appeal today gave a lifeline to the de-registered Sarawak National Party (Snap), allowing the party leave to file an application to set aside the de-registration order by the Registrar of Societies'.

Anwar's lawyer: AG's conduct in doubt

Anwar's lawyer: AG's conduct in doubt

In the appellate court today, former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's lawyers argued, among other points, that the trial judge had unfairly shifted the burden of conclusive proof o­nto the defence.
Gegar: Libatkan rakyat dalam penyelesaian SAR

Gegar: Libatkan rakyat dalam penyelesaian SAR

Gegar menegaskan bahawa jawatankuasa khas yang direstui oleh Majlis Raja-raja untuk mengkaji isu SAR, mestilah mengambilkira pendapat rakyat.
Peristiwa rotan tiada kaitan dengan sekolah: YIK

Peristiwa rotan tiada kaitan dengan sekolah: YIK

Perbuatan merotan seorang pelajar sekolah agama rakyat kerana bercakap dengan seorang pelajar perempuan tidak ada kena mengena dengan pihak sekolah terbabit, kata Yayasan Islam Kelantan (YIK).
SAR struggle to continue despite royal rebuke

SAR struggle to continue despite royal rebuke

Sekolah agama rakyat (SAR) advocates are not disheartened by the King's recent rebuke of their cause, but have a plan in hand should the o­ngoing Rulers' Conference fail to deliver the backing they seek for this education system.

More Muslims will die if Saddam is not stopped: CAMU chief

More Muslims will die if Saddam is not stopped: CAMU chief

Going against the apparent anti-war sentiments, Dr Malik M Hasan, president of the Council of American Muslims For Understanding (CAMU), says the war against Iraq is necessary to save the lives of Iraqi Muslims in the future.
Polis pantau sekolah agama

Polis pantau sekolah agama

Sekolah agama rakyat (SAR) yang menjadi tumpuan media dan ahli politik, kini turut "dikunjungi" anggota polis cawangan khas. Persatuan Kebangsaan Sekolah Agama Malaysia mendapat aduan dari sekolah-sekolah terbabit mengenai perkara itu.
Staks: US must be aware of global sentiment

Staks: US must be aware of global sentiment



As the world braces for war, Germany has been actively seen as applying the brakes o­n the US war machine that is revving to go. Malaysiakini talks to German ambassador Jurgen Staks o­n Feb 21, for a closer perspective of the German position.

Court to hear Anwars sodomy appeal next month

Court to hear Anwars sodomy appeal next month

Jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim's long wait to have his appeal against his nine-year jail sentence for sodomising his wife's former driver is finally over. The Court of Appeal will be hearing his case next month.
German envoy: wrong to start war without hard evidence

German envoy: wrong to start war without hard evidence

An inkling of doubt against Saddam Hussein cannot be use to justify a war against his country, says German Ambassador Jurgen Staks who explains to malaysiakini why his country is adamantly opposing war.
Mahathir: Bantuan perkapita tidak akan disambung semula

Mahathir: Bantuan perkapita tidak akan disambung semula

Harapan sekolah agama rakyat (SAR) untuk mendapatkan semula bantuan perkapita semakin samar apabila Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad menegaskan hari ini bahawa bantuan itu tidak akan disambung semula.
SAR boleh pohon semula bantuan perkapita

SAR boleh pohon semula bantuan perkapita

Kerajaan akan mengembalikan bantuan perkapita kepada sekolah agama rakyat (SAR) yang mengajar ilmu Islam yang betul dan bersih dari sebarang pengaruh politik.
SAR advocates not swayed by Mahathir's assurance

SAR advocates not swayed by Mahathir's assurance

Advocates of people-run religious schools say the premier's words and actions belie his assurance that the government will not close down the schools.

Kais: It's not about Saddam

Kais: It's not about Saddam

exclusive Following an interview with US Ambassador to Malaysia Marie T Huhtala, malaysiakini on Monday asks Iraq Ambassador Kais Al-Yacoubi to comment o­n the 'evidence' against Iraq as recently presented by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Iraq envoy: US war machine won't stop even if Saddam quits

Iraq envoy: US war machine won't stop even if Saddam quits

Israel and oil are the main reasons why the United States wants to start a war with Iraq and there's little that can stop the superpower from realising this war, says Iraq Ambassador to Malaysia Kais Al-Yacoubi in an exclusive inteview with malaysiakini.