Claudia Theophilus

Ketika pihak berkuasa sedang melancarkan gerakan memburu Ayah Pin, seorang pengikutnya berkata dia ternampak Ayah Pin di perkampungan mereka di Terengganu, beberapa jam selepas tempat itu diserbu.

Catch me if you can - that's what Ayah Pin appears to be telling the police.

Three weeks to go. One question remain. Can union leaders sacked by their employers contest in the upcoming NUBE election?

Since going to the media on June 16, the Malaysian Medical Council has yet to send an official letter informing the university of its status, says a top CSMU official.

The MTUC is closely monitoring the proceedings of preparatory work leading towards next month's elections.

MIC president Samy Vellu says the cabinet made the decision after he had highlighted the plight of students in the Ukraine-based university.

Citizens groups and nature lovers are anxious about a minister's statement that indicates a policy reversal on hillside development in Kuala Lumpur.

They heard about this through the press or through students, claims the Ukrainian ambassador to Malaysia.

JPA menetapkan 13 perkara sebagai kriteria pengesahan, termasuk syarat kemasukan, kurikulum dan silibus, nisbah pelajar-pensyarah, kemudahan belajar dan bahasa pengantar.

The Malaysian Medical Council is guided by the ministry's procedures in recognising the eligibility of applicants to pursue medical degree programmes abroad.

A parliamentary roundtable calls for full transparency in the de-recognition process of the Crimea State Medical University medical degree.

There were positive signs last year that 10 other Ukrainian medical universities would be given the stamp of approval by the Malaysian Medical Council.

But the Malaysian Medical Council could not furnish figures on the total number of students in Ukraine's CSMU based on ethnic breakdown.

NGOs want the federal government to prove that it will stand firm against privatising water supply services and get state counterparts to follow suit.

The government is finally getting down to business and is currently assessing the best available technology for an early warning system for high-risk slopes in the country.

Malaysia's anti-smoking stance is at risk of global ridicule if it allows a much-disputed tobacco expo to be held in November.

The DGTU has assured NUBE members that there is nothing unconstitutional about having the triennial general meeting after the balloting.

The elections are next month but the voters list is in a mess. This has led irate members to doubt the government's sincerity in ending the four-year crisis.

The slipshod planning for the NUBE election has sparked off an outrage among members who are demanding that the DGTU makes the necessary changes to ensure a transparent, free and fair election.

special report What a waste! Of this amount, about RM4 billion is spent to treat lung cancer, heart disease and chronic obstructive airway disease - all classified as tobacco-related illnesses.

Senarai ahli tidak sempat disiapkan pada masanya kerana masalah teknikal untuk membolehkan pemilihan diadakan pada 10 Julai ini.

The NUBE polls, delayed by a week, has got members worrying over racial and party politics employed by some of those vying for the much-coveted union leadership posts.

Legal shortcomings and inappropriate guidelines stand in the way of ridding Malaysia of the scourge of tobacco.

Experts believe the problems facing the supply and management of water is not insurmountable provided that political will is used to find a speedy solution to integrate the different aspects of it.