Pauline Puah

More than a year after it was formed, the commission submits its findings on the police force to the ruler and prime minister.

Usul mengenai Burma ditarik balik atas arahan Perdana Menteri berikutan bantahan kerajaan tentera negara berkenaan.

The premier has insisted on a hands-off policy on Burma after receiving a protest from the military junta.

The ongoing war of words between the MPs and the newspaper does not benefit anyone, said the minister.

Akhbar News Straits Times (NST) dan ketua pengarangnya Datuk Kalimullah Hassan menjadi sasaran ahli-ahli Dewan Rakyat hari ini yang mempersoalkan aspek profesionalisme dan etika kerjanya.

Media professionalism and work ethics were the bone of contention in a two-hour debate in the House today where MPs also zeroed in on the New Straits Times and its editor over recent reports.

External relations took centre-stage in Dewan Rakyat proceedings, as MPs turned their attention to Japan's war-time conduct.

Tetapi benarkah dakwaan bahawa berjuta-juta ringgit telah dibayar kepada pelobi di Washington untuk menjayakan lawatan tersebut?

But were millions of ringgit paid to Washington lobbyists to secure the visit? A government official said he did not have information on whether any lobby activities involving public funds had taken place prior to the visit.

The 'new leaders' of PRM is asking the Registrar of Societies to give them time to submit the party's annual returns as they have yet to obtain the documents from former party leaders.

Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo akan disiasat berhubung dakwaan yang beliau bertindak melebihi kuasanya untuk memberi tanah milik kerajaan negeri di Taman Templer kepada beberapa buah syarikat.

The cabinet has decided against the proposal due to time constraint, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.

Under fire Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo will be investigated by the Anti-Corruption Agency for alleged abuse of power in a land matter. ACA has earlier cleared him on another case.

The anti-paraquat lobby does not want the government to give in to those calling for the ban to be lifted.

Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop says that it is the government's commitment to reduce deficit in next year's budget, targetting it at 3.8 percent.

Jika kerajaan mahu mengambil tindakan terhadap malaysiakini kerana gurauan April Fool, maka siasatan juga perlu dijalankan terhadap menantu Perdana Menteri kerana 'berbohong' kepada sebuah media asing.

If the government intends to act against malaysiakini for its April Fool's joke, then the premier's son-in-law should also be investigated for telling 'a lie' to a foreign newspaper.

The Indonesian newspaper looks likely to be targeted by Malaysian authorities over a 'distorted' report involving the deputy prime minister's name.

The BN backbencher head says if the cabinet is dead set against the setting up of the select committee on water management, then they will ask for the draft bills to be presented to them before being tabled in Parliament.

Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik berkata malaysiakini boleh didakwa kerana menyiarkan gurauan April Fool.

Women are blamed for poor male sexual control with some MPs claiming that the uniform of MAS stewardesses could arouse male passengers' particularly on boring, long-haul flights.

The minister considers malaysiakini 's prank on April 1 'punishable' under the law, adding however that he was in no hurry to charge the website.

However, the minister's dim view of an April Fool's joke is not shared by DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang.

Memorandum mengandungi perakuan-perakuan bagi mengurangkan penderitaan golongan berpendapatan rendah di negara ini.