Archive - 24 March 2005

Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Anwar Ibrahim has thrown his support behind the Chinese education movement, which has been seeking the expansion of vernacular schools.

Perdana Menteri berkata, jika cadangan untuk mewujudkan suruhanjaya itu diteruskan, ianya mungkin menimbulkan "keributan dan bukan ketenangan dan kefahaman."

Disclosure was promised on the tsunami relief funds and their use, but details were lacking in a reply provided to Parliament today.

In response to a market report attributing the paralysis to the peg's uncertainty, an economist argues it is not caused by the government's refusal to de-peg but rather by market forces choosing to believe speculators.

Leaders of major faiths in Malaysia offer a different take on the apparent conflict between human rights and religious rights.

Many wonder why non-Malay children are not enrolling in national schools. I am sure some are wondering, too, why there are many bumiputera children enrolling in Chinese schools.

Proponents of the interfaith commission are unlikely to see this being formed any time soon, as premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi nips the idea in the bud yet again.

Religious officers in Kuala Lumpur who intend to conduct raids will have to obtain a warrant first, and include senior police personnel in the team.

Allahyaraham menghembuskan nafas terakhir pada jam 9.55 pagi dan akan dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Bukit Kiara selepas solat Asar.

Dr Azhari Hussin dan Nordin Mohd Top menjadi buruan polis Indonesia kerana didakwa terbabit dalam pengeboman Hotel J.W. Marriot tahun lalu dan pusat peranginan di Bali pada 2002

Ekonomi negara diramal berkembang pada kadar 5 dan 6 peratus tahun ini berikutan wujudnya ketidaktentuan dalam persekitaran luaran.

Tenaganita and its chief, Irene Fernandez, were recently commended for years of sacrifice and commitment in protecting the welfare of migrant workers in Malaysia.

Charles and Camilla are getting married! Find out why it pays to be the second/third/fourth wife in Malaysia. While you're at it, marry a Sultan (or a Tengku Mahkota). It's tough being English.

Much of the current angst from Malaysia's neighbours could have been avoided if Asean had invested in building a common political culture that transcends borders within the region.

Bank Negara unveils plans to set up investment banks to strengthen the sector and the relaxation of operational restrictions on foreign banks amid industry liberalisation moves.

There are uncertainties in the external environment and these uncertainties put our growth in a range of five and six percent, says BNM governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

Thailand wants to see positive change in Burma and will encourage the military junta to clean up its human rights act, says the kingdom's Foreign Minister Kantathi Supamongkhon.

AirAsia's chief executive officer Tony Fernandes names only one destination, saying that the route will be launched next month.

Former lecturer Wan Min Wan Mat admits having been a Jemaah Islamiah leader and now fears for his life as he was seen as a turncoat.

Singapore experienced hazy skies today due to smoke drifting from neighbouring Malaysia and Indonesia, the environment agency said.

A British botanist who went for a walk in a Malaysian jungle has been rescued by the police after being lost for five days.