Archive - 26 April 2005

NST, ketua pengarang jadi sasaran di Dewan Rakyat

NST, ketua pengarang jadi sasaran di Dewan Rakyat

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.
Mahkamah tolak permohonan kemuka nota keterangan dari Hong Kong

Mahkamah tolak permohonan kemuka nota keterangan dari Hong Kong

Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur hari ini menolak permohonan pendakwaan untuk mengemukakan nota-nota di prosiding perbicaraan di Hong Kong membabitkan kes pecah amanah jenayah Tan Sri Eric Chia, sebagai bahan bukti.

NST, chief editor under fire in Parliament

NST, chief editor under fire in Parliament

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.
Govt kowtowed to Burmese generals, say rights groups

Govt kowtowed to Burmese generals, say rights groups

'It looks as if the Burmese regime is interfering in the internal affairs of Malaysia - right down to the conduct of the Parliament.'
Empat lagi pemaju berhampiran Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam didenda

Empat lagi pemaju berhampiran Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam didenda

Keempat-empat syarikat terbabit mengaku bersalah dan berjanji tidak akan mengulangi kesalahan itu lagi.
Ambalat: Kata sepakat, bukan perjanjian rasmi, jelas Panglima TLDM

Ambalat: Kata sepakat, bukan perjanjian rasmi, jelas Panglima TLDM

Kata sepakat dicapai sewaktu pertemuannya dengan Panglima Tentera Laut Indonesia Laksamana Madya Slamet Subiyanto di Batam minggu lalu bagi meredakan ketegangan di Laut Sulewasi
Teresa: Kerajaan perlu jelaskan sebab buku diharamkan

Teresa: Kerajaan perlu jelaskan sebab buku diharamkan

Ahli Parlimen DAP, Teresa Kok berkata, rakyat Malaysia perlu diberitahu sebab- sebab sebenarnya sesebuah buku diharamkan, bukan setakat mengumumkan pengharamannya sahaja.
Set up task force to tackle diesel shortage, ministry told

Set up task force to tackle diesel shortage, ministry told

Teng tidak dapat hadiri sidang DUN Sgor tahun ini

Teng tidak dapat hadiri sidang DUN Sgor tahun ini

Ini kerana Teng digantung lima hari, sedangkan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Selangor dijangka bersidang selama tiga hari sahaja lagi sepanjang tahun ini.
Diesel shortage loses out to MPs allowances

Diesel shortage loses out to MPs allowances

Opposing Muslim groups urged to dialogue, not debate

Opposing Muslim groups urged to dialogue, not debate

With two Muslim groups 'squabbling' in public about Syariah, the loser is the dignity of Muslims at large, says the former head of a Muslim association.
Five-day ban throws Teng out for a year

Five-day ban throws Teng out for a year

One of the two DAP representatives in the Selangor legislative assembly will likely be left out of the remaining sittings this year, following a five-day ban.
Siti Mariah: Utamakan kebolehan, bukannya jantina

Siti Mariah: Utamakan kebolehan, bukannya jantina

Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud yang mungkin dicalonkan bertanding jawatan naib presiden PAS Jun ini, mahu pemimpin wanita juga dilihat mampu menangani pelbagai isu.
Msian Catholics hope for a transformation in new pope

Msian Catholics hope for a transformation in new pope

Catholic activists and clergy are worried that the church under the new pope would become more insular and clamp down on movements working with the poor.
Justify ban on books, says MP

Justify ban on books, says MP

Media shouldnt be overly sensitive

Media shouldnt be overly sensitive

The ballyhoo over Lim Kit Siang's remarks over a New Straits Times report would have been more convincing if the said report came from a newspaper that has been equal and consistent...
Kit Siangs painful good advice

Kit Siangs painful good advice

MPs must be allowed to speak foolishly

MPs must be allowed to speak foolishly

Shady deals at Klang Land Office

Shady deals at Klang Land Office

Who is left to save us?

Who is left to save us?

When the judiciary fails to strike down 'hideous and offensive' laws, to whom can litigants turn for protection?
No bed of roses for exiled doctors

No bed of roses for exiled doctors

Nasib lagu Melayu lebih baik dari nasib bahasa

Nasib lagu Melayu lebih baik dari nasib bahasa

War crimes: Japan must show sincere repentance

War crimes: Japan must show sincere repentance

History: Lets not have double standards

History: Lets not have double standards

Church has withstood test of time

Church has withstood test of time

If you dont like it, dont be a Catholic

If you dont like it, dont be a Catholic

Msia, Spura meterai perjanjian penyelesaian isu penambakan

Msia, Spura meterai perjanjian penyelesaian isu penambakan

Singapura akan membayar ganti rugi sepenuhnya kepada nelayan Malaysia yang mengalami kerugian akibat kegiatan menambak laut oleh republik itu di sekitar Selat Johor.
Burma motion in Parliament put off

Burma motion in Parliament put off

The motion on Burma, which is to discuss calls for reform in the military-ruled country, has to make way for more 'important' government affairs, says its key proponent Zaid Ibrahim.
Siti Mariah: Think capability, not gender

Siti Mariah: Think capability, not gender

A possible contender for one of the PAS vice-presidents' post, Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said women leaders should be viewed as versatile enough to tackle all issues.
Armed pirates hijack Indonesian ship

Armed pirates hijack Indonesian ship

Armed pirates hijacked an Indonesian-owned ship bound for Singapore, ferried it to a port in Malaysia and unloaded its cargo of tin ingots before escaping to Indonesia.
No agreement on limiting warships in disputed area: Najib

No agreement on limiting warships in disputed area: Najib

However Navy commanders from the two countries had agreed to reduce tension in the area and ensure that there was no repeat of an incident in which their warships brushed sides.
M'sia, S'pore welcome new era of warm ties after landmark agreement

M'sia, S'pore welcome new era of warm ties after landmark agreement

The deal allows Singapore to continue reclamation works in the narrow Straits of Johor while cooperating with Malaysia to ensure navigational safety and environmental protection.
KL backs Japan for Security Council seat despite anger over war

KL backs Japan for Security Council seat despite anger over war

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar says the government will adhere to a decision made in the 1990s to support Japan's bid for a seat on the Security Council.