Archive - 12 March 2010

In resorting to the decades-old language of ‘us vs them’, Ibrahim Ali reinforces the fear factor in our society.

MCA president Ong Tee Keat said he will be announcing his decision whether he would be recontesting his post tomorrow.

Pasir Mas Ibrahim Ali's lonely 'independent' sojourn will soon end as he will be joined by four MPs come the new session of Dewan Rakyat next week.

Separate receptions in Penang tomorrow for Zahrain Mohd Hashim and Anwar Ibrahim ought to tell much about the state of defection-thinned PKR.

Several MPs have raised issues over the feasibility of implementing local council elections in the country.

Such gatherings would not only disrupt traffic flow but also pose a threat to national security.

He will personally monitor development projects carried out by his ministry to ensure they were completed as scheduled and were of quality.

UPDATED 7.20PM Shah Alam MP will present proposed amendments to the Selangor Sultan over a state law which forbids the use of the term 'Allah' by non-Muslims.

MPs will be among a group of NGOs protesting the implementation of the controversial tax outside Parliament.

Residents to get monetary assistance and permanent housing solution,while a disputed temple will be relocated.

Component parties lambast LDP for its public criticism of BN leadership in Sabah, claiming all is well in the state.

EXCLUSIVE Miti sec-gen Abdul Rahman Mamat denies widespread AP abuse by MPs and vows action against any misuse. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Fairuz Fauzy has been tasked with testing the Lotus T127 in three free practice sessions in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Religious officials in Kelantan are investigating two cases of child marriage involving girls under the age of 12.

After being detained for 72 days by the police, the Home Ministry has sent the three to different districts under the Restricted Residence Act.

While the responses are very much equally divided, there has been accusations that the survey is rigged to favour caning.

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?

PKR Youth has lodged a complaint to Suhakam over alleged police abuse during a Pakatan Rakyat rally on Sunday.

A senior tax consultant from an international firm explains why GST might actually be good for businesses, contrary to popular belief.

UPDATED 4.45PM But Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni assured that no group would be left behind.

Enduring personal ties between the duo suggest that while their vocations are political, their lives are not dictated by it.

COMMENT Bosnia’s future is becoming increasingly uncertain. An ethnic veto has long made the central government ineffective, and, most recently, Milorad Dodik the leader of the Serb-controlled entity, Republika Srpska...

The first kidnappings of aid workers in Haiti jolted the thousands-strong foreign relief operation in the quake-torn nation, adding to the staggering challenges it faces two months after the country's disaster.

Dressed in black and carrying wooden crosses, thousands of women marched Thursday in Nigerian city of Jos to express grief at a new bout of sectarian carnage and anger at the failure to stop it.

free 'The PM has turned to his family to help woo the Chinese back. Desperate times calls for desperate measures but getting his family to do a ‘Sound of Music' number is pathetic.'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly apologised Thursday to US Vice President Joe Biden, hoping to defuse a row over settlements that appeared to scuttle indirect peace talks with the Palestinians.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in a tight contest to keep his job as he vied with ex-premier Iyad Allawi, initial election results from four of the country's 18 provinces showed Thursday.

China's human rights record worsened last year as authorities increased harassment of activists and repression in the Xinjiang region, the US State Department said Thursday.