Global catastrophe if food riots spread
As rights activists sound warning, UN chief calls for rise in production
UN chief raises spectre of a billion starving people
Ban calls for bold measures, with 50% rise in food output by 2030Food prices have doubled in three years, according to the World Bank. Aid agencies say Japan and China have contributed to high rice…
OECD does not expect dramatic drop in oil price
THE Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) does not expect the price of oil to fall far from its record level above US$130 a barrel, secretary-general Angel Gurria has said.
Petronas’ RM600 billion profit: Where has it all gone?
So the figure has been revealed. Petronas’ group profit before taxes, royalties, dividends and export duties amounted to RM570 billion for the period from its establishment in 1974 to 31 March…
Sales down 60% at Thai border pumps
By Reme Ahmad, The Straits Times PETROL stations close to the Thai border in Malaysia were mostly empty yesterday. Only two days earlier, thousands of vehicles had rushed to buy…
KL govt to raise fuel prices to market levels
With revamp of subsidy system, petrol could cost twice as muchOpposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat party secretary-general Salehuddin Hashim told The Straits Times that a total withdrawal of fuel subsidy…
KL may extend territory by merging Middle Rocks
Foreign Ministry looks at setting up research centre on the rock outcrops 'Whether the proposal will affect the eco-system in the area will have to be determined by a…
Imported rice costs twice as much now
THE price of imported rice has shot up between 45% and 120% since Sunday, reported Sin Chew Daily.
Scrap support slowly, say economists
KUALA LUMPUR: Economists, non-governmental organisations and consumer associations came out in support of the government's move to reduce or even scrap subsidies - but most cautioned that this…
Obama seals nomination, Hillary may be in V-P slot
WASHINGTON, June 4 — Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois sealed the Democratic presidential nomination yesterday, a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first…
High stakes for PM in instant removal of price control on petrol
"Asking Malaysians to pay the market price is not going to go down well...There is almost a zero chance of the PM even thinking about snap elections now. The Opposition will go to town and show…
BN govt left RM700 million in Perak coffers
Humayun Kabir , The Sun IPOH (June 3, 2008) : The former Perak government has shot down the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) administration's claim of shortage of funds, saying that it left RM700 million in…
Hindraf effect: What now for Malaysia’s political landscape?
Barisan reels from worst-ever election performance [the ruling coalition loses 2/3 majority. Malaysia is in shock. The Barisan Nasional is reeling from its worst-ever election performance.
Minyak naik, siapa yang terbakar?
Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri & Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Datuk Shahrir Abd Samad membayangkan harga minyak (petrol dan diesel) akan naik pada bulan Ogos 2008 ini. Bagaimanapun, beliau menegaskan ia…
Jangan persiakan nasib negara dan rakyat
Ada seorang kawan menulis dalam majalah Aliran tentang faktor orang 'meluat' dengan kerajaan. Bukan sahaja meluat sebab janji-janji mereka, meluat kepada ekonomi yang dikatakan lebih baik…
Royal Commissions
1. The Royal Commission is not a court of law and is not supposed to judge and sentence people. But the fact that such commissions are often manned by judges or ex-judges seems to indicate that…
Amnesty Intl: Government Must Make Fresh Commitments to Human Rights and Reform
By Faisal MustaffaAmnesty International Malaysia in conjunction with the launch of the Annual International Report 2008 reiterates the fact that the Malaysian government has failed to live up to the…
Umno To Decide On Reentry Of Former PKR Members In Three Weeks’ Time
(Bernama) -- The decision to accept former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) members into Umno may be known within the next three weeks, said Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib.
Govt to unveil new fuel subsidy scheme tomorrow
by Pauline Puah & Sharon Tan, The EdgeThe government will announce a restructured fuel subsidy scheme tomorrow, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday.
Monolok seorang nyah – I sedih bila you merajuk
Anak you sendiri pun tak ikut keluar. Mana ada kelas anak macam ni. Ini anak siapa? Ini anak dari Siti yang mana? Hei hei hei ...you jangan ingat I tak tahu. I tahu... you ada dua Siti dulu.DARI…
“Goodies†a lip service to pacify people: CASH
The Consumers Association of Sabah and Labuan (CASH) has described the ‘goodies’ announcement by the Prime Minister’s last Saturday as yet another lip service to pacify the people in…
Finas travel agency? – wrong reasons to have HARI SENIMAN
by Mansor PutehI wish to comment on the remarks made by Joraimi Abdullah on Hari Seniman which was held on 29 May. A special function was held at PWTC.
Seni dan Sains Pemerintahan – Politik baru untuk Malaysia
Oleh: Kassim AhmadI. Pertembungan Dua Sistem Yang Bertentangan
The Extinction of Gerakan
GERAKAN CAN KISS THE PARTY GOODBYE should be the title to this little article - much to the chagrin of late MCA President Tun Tan Siew Sin who Gerakan Advisor Dr. Lim Keng Yaik knows only too well.
Malaysian Indian Medical students ‘victimised’
by thamilanRacist UMNO deliberately victimising thousands of Malaysian Indian Medical students from practicing in Malaysia with the deliberate intention of reducing the number of Malaysian Indian…
Malaysia’s two systems of justice
Last month, Umno Johor said that the greatest mistake they made was in giving the non-Malay immigrants citizenship in August 1957. Now that they have been given citizenship they show their ingratitude…
Politicians interfering in government servants appointments
I refer to an article that appears in The Star on 2nd May 2008 under the heading “An honour for Sabahans, says V-C” today. It is quite obvious that the appointment of Prof Dato…
Of Racists and Bigots
Having seen the Mahathir regime exploit the once compromised status of Malays in order to create a Malaysian style racial apartheid, we find ourselves now unable to articulate and formulate an…
45 PSD scholarship for non-bumis – a red herring?
It is getting clearer by the day that this 45% scholarship proposal for non-bumis (read immigrants) is a carefully planned stage-play.
Pak Lah’s Reform? Hogwash, that’s what it is
We are hoping for a bunch of govt, appointed individuals to act as checks and balance against the government? Call me a fool but that to me sounds very logic defying. Abdul Rahman Abdul Talib
