The landslide of cause and effect

The problem may not lie in the developer's plans but in the monitoring work that should, by right, be done by local council officers. It bears remembering also that sometimes, in order to cut…

PPP will not leave BN

(Bernama) People's Progressive Party (PPP) advisor S I Rajah said today the party would not leave the Barisan Nasional (BN).

Bitter vindication

I was told they particularly disliked me and called me "lan-si" (arrogant) just because during a public meeting of developers, NGOs, residents and the exco, one of the key developers…

Surprised but not alarmed

The Straits TimesSECURITY analysts were taken by surprise yesterday when they found out that Malaysia had released terrorist Yazid Sufaat and more than a dozen Jemaah Islamiah detainees in the past…

Malaysia harmed by corruption

'We have to deal with the perception by businesses and industry that corruption here is king, and the judiciary is unsatisfactory and is not credible as all of this will affect our…

Abdullah’s reform Bills criticised

(The Malaysian Insider) Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi presented his long-awaited reforms to Parliament yesterday when he tabled two Bills to set up new bodies to oversee judicial…

Kayveas urged to step down

By Shahanaaz Habib, The StarThere was more drama on the PPP front with a past president and “adviser’’ calling on current president Datuk M. Kayveas to step down.

99 hill projects in Selangor

(NST) A TOTAL of 99 hillside projects were approved in Selangor before the March 8 general election with none given the green light after that, the Dewan Rakyat was told yesterday.

Committee slams minister

(The Star) Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek should be more sensitive to the feelings of Bukit Antarabangsa residents.

Humanity Put To Test

(Sin Chew Daily) Bad news keep streaming in lately. The major landslides at Bukit Antarabangsa not only wiped out a few precious lives in a split second, but have also rendered surrounding residential…

PM cajoles BN MPs over anti-graft reform

Several MPs who spoke to The Malaysian Insider said that they were reasonably satisfied with the briefing and were supportive of the MACC. They were less than enthusiastic with the idea of Abdullah…

2 JI men AMONG 6 ISA DETAINEES FREED

(Bernama) Six Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees, including two Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members, have been released from detention, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said.

Chief commissioner to head MACC

(NST) The Anti-Corruption Agency will be renamed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) once the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act is passed in Parliament.