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BN Administration Allows For Social Mobility, Says Najib
SEREMBAN, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) administration allows for social mobility, which is most apparent in the country post-Merdeka, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak…
BN Wants Good Mandate To Weather Many Issues
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) needs a good mandate from the people to allow the government to deal with a myriad of issues in future.
Police Obtain Court Order To Prevent Illegal Rally Planned For Saturday
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- The police today obtained a court order to prevent an illegal rally planned for Saturday here by the non-governmental group "Protes" against the rise in…
Malaysia’s Berjaya Corp says buys Nexnews stake
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Diversified Malaysian group Berjaya Corp (BGRO.KL: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it expanded its media interests by boosting its shareholding in media…
Commission To Decide On Monday On Relevancy To Call Anwar As Witness
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- The Royal Commission of Inquiry will decide on Monday the relevancy to call Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the younger brother of Datuk V.K.Lingam as witnesses in the…
Video Clip Is Authentic, Says Witness
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- An expert witness today maintained his finding that the content of the controversial "Lingam" video clip is authentic.
EPF Liability Period To Be Extended From Age 55 To 75 From Feb 1
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- Beginning Feb 1, the liability period for contribution to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for employers and employees will be extended from age 55 to 75, the EPF…
Hold an inquest into death in police custody: Suaram
(The Sun) - PETALING JAYA (Jan 25, 2008): Suara Rakayat Malaysia (Suaram) today called on the government to conduct an inquest into the death of a man who died in Segamat police custody.
Mustapa: We will fight back to win Kelantan
(The Sun) - SERDANG (Jan 25, 2008): People in Kelantan have begun to show their support for Barisan Nasional (BN) and appreciate more what the federal government had done for the state, Jeli Umno…
Malaysian PM’s popularity hits low ahead of poll
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Malaysian prime minister's approval rating has hit a personal low as the country gears up for early elections, with voters unhappy over rising prices, racial…
Roadblocks ahead of Protes rally
(The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: The police are setting up roadblocks to ensure peace and order in the city centre in anticipation of the price hike rally near KLCC on Saturday.
NUBE calls off protest
(The Star) - PETALING JAYA: The wearing of protest badges and slogans by National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) members has been called off.
Ng chides DAP for non-cooperation
(The Borneo Post) - KUCHING: The chairman of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak, Dominique Ng, is concerned that the Democratic Action Party (DAP) is losing sight of their cooperation for the coming…
Suharto’s last erection
Geoff Mulherin, Inside Indonesia Tourists visiting Makassar can hardly miss it. If they don’t see it towering above the otherwise flat, low-rise city, Monument Mandala features prominently…
EC violates National Integrity Plan in rejecting “caretaker government” concept
Election Commission violating the National Integrity Plan in refusing to recognize the concept of caretaker government when Parliament is dissolved to ensure free, fair and clean general election
Anwar Ibrahim : Mencari Jalan Pulang
Kalaulah tidak dengan kebijaksanaan Perdana Menteri Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, hari ini Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim masih lagi merengkok di penjara Sungai Buloh.
The Lingam defence
The latest Off the Cuff column in the lifestyle section of Singapore's Business Times is hilarious. I'm sure many Malaysians and Singaporeans can relate to it. Enjoy and forward it! 🙂
Of Thaipusam and one man’s angers……
Thaipusam cerebration is over. Lots of appreciative thanks to the Hindu activists for their persistence in seeking the administration to grant the day of Thaipusam as a public holiday. All of us have…
The sin of being caught: Dr Chua Soi Lek Episode
The Chua Soi Lek episode caught the attention of the media to the full. Media will always be looking out for such scandals involving national leaders.
Anwar plans Malaysia comeback
By Tom Mitchell in Hong Kong (The Financial Times) - Anwar Ibrahim will kickstart his political comeback through a delayed by-election if the Malaysian government plans parliamentary elections in…
Subsidies and price control keep inflation ‘manageable’, says minister
(NST) - KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s subsidies for transportation services and its control over the price of certain food products have kept the inflation level ‘manageable’.
NICK LEESON: Let me tell you about losing billions – by the original rogue trader
By NICK LEESON - More by this author » When markets are going your way, the feeling is brilliant - more intoxicating than champagne, more exhilarating than sex. A successful trade makes you…
Apabila Ustaz Hadi layari Harakahdaily setiap malam …
Ahmad Lutfi Othman(Harakah) - Pertemuan sidang editorial bersama Presiden PAS, Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang, jam 2.10 petang 22 Januari lalu cukup bermakna sekali.
RM500 ribu wang rakyat hangus sempena lawatan Najib ke Negeri Sembilan
(Harakah) - Sebanyak RM500 ribu wang rakyat didakwa 'hangus' sempena sambutan lawatan Timbalan Presiden Umno, Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak ke Negeri Sembilan 24 dan 25 Januari 2008,…
Adlan Benan Omar dikebumi di Seremban sebelum Jumaat, PAS ucap takziah
(Harakah) - PAS mengucapkan takziah kepada keluarga Adlan Benan Omar, 35, (Gambar) yang kembali kerahmatullah 3.45 petang semalam, kata Setiausaha Agung PAS, Dato' Kamarudin Jaafar.
Setelah 27 tahun, jasa peneroka diiktiraf
JEMPOL 24 Jan. – Tiada yang lebih gembira bagi 588 peneroka Felda Palong 7 di sini selain menerima geran hak milik tanah daripada Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak sempena…
Protes tetap anjur perhimpunan di KLCC esok
(Harakah) - Gabungan Memprotes Kenaikan Harga Barang (Protes) tetap akan meneruskan hasrat mereka untuk mengadakan perhimpunan di KLCC esok. <!---->
Fitnah penyelewengan terancang, Husam saman Adun BN, NST
(Harakah) - Naib Presiden PAS, Dato' Husam Musa akan memfailkan saman fitnah berhubung kenyataan yang dikeluarkan oleh dua Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri(Adun) BN Kelantan serta sebuah media yang…
Four new police directors take over
Four top police officers who once served as state police chiefs reported as department directors in Bukit Aman today - the first time in the history of the police force when four directors were…
Selangor dapat MB baru?
SHAH ALAM 24 Jan. - Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Dr. Mohamad Khir Toyo enggan mengulas mengenai desas-desus yang mengatakan beliau akan bertanding kerusi Parlimen pada pilihan raya umum ke-12…
Hishammuddin bidas Anwar
Oleh Heme Mohd FoadPUTRAJAYA 24 Jan. – Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO membidas Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan), Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sebagai angkuh kerana yakin akan tetap menjadi wakil…
Bar barred from pursuing alleged case fixing
(The Sun): The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the controversial video clip today barred the Malaysian Bar from questioning lawyer Datuk V.K. Lingam on alleged fixing of judgments in several cases…
US debt in ‘severe’ distress, at highest level since 2003
THE volume of US corporate debt issued by companies in severe financial distress rose in January to the highest level in more than four years, suggesting corporate defaults are likely to surge in…
Mara tarik balik pinjaman pelajar giat politik
KUALA LUMPUR 24 Jan: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) Khamis mengeluarkan amaran akan menarik balik pinjaman para pelajar tajaannya yang didapati menyertai parti politik.
SocGen style fraud could strike again, but bigger
FRENCH bank Societe Generale's 4.9 billion euro (S$10.3 billion) loss, blamed on a single employee, is a stark reminder that rogue traders can elude the most sophisticated security systems until…
Lawyer says he may have been bragging on video clip
Datuk Lingam says he can talk rubbish as the clip was filmed in his houseBy Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau Chief, The Straits TimesLAWYER V.K. Lingam, who was secretly filmed talking about fixing…
Farewell Old Ben…
It is a rare occassion when both my father and I lose a friend to the hereafter on the same day, and it happened today.
Malaysia’s budget carrier sets its sights high
AirAsia is betting it can beat two of Asia’s most established airlines on the lucrative Singapore-Malaysia routeJed Yoong, Asia Sentinel
The People (Unroyal) Commission
I have been following the Royal commission proceedings on the Dato' VK Lingam (DVKL) case and I am really amazed at the way the commission is doing its work. To many Malaysians and me, we are not…