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'Valuecap: Explain how Average Joe benefits'
Oct 24, 08 9:23am

free ‘The Employees Provident Fund is the custodian of the workers' money and not some sort of ‘automated teller machine' for the government,' says a reader.


PM: No change in transition plan
Oct 23, 08 7:33pm
updated 10.45pm The Umno elections and the transition of power from party president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to his deputy Najib Abdul Razak would be held as scheduled in March next year.
Zulkifli: We must strengthen Islam
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz | Oct 23, 08 7:19pm
The MP chastises BN and Pakatan people, Dr Mahathir, Bar Council and NGOs for eroding the institutions of Islam to the detriment of the Muslim community.
Somali piracy almost doubles in a year, says KL-based IMB
Oct 23, 08 6:30pm
The figure is almost double the 36 attacks blamed on Somali pirates out of 198 global attacks for the same period the year before.
Pakatan unveils 'alternative budget'
Beh Lih Yi | Oct 23, 08 5:58pm
The wide-ranging recommendations, contained in a 20-page document, was read out by Anwar Ibrahim today and include measures specifically aimed at tackling the current global economic situation.
Uthaya's niece, 11 others held
Andrew Ong | Oct 23, 08 6:08pm
updated 12.01am The six-year-old niece of Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar was among a group detained while trying to hand over a letter of appeal to the PM. They will be produced at Kajang court tomorrow.
Only one BN MP signs petition for debate on ISA
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz | Oct 23, 08 4:19pm

The lack of support for the petition does not bode well for MCA and Gerakan, whose top leaders have been calling for a review of the ISA, says DAP leader Lim Kit Siang.

Q&A: Home ministers 'burn' themselves for society
S Pathmawathy | Oct 23, 08 3:50pm
Syed Hamid Albar explains why he and other home ministers before him are like candles in this second of a three-part interview with Malaysiakini.
50,000 contract civil servants face the axe
Muda Mohd Noor | Oct 23, 08 3:52pm

updated 8.10pm Cuepacs reveals that about 50,000 contract employees in the civil service are facing the possibility of being retrenched by the end of this year.

 

Syed Hamid defends Hindraf ban
S Pathmawathy | Oct 23, 08 3:43pm
exclusive Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar argues that he has the support from peace-loving members of the Indian community in his decision to ban Hindraf. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Anwar now 'in no hurry' to topple BN
Beh Lih Yi | Oct 23, 08 3:27pm
After all his hype over a takeover plan, the opposition leader now says he is ‘not in a terrible hurry’ to topple the government - but insists he is still working on the plan.
BN must focus on the big picture
Oct 23, 08 3:04pm
Calls for the coalition to be restructured or to be turned into a single multiracial entity are trivial, say observers who note that there are more pressing issues which need to be addressed.
D-Day soon for those seeking Malaysian identity
Joe Fernandez | Oct 23, 08 12:59pm

A special unit in the National Registration Department is set to solve the issue of bogus personal documents in East Malaysia when it begins operations in a few days.

Muhyiddin may join Najib in the safe zone
Praba Ganesan | Oct 23, 08 12:42pm
Umno round-up No surprises - with several leaders making crucial gains over the last weekend to cement their candidacy and probably victory in March's Umno party elections.
War of words on 'Umno bullying' in Sabah
Joe Fernandez | Oct 23, 08 12:34pm
Former chief minister Harris Salleh issued a challenge to the Kitingan brothers, PBS president Joseph Pairin Kitingan and Sabah PKR chief Jeffrey Kitingan to a debate on Umno bullying.
Headlines online: Oct 23, 2008
Oct 23, 08 11:25am

The worsening weather across the country, the north in particular, the request by the Perak sultan for a university course and a former MCA president's comments were the main concerns in today's headlines.

Karpal slapped with two-day suspension
Rahmah Ghazali | Oct 23, 08 12:18pm
updated 4.30pm The DAP MP for Bukit Gelugor was punished for telling off the Speaker for being not serious.
MCA's new No 2 promises change
Oct 23, 08 10:59am
‘The members have spoken. The message is loud and clear. They have rejected a weak leadership. They want a more vocal leadership,’ says Dr Chua Soi Lek.
'Why should Valuecap borrow from EPF?'
Oct 23, 08 9:28am
free ‘If it is so lucrative for Valuecap to dive into the market and buy up undervalued stocks, why don't the EPF, Khazanah and PNB do it themselves?'

Invite to Nobel laureate scrapped after 'protest from students'
Oct 22, 08 7:45pm
Universiti Malaya said today it has withdrawn an invitation to Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi to give a speech on Islam, because of objections from its Iranian students.
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