Transport operators want big fare hikes

Bus and taxi operators are demanding big fare hikes due to rising fuel costs, a report said today, putting pressure on the government as it heads toward elections.

Lingam Tape inquiry begins with controversy

KUALA LUMPUR (The Sun): The Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Lingam Video Clip kicked off its proceedings today with an unprecedented – though not unexpected – move by a lawyer for three witnesses to ask three of the five panel members to discharge themselves on several grounds.

Court: Felda must pay settlers RM7.8m

By Sulaiman Jaafar
KOTA BHARU: Felda and one of its subsidiaries has been ordered to pay RM7.8 million to 354 settlers of Felda Kemahang 3 in Tanah Merah for understating the quality of their oil palm fruits since 1995.

CAP: Make management bodies responsible for tanks

CAP president S.M. Mohamed Idris said this is because there was no law in Malaysia that compelled management bodies of high-rise buildings to be responsible for the maintenance of the internal water supply from the meter to the tap.

DEATH TRAPS IN THE CITY – HOW MANY IZZATS WILL IT TAKE BEFORE WE LEARN?

By Michelle Lim

THE Malay Mail hit the streets yesterday looking for death traps — gaping manholes — like the one that claimed the life of two-yearold Mohd Izzat Abdul Jalil, recently.

Izzat fell into a manhole at a resort in Malacca on Dec 30 while on a family outing. He reportedly hit his head on [...]

What UMNO/MCA/Gerakan feared most about PAS

What UMNO and MCA worried and feared most is that PAS would represent and project a political Islam which is synonymous with the Islam of justice, tolerance and sensitivities in a multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-religious Malaysia
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MCA President Datuk Seri Dr. Ling Liong Sik said in Kuala Terengganu yesterday that the MCA is confident that [...]