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Water cannons douse fuel price demo
Andrew Ong | Mar 10, 06 8:44pm
updated version Helicopter swooping, flag burning, cannons firing and
hundreds running. Nope, this is not Baghdad but KL - where protestors see
their $$$-fueled fury drowned. More Police chief: I had no choice
Fuel hike demo - a family outing for some






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Apcet II: Syed Husin identifies mob leader
Beh Lih Yi | Mar 10, 06 7:17pm
Day 4: Dr Syed Husin Ali identifies a key Umno Youth leader who had led the
mob in storming the controversial Apcet II conference from a set of photos.
More
Inside: Photos of mob
Light moments in court



Tripartite committee to study impact of price hike
Claudia Theophilus | Mar 10, 06 7:46pm
The actual impact of the fuel price hike on workers and industries will be
known a month from now once a joint committee studies all proposals. More
Tripartite concerns
Continuing cost rise

Citizens' groups want return of fuel subsidy
Claudia Theophilus | Mar 10, 06 11:23am
Civil society organisations are backing the labour movement in demanding
for a reinstatement of the fuel subsidy. More
Cost of bad policy?
Puppetmasters? control

Dogs: Consent from neighbours not required
Pauline Puah | Mar 10, 06 10:26am
However, new dog owners in Shah Alam will have to ?seek views? from their
immediate neighbours regarding their intention to keep pets. More
Less stringent rules
Mayor Ramli piqued

LaFleur: Afta a challenge to free trade talks
Pauline Puah | Mar 10, 06 5:29pm
Afta, intellectual property rights and affirmative action in Malaysia
remain the key challenges to Malaysia-US free trade negotiation. More
'Promote bumiputera' policy
Largest pirate software hub

Hand, foot-and-mouth toll climbs to five
Mar 10, 06 10:37am
The latest fatality, a one-year-old girl who died on Wednesday, puts the
deaths at four this year and one at the end of last December. More
Isolate children
Figures not dropping
6,000 tunggu pemindahan buah pinggang

MP slams hiring of non-local immigration officers
Tony Thien | Mar 10, 06 3:16pm
Bandar Kuching MP Chong Chieng Jen says out of 200 immigration officers
recruited in the state recently, only 18 - or less than 10 percent - were
locals. More
Only 18 Sarawakians
Silent Supp berated

'Half bridge' to S'pore finished by 2009
Mar 10, 06 5:56am
Deputy Works Minister Mohamed Zin Mohamed says five percent of the
preliminary work had been completed and all the construction would be
carried out on Malaysian territory. More
Completed in 36 months
"Attachment' at tail end

Five more years for Zeti
Mar 10, 06 9:52am
Bank Negara Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz's term has been extended for another
five years, effective from May, the Finance Ministry announced today. More
Approved by King
Since May 2000

Pig crisis: Deputy minister enroute to Malacca
Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | Mar 10, 06 12:10pm
Mah Siew Keong will meet with state officials in a bid to ask for a delay
to the closure order imposed on all the pig farms in the state. More
Consider humanitarian aspects
Opposition: Hidden agenda

Minister: Headscarves not compulsory in schools
Mar 10, 06 4:37am
According to the ministry's rules and regulations, it is very clear there
is no compulsion for students to wear the tudung, says Education Minister
Hishamuddin Hussein. More
Incident under probe
Religious devotion

AirAsia to take on bulk of MAS domestic routes
Mar 10, 06 4:00am
The low-cost carrier will take over the bulk of domestic routes from the
national carrier under a rationalisation plan thrashed out after two years
of negotiations. More
Best way for both
Turn failure into success
AirAsia to operate flights from Bangladesh



NEWS IN BRIEF

Armed Indon shot dead

Petronas opens first service station in Indonesia

Seremban to have zero squatter by 2007




RENTAKINI

The Last Dinner: Portrait of a family
Dina Zaman | Mar 10, 06 12:17pm
new A portrait of a multi-cultural family.
Women in Islam
Of Bossy Big Bosses & Angguk-Angguk Geleng-Geleng
Lah? Ya, lah!
A Malaysian artist in London

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COLUMNS

Bush walks tightrope between India, Pakistan
Mar 10, 06 12:54pm
new Bush?s ultimate objective is to maintain the status quo as well as
America?s supremacy by tapping into the strategic advantages of potential
allies. More


Iran dan hegemoni Dollar
Mar 10, 06 12:34pm
baru Pada hakikatnya, kuasa dolar hari ini hanyalah kuasa meriam buluh yang
mungkin kuat bunyi letupannya tetapi tidak bertenaga. More


Bolehland?s religious landscape
Mar 9, 06 11:48am
Malaysia showcases a special school of architecture uniquely represented by
residential and shop houses sporting faith symbols. More


Journalistic risks: Living within contradictions (Pt 1)
Mar 7, 06 1:46pm
If the Truth can only be limited to blacks and whites, where do the colours
of God?s rainbow fit in. Doubt versus faith. More


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Will the Islamic city of Kota Bahru be any different from any other city?
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OPINIONS / FEATURES

Revamp the national treasures
Ezam Mohd Nor | Mar 10, 06 12:38pm
new The public furore over the oil price hike is a good opportunity for the
government to reform the way it runs Petronas and other nationally
important corporations. More


Keep medication affordable for HIV/Aids patients
Edward Low | Mar 9, 06 12:17pm
The premier has been urged to ensure that the Free Trade Agreement with the
US will not see the price of medications soar. More


Celebrating women?s activism
Ruchi Yadav | Mar 8, 06 11:26am
Women worldwide are reflecting today on a rich history of struggle for
equality, justice, peace and development. More


Mengenang peristiwa berdarah Taman Medan
Ang Hiok Gai | Mar 8, 06 11:16am
Apakah yang sebenarnya berlaku dan mengapa? Lima tahun selepas peristiwa
tersebut, kita masih menunggu jawapan daripada kerajaan. Suruhanjaya Hak
Asasi Manusia Malaysia enggan menyiasat perkara ini. More


Vacancy: Caring govt needed
Mohamed Zain | Mar 7, 06 12:28pm
Among the job requirements, is not to tax the tax payers into poverty and
to fulfill the wishes of the people. More


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EDITORIALS

A not-so-funny cartoon witch-hunt
Steven Gan | Feb 23, 06 7:41pm
Like many others, we too have been wronged by New Straits Times. But we do
not believe that the government should take punitive action against the
Umno mouthpiece. More


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CARTOONKINI



LETTERS


The good and bad news of oil hike
Sri Arjuna Dewata
new The government of late appears to be playing ?the bad and the good
news? game on us. Typical of such heartless humour is to tell a diabetic
who is about to go for a leg amputation...

Oil hike: Heads govt wins, tails I lose
MSY

Subsidy savings: It?s RM366 million a month
Wong SP

Aduhai ... harga gas masak melambung
Amin Iskandar

Kenaikan minyak disebabkan rasuah
Anti-Rasuah

Adakah rakyat punyai wang untuk berjimat?
Nobitta

Ayam menang, kampung tergadai
Cucu Hashim Gera

Govt making us look like beggars
Angry Malaysian

M?sia lucky to have Pak Lah, Najib
Peter

I want the new Honda Civic but...
Lee Fei Dao



Transparency - that?s what we need
DPBM

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WEBLOGS




SPECIAL REPORTS







OTHERS

Petronas profits create friction
Asia Times | Mar 10, 06 11:01am

Islam Hadhari book a hit
Hindustan Times | Mar 10, 06 11:34am

Bomb attack, emergency rule probable
The Nation | Mar 10, 06 11:22am

Crackdown in armed forces widens over 'coup attempt'
Inquirer | Mar 10, 06 11:24am

Safeguard islands through economic activities, says minister
Antara | Mar 10, 06 11:39am

PM Singh to reach out to Muslims
The Statesman | Mar 10, 06 11:23am

Korea targets descendants of Jap collaborators
The Korea Herald | Mar 10, 06 11:24am

Patch up and get democratic, US tells Nepal
The Statesman | Mar 10, 06 11:24am

Iran is only months from bomb technology, says Britain
Guardian Unlimited | Mar 10, 06 11:40am

WP: Smoking in U.S. declines sharply
MSNBC.com | Mar 10, 06 9:32am

9 questions to ask for a perfect career fit
MSN | Mar 10, 06 9:34am

Skip the whole milk. Pass on soda. Drink beer?
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