| Was Bush right about Iraq? It's a question that is almost paramount to heresy for members aligned with the U.S.'s political left, but recent developments in Iraq may indicate that the much-maligned former U.S. president may... | |
| 4 Indian nationals burnt to death in saree shop MASAI: Four Indian nationals working in a saree shop in Masai, Johor, were burnt to death in an early morning fire. The fire razed four shoplots, said Seri Alam OCPD Supt Roslan Zainuddin on... |
| Principal abuses kindie students I HAVE been teaching at a kindergarten in Shah Alam for almost 13 years, and would like to alert the authorities to the abuse that is taking place there. The principal of the kindergarten, who is in... |
| No logic in delivering MyKad SOMETIMES I am just amazed by the thinking processes and logic adopted by some government departments. I am referring to the letter written by the Public Relations Officer of The National... |
| Bus lanes worsen congestion at Syed Putra JALAN Syed Putra is an arterial carriageway that connects the heart of Kuala Lumpur to Seremban and the South, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Jalan Klang Lama. Needless to say, this road carries heavy... |
| Paying a lot for gated security LATELY, the debate concerning guarded and gated communities has again resurfaced among interested parties especially within the Klang Valley. There are just too many issues that have been raised with... |
| Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident LOS ANGELES (AP): The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV... |
| Aura of a radical When I joined the University of Delhi in 1959 as a young lecturer, the dominant presence at the Delhi School of Economics was that of K.N. Raj. Everyone at the School talked about him, and he was... |
| an open letter to m.f. husain Respected Husain saheb, Your flight to Qatar has anguished us in more ways than one. Firstly, because we could not keep you here. Secondly, and more importantly, because you thought you could not... |
| Vision 2010: a dangerous myopia The Central budget of 2010-11 is a further step in the realisation of a vision of India vibrant with the income, wealth, saving, education and the entrepreneurial energy of the top 5-10 per cent of... |
| Livestock rearing — key to poverty reduction strategies Livestock rearing is a key livelihood and risk mitigation strategy for small and marginal farmers, particularly across the rain-fed regions of India. Livestock products comprised 32 per cent of the... |
| Oscar: is Kathryn Bigelow's victory a win for women? After every Oscar ceremony, observers traditionally attempt to distil a zeitgeisty trend from the proceedings, and the one available here would appear to be obvious. On Monday, on International... |
| Shower of aid brings progress to Kenyan village In the past five years, life in Sauri — the bushy little patch of western Kenya — has improved dramatically. Agricultural yields have doubled; child mortality has dropped by 30 per cent;... |
| Our whole country loses if women and girls are unable to fulfil their potential — PHOTO: ARUNANGSU ROY CHOWDHURY INEQUALITY:Girls and women face barriers in their daily lives which simply don't exist for... |
| A latter day religion Humans have a basic need to perceive themselves as part of a grand scheme, of a natural order that has a deeper significance and greater endurance than the petty affairs of daily life. The... |
