The “Protes” group comprising activists and opposition parties cancelled plans to hold a mass demonstration at Parliament Sunday.

The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has ruled out setting up one-stop shelters for unwed mothers and unwanted babies to ease the problem of baby-dumping.

The Railway Asset Corporation's demand of RM37mil for a 94.5ha railway land in Kuala Sepetang, Taiping, is not determined by the Transport Ministry but is based on provisions under the Federal Constitution.

Malaysia's outdated commercial and business laws will be updated this year in a bid spur economic growth.

Thailand is agreeable to a proposal to build a tunnel linking its Satun province to Perlis, Satun Governor Sumeth C. Vatnikul said here Sunday.

The Federal government has allocated RM14.4mil to upgrade parks and gardens in Penang to attract tourists.

Wanita MCA secretary-general Senator Heng Seai Kie announced Sunday that she would contest the post of central committee member in upcoming party elections.

Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, according to a memorandum obtained Saturday by The Associated Press that a congressional spokesman says casts doubt on the driver’s story.

BEIJING: China will take part in the construction of high-speed railway projects in several countries in South-East Asia, Europe and the United States.

The Government will introduce the old-age and self-employed pension schemes, possibly by the middle of next year, under ots caring concept, Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said.

The Health Ministry's five-year strategic plan to control dengue has begun to show sting.

Abu Dhabi targets to draw three million tourists this year, 22% of them from Malaysia, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) International Promotions Manager Mubarak Al Nuaimi said.

Malaysia has been a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities since 2008, and should move from a charity-based approach to a rights-based approach.

To keep changing in a positive manner, we need to view social behaviour from the perspectives of the individual, national institutions and culture.

People are hardly plain lucky. To begin with, they are positive, quick to seize chances, and work harder to get what they want.

Woohoo!, the Chinese movie produced by Astro features no big names but it has managed to warm the hearts of viewers and even surpassed some of the Hong Kong films at the box office during Chinese New Year.

THE 12th Parliament reopens tomorrow, poised to continue the feistiness of its earlier terms. Ever since the 2008 general election that saw unprecedented Opposition gains, this Parliament has claimed several other firsts.

It is very different in Sarawak. State issues overshadow federal concerns and its geographical terrain makes it tough for Pakatan Rakyat to take on the Barisan.

Thaksin Shinawatra and the government cheer on opposing teams in what could be a final countdown.

Often, people claim to be passionate about something, without any conviction for what they say, or do.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill will not be tabled for the second reading when Parliament sits tomorrow.

PETALING JAYA: The lure of a high-paying job took telecommunications consultant Hor Chee Fei to Somalia, one of the world’s most dangerous places.

SEREMBAN: Teachers are considering holding a nationwide demonstration if the Education Ministry does not reign in overzealous state education department heads and headmasters who burden them with “irrelevant work”.

GEORGE TOWN: Six Penang MCA division heads have come out strongly against calls for former party president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting to contest the presidency in the upcoming party elections on March 28.

PETALING JAYA: The Mingguan mStar roadshow will be visiting the Wangsa Walk Mall in Wangsa Maju and the Giant hypermarket in Kelana Jaya from noon to 3pm today.

KOTA KINABALU: A federal minister will quit his Cabinet post if there are no significant improvements in Sabah’s power supply woes by year end.

KUALA LUMPUR: There is a dire need for 100,000 new foreign workers among the country’s Indian business community, Malaysian Associated Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI) president Datuk K.K. Eswaran said.

GEORGE TOWN: The seven MPs who left their parties recently may set up an “Independent Caucus” and use it as a platform to continue with their political struggles and service to the people.

KOTA KINABALU: A divisional chief of Sabah MCA says he will continue to support Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat as party president because he commands high respect and regard, not only from the Chinese but from other communities in the country too.

MENTAKAB: Three robbers defecated on the roof of a semi-detached house, purportedly to cast a spell on their victims, before breaking into the premises.

KUALA LUMPUR: The MCA is focused on its education initiatives for students, said party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.

PUTRAJAYA: The Government has been urged to improve its administrative system and financial management to reduce the “chances and need” for corruption to occur.

MALACCA: The teenager, whose body was found in the boot of a car, had told his cousin that his relationship problem had been “settled” after his former girlfriend accused him of rape.

KLANG: The first phase of the RM50bil rehabilitation and cleaning up of the Klang River is about to get under way.

KUALA LUMPUR: Visitors to the ongoing Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Fair are more willing to fork out for their tour packages, now that the fear of influenza A(H1N1) has subsided.

KOTA TINGGI: A Mercedes-Benz carrying PKR strategic director Tian Chua was involved in a head-on collision with a motorcycle, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist.

KUALA LUMPUR: Great news for couch potatoes! 3D TVs will be arriving on Malaysian shores by mid-April.

KUALA LUMPUR: The late international artist Datuk Ibrahim Hussein has been immortalised with the launch of his autobiography on what would have been his 74th birthday yesterday.

KLANG: It was a rather unusual scene – four couples from Malay, Chinese and Indian families sharing a single stage for their wedding reception.

PETALING JAYA: British rock legend Deep Purple is set to perform at the Genting Arena of Stars on May 16 as part of the legendary band’s Asia/Australia tour 2010.