New Chief Justice vowed to get tough on errant judges

29/10 New Chief Justice Zaki Tun Azmi has vowed in his maiden speech to get tough on errant judges.

29/10 9 people were wounded in a bomb attack Wednesday in Thailand's restive south.

29/10 All cigarette packets must carry pictorial health warnings by Jan 1 next year: Health Minister Liow.

29/10 KL mayor Ab Hakim Borhan confirms Jalan Alor name to remain, road-naming committee says name is well-known to people, businesses and tourists.

29/10 Christian Science Monitor, a 100-yr-old newspaper, to end print edition next year and become first national US paper to go solely online.

29/10 US software giant Microsoft officially announces Windows 7, which will replace disappointing Vista operating system by January 2010.

29/10 Israel's political parties decided to hold early elections on February 10.

28/10 Multiple explosions heard when a row of workers quarters in Damansara Idaman was razed during a fire at 9 pm; tremors felt in surrounding.

28/10 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is likely to be hospitalized but he is still able to make decisions.

28/10 Purchase of Eurocopter helicopters has been deferred until economy improves, says PM Abdullah.

28/10 A UN agency has urged China to disclose if an industrial chemical found in dairy products has been used in livestock feed.

28/10 18 people killed in road accidents yesterday, bringing the total to 66 deaths since Ops Skap XVII was launched on Oct 24.

28/10 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili dismissed Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze in a post-war government shake-up with Russian in August.

27/10 A suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan killed a top Taliban commander and at least 15 other people.

27/10 G& nations will "cooperate as appropriate" to bring stability to global markets, its finance minister said in a joint statement today.

27/10 Baram district in interior northern Sarawak cut off due to massive floods and fuel depletion; fuel stock cannot be sent in because of floods.

27/10 Britain's Prince Harry to follow in the footsteps of his brother and train to become a helicopter pilot, royal family announces.