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- Ka Ting denies allegation of links to triads
- MCA veep ong Ka Ting, who says he has been "good since childhood" vehemently denies allegations in a poison pen letter that he has underworld connections.
- ACA: Investigation continuing into reports against Khir Toyo
- Investigations into allegations of graft practices made against Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo are nowhere near completion, says the ACA.
- Court quashes intimidation charge against lawyer
- Judge criticises Sepang magistrate for upholding charges based on personal sentiments and reminds the police not to act like lords in their 'little fiefdom'.
- Latest sedition conviction a blow to press freedom
Harakah editor Zulkifli Sulong's conviction under the Sedition Act today has been described as a "blow to press freedom".
- KL City Hall urged to solve shortage of Chinese schools
- A master plan to turn Kuala Lumpur into a world-class city by 2020 must address education needs of the Chinese community, say advocates.
- Forums and festival on World Press Freedom Day
- That time of the year to scrutinise the state of press freedom in the country is here again. Local groups have planned forums and a festival to commemorate the special day.
- Youth Team B: MCA politics creeps into party admin
- A staff transfer in the MCA headquarters is allegedly due to the party's internal feud.
- The Big Durian premiere draws a full-house
- Press freedom, mother-tongue education, race relations and ISA - all thorny issues. Aptly titled The Big Durian, the film premiere spotlights on these subjects and raises some funds for malaysiakini.
- MCA committee starts probe on Ongs triad duo
- The MCA disciplinary committee has yet to decide whether Youth chief ong Tee Keat will be punished for tarnishing the party's image. Instead, it now focuses on another related case - triad elements in the party.
- JI arrests: Malaysia cannot interfere
- The government cannot get involved in the arrest of Malaysians who commit offences abroad, says Acting Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when commenting on the detention of three Malaysians in Indonesia in connection with terror activities.
- Pak Lah: No need for stringent counter-Sars measures
- Acting Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says there is no need to employ Singapore's stringent counter-Sars measures here because the situation is still under control.
- Hospital kurang guna alat suntikan bistari kerana harga terlalu tinggi
- penterjemahan Pharmaniaga Bhd, pembekal tunggal farmasi kepada hospital awam, berkata pihaknya mengalu-alukan sekiranya Kementerian Kesihatan mengarah semua hospital menggunakan alat suntikan bistari (safety syringes) tetapi pakar perubatan tidak sependapat sama ada ianya praktikal digunakan.
- Most hospitals not using safety syringes, too costly
- Malaysia was among the first few Asian countries to switch to safety syringes. Yet only a few hospitals are using them.
- MCA Youth chief prepared for the worst - party suspension
The heat is on....MCA Youth chief Ong Tee Keat will soon hear the outcome of a disciplinary committee hearing against him.
- Two held for a few hours at Batu Caves do
- Police arrest two persons at a temple gathering which had PPP president M Kayveas's effigy burnt following his recent remark to "close all Tamil schools". The duo were released several hours later.
- Freedom and diversity cure to varsity problems: UM board chief
- Is there a cure for all the problems faced by universities that have been widely discussed in recent years? A top Universiti Malaya official believes so.
- US human rights report: Serious problems remain in Malaysia
- Another report on human rights in Malaysia says the country still faces "some serious problems", ranging from disrespect for individual political right to curbs on civil liberties.
- Govt urged to adopt Suhakams proposal on ISA
- Suhakam's recommendation to scrap the ISA and enact a new anti-subversion law is welcomed by Suaram and the DAP.
- Suhakam reproaches govt for disinterest in recommendations
- Suhakam's annual report for 2002 underscores the government's slow responses to its previous reports and recommendations.
- Suhakam: Replace ISA with clear security law
The ISA has overstayed its welcome and must be replaced by a new comprehensive security law that spells out the offences under it. Suhakam explains why.
- High Court to decide on Uthayakumar's application on May 5
- Human rights activist, lawyer and campaigner against police brutality P Uthayakumar will know early next month whether he will have to answer a charge of intimidating a police officer.
- Chua: Msia as good as Spore in handling Sars
- Responding to criticism over the past week, Health Minister Chua Jui Meng claims that the government has done just as well as, if not better than, its Singapore counterpart in coping with Sars.
- Peace Malaysia urges Spain to withdraw war support
- Anti-war initiatives continue with Peace Malaysia now turning to US allies to persuade them to retract their support for the military strike on Iraq.
- Presiden PPP saran sekolah Tamil ditutup
- penterjemahan Presiden parti Parti Progresif Rakyat (PPP) Datuk M Kayveas menyarankan supaya kerajaan menutup semua rendah jenis kebangsaan Tamil demi masa depan yang lebih baik bagi kanak-kanak keturunan India di Malaysia, demikian menurut satu laporan akhbar hari ini.
- PPP chief calls for closure of Tamil schools
- PPP president M Kayveas suggests that Indian Malaysian students deserve better education than that provided in Tamil schools. But Tamil and Chinese educationists find that hard to swallow.
- Govt beefs up precaution at entry points amid SARS fear
- The government has taken various precautionary measures at entry points into the country, especially the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), since the alarming outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), said Transport Minister Dr Ling Liong Sik.
- No lawsuit served on me yet, says Ling
- Embattled MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik responds coolly to the lawsuit and allegations by businessman Soh Chee Wen against him.