Archive - 13 August 2002

Chinese education lobby group, Dong Jiao Zong, said the 'extremist' label is unfair as Malay and Indian groups have also voiced objections to the plan to use of English in teaching Science and Mathematics in all schools next year.

'Dislodged' president of Snap, James Wong Kim Min, has himself to blame for the squabbles within the party, says rebel Youth wing.

The highly-secretive draft proposal to set up the Malaysian Media Council has finally revealed details of a regulatory mechanism as well as a code of conduct for journalists. These, however, raise fundamental issues about the way the media operates here.

Police will investigate the mysterious death of man whose body was found floating in the Klang river two days after police said he escaped while under their custody.

Unrelenting in its attack against opponents of the new English policy, the wing now singles out an influential Chinese education group as a target of its ire. Umno Youth chief Hishammudddin Hussein insists in a press conference that the group must be stopped at once.

Menurut Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad perpaduan kaum di negara ini akan terancam akibat kewujudan sistem persekolahan yang pelbagai jenis dan bahasa. Beliau berkata penggunaan bahasa ibunda kaum tertentu akan menjadi penghalang kemasukan kaum lain dalam mana-mana universiti.

The growing anarchic reach of the Internet are putting repressive regimes like that of the Tel-Aviv on shaky ground as they no longer have the monopoly on truth.

Whipping an individual with a cane is inhuman and constitutes torture, laments Amnesty International. The punishment is unlikely to be effective in deterring illegal migrant workers.

When a former editor suggests that journalists in Malaysia be "certified" fit to practice, it can only trigger alarm bells among those who believe that the country needs a more independent media — not an even more cowed one. Our columnist explains why.

Don't forget the people's contribution to the struggle for Merdeka on Independence Day this Aug 31, PRM says.