Archive - 4 September 2002

Those who decried the government's proposal to introduce the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English from next year as being overly hasty, are now being kept waiting for a final decision.

While the Election Commission chairperson is coy about revealing the political party said to be 'importing voters' in Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang and Kedah, PAS leaders have no such inhibitions and claimed Barisan Nasional is the culprit.

Ura-ura harga bahan bakar akan naik lagi menyebabkan rakyat gelisah. Bagaimanapun, seorang pakar ekonomi mahu kerajaan berterus-terang kepada rakyat mengenai punca sebenar kenaikan kenaikan harga bahan tersebut.

Malaysia has been told to improve conditions at detention camps in keeping with international law. The Philippines investigation team is also probing allegations of sexual abuse of women detainees.

A Keadilan leader who contested against ex-Sabah chief minister Yong Teck Lee in the Likas by-election is urging him to vacate his seats after the Federal Court rejected the application for leave to appeal against his conviction for breaching the Election Offences Act. On the other hand, the Election Commission says it has yet to make a decision on Yong's fate.

After more than a year in isolation, the five reformasi activists held at the Kamunting Detention Centre were allowed to meet other detainees during a sporting event held in conjunction with the Merdeka day celebrations.

Continuing with the series in conjunction with the Johannesburg Summit 2002 from Aug 26 to Sept 4, today's article focuses on the Orang Asli and Orang Asal's contribution to sustainable development and looks at the issue from the point of view of equity.

Buy concert ticket, get MCA membership free. This is what allegedly happened to more than 1,000 students of Tunku Abdul Rahman College in Kuala Lumpur. Those who found that out, now want out.

Kenyataan Majlis Pimpinan Tertinggi Keadilan mengenai pendirian parti itu terhadap hukum hudud sebenarnya cuba mengkompromikan dua pendirian yang bertentangan dan tidak dapat dikompromikan, hujah LEE BAN CHEN.

Burning Indonesian rainforests are again spreading a haze across Southeast Asia. However, the countries downwind are blinkered by diplomatic smokescreens that prevent immediate attention to critical situations.

Malaysia has been denounced Philippines and Indonesia as "arrogant", "insulting" and "inhumane". But observers do not expect a long-term impact on regional ties.