Archive - 15 September 2002

A message from a former Sabah MP (Fung Ket Wing) to Yong Teck Lee (photo) is short and simple: "Accept reality. Election court decisions are not appealable". Meanwhile, the SAPP president's people are pledging continued support for his leadership.

DAP MP Kerk Kim Hock says Parliament deputy speaker was wrong when rejecting his emergency motion regarding the new election bill. He therefore wants a review of the rejection. Not only that, he urges his counterparts from the ruling parties to support him if they are committed to free and fair elections.

The Malaysian Chinese Muslims Association (Macma) is asking for its views on the hudud law to be heard too. In recent months, attention was only given to mainly Umno and PAS, the two key Malay-Muslim parties. Macma has both supporters and opponents of the law. But they have one thing in common, their arguments are based on religion and non-racial.

Malaysia will seek cooperation from neighbouring Indonesia and the Philippines to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country, following a recent mass deportation exercise, Deputy Defence Minister Mohamed Shafie Apdal said.

In the recent UN World Summit, few understand why the United States has been opposing action on renewable energy, prevention of global warming, and biodiversity protection. Was it greed?

The US-made Air Tractor AT-802F has joined the race for a multi million-dollar contract to supply firefighting aircraft to Malaysia, a senior official said today.

Malaysia's number one mobile phone company Maxis Communications Bhd. has embarked on a strategic plan to acquire cellular assets of Time dotCom Bhd. which experts say is crucial for Maxis to maintain its domination.