Archive - 23 September 2002

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad meets French President Jacques Chirac to discuss the situation in the Middle East on the sidelines of the Asia Europe Meeting in Copenhagen.

The Canadian government said today that Malaysians seeking to enter the country would henceforth require a "temporary resident visa" as the Malaysian passport system was "vulnerable to abuse".

Electing Azalina as the Puteri Umno chief could prove disastrous for the wing, says her rival Raihan Suleiman Palestine. Yet Azalina has received 10 nominations while her potential contenders have none.

Never before has Parliament heard two budget speeches. Today, Opposition Leader Abdul Hadi Awang was allowed to express his 'opinion' on the Barisan Alternatif budget.

The Malaysian government successfully cut the population of illegal immigrants by half a million last month through a stricter immigration law. However, its efforts may soon be undone.

Should the worst happened and the troubled Sarawak National Party is deregistered, its rebel faction is considering forming a new party called Sarawak National Progressive Party (SNPP).

exclusive At the risk of bankruptcy, jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is adamant in not paying Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's defence costs in the multi-million ringgit defamation suit dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

With Snap staring at an uncertain future, political observers wonder what lies in wait for the party's 10 state assembly representatives and Members of Parliament.

PAS menasihatkan Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR) supaya mengambil tindakan undang-undang sekiranya ada bukti bahawa parti itu terbabit dalam pemindahan pengundi, bukan menuduhnya berdasarkan kepada dakwaan pemimpin Umno semata-mata.

DAP's 'No to 929' campaign criticising Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's declaration that Malaysia is an Islamic state is not "seditious", said Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heong in parliament today. But the government is looking at whether it has breached the Printing Presses and Publications Act.

Kita ada Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia, Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA, beberapa kumpulan aktivis kebebasan akhbar, tetapi tidak dalam isu anti-Akta Rahsia Rasmi. FATHI ARIS OMAR mengupas 'keganjilan politik' di sebalik kes Ketua Pemuda Umno Mohamad Ezam Mohd Nor dan mengulas lanjut mengenainya.

This is the last piece of a series of articles rebutting New Straits Times columnist Harun Hashim's assertion that there had been no foreign troops on Malaysian soil after independence.