Archive - 29 September 2002

Requests for additional seats by Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties should be made behind closed doors and not in public, MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik said today.

DAP chief Lim Kit Siang today called on the government to embark on a 10-year Quality Medical Education Master Plan for Malaysia to become a world-class medical education, health-care and biomedical centre.

The most controversial figure in Anwar Ibrahim's corruption trial, Ummi Hafilda Ali, who is now eyeing the Puteri Umno top post, today demanded Umno leaders to stop practising double standard and investigate allegations against Azalina Othman Said. Ummi Hafilda challenged the wing's chief to prove her innocence, as Anwar once had the guts to do so.

De facto Law Minister Dr Rais Yatim believes that the Terengganu PAS Government will not enforce the hudud law in the state in the near future.

The prime minister today condemned the international community's response to the Israeli siege of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's headquarters and described talk about justice, fair play, human rights and democracy as "sheer nonsense and mere hypocrisy."

The rising trend of no-condom use in affectionate relationships needs to be addressed, but it is not easy, says Sok Pun, HIV/AIDS Programme Manager for CARE Cambodia. So really, when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases, trust can indeed be a weakness.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad today questioned the timing of new visa restrictions imposed on Malaysians by Canada and described the move as "very unfortunate."

Dr Mahathir Mohamad has prodded Malaysia's cash-rich banks to issue more loans to help spur economic growth but the lenders are torn between prudence and profit, analysts say.