Archive - 9 October 2002

DAP has described as "harsh" the Dewan Rakyat's three-day suspension of Kota Melaka MP Kerk Kim Hock for refusing to obey an order by Deputy Speaker Mohamed Abdullah.

The UK and Eire Malaysian Student Department (MSD) director Dr Kamarudin Mohd Nor denies intimidating 'opposition' students.

Four Chinese schools invited to a computer demonstration on the learning of Science and Math in English, will be attending the function to honour the prime minister, but not as participants in the presentation.

updated version The chances of US terrorist suspect Ahmad Ibrahim Bilal in seeking his release from police custody grow slimmer as a High Court today rejected a stay on his deportation although his habeas corpus application is yet to be decided upon.

Malaysia hari ini mengecam pendirian Amerika Syarikat yang membenarkan Israel memiliki senjata pemusnah besar-besaran sedangkan pada masa yang sama mencuba sedaya upaya untuk menyerang Iraq atas alasan memiliki senjata jenis yang sama.

In a by-election that features two opposition candidates, there are dilemmas for the parties involved and their supporters. Failure to win would give the Gaya parliamentary seat to their mutual rival from the Barisan Nasional.

updated version The Kuala Lumpur High Court has released Keadilan leader N Gobalakrishnan after ruling that his detention was invalid. He was arrested under the Sedition Act for his alleged remarks on police brutality.

In yet another battle for the hearts and minds of local Muslims, both Umno and PAS have set out to criticise the United States for apparently agreeing to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Clarifications from the White House show how both have leapt before looking again.

Pendirian Kerajaan Malaysia yang meminta Washington memberi bukti kukuh sebelum mensabitkan mana-mana pihak sebagai pengganas memang wajar. Bagaimanapun, LEE BAN CHEN mempersoalkan mengapa pendekatan yang sama tidak digunakan dalam kes Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia.

The police today downplayed the security threat posed by a detained American terror suspect who was due to fight his deportation to the United States in court later in the day.

King Gyanendra's sacking of the Nepali government for incompetence and his temporary assumption of executive powers is fraught with dangers for the monarchy as well as the country's fragile 12-year-old multi-party democracy.

updated version Human rights lawyer Dr Adnan Buyong Nasution has travelled around the world as a speaker. He has never been denied entry into any country, says a colleague who was with him when Malaysian authorities turned him away last night.