Archive - 10 October 2002

Controversial figure Ummi Hafilda Ali appeals to Puteri Umno divisions to nominate other interested contenders, including herself, for the movement's top post so that they can challenge incumbent Azalina Othman Said.

updated version Jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim thwarts an attempt by lawyers of his ex-mentor Dr Mahathir Mohamad to serve him with a bankruptcy notice for refusing to pay the latter's legal costs in a defamation suit he lost.

It is common to see opposition members defecting to Barisan Nasional when an election looms. However, more than 1,000 Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) members have decided to switch sides on the eve of the Gaya by-election.

Prominent politicians, academics and representatives from non-governmental bodies and the media from Indonesia have inked a petition urging the Malaysian government to allow jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim to seek the treatment of his choice.

Umno firebrand Ibrahim Ali's recent interview on the language switch which was published on the party's website was seditious, claims DAP secretary-general Kerk Kim Hock, who wants police to act on the matter.

Prominent Indonesian human rights lawyer Dr Adnan Buyung Nasution who was denied entry to Malaysia Tuesday night says he will file a complaint with International Commissions of Jurists (ICJ) to protest attempts to hinder his democracy and human rights advocacy.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the four-year-old currency peg of RM3.80 to the dollar is sustainable and will remain in place.

While a landslide of nominations puts Puteri Umno pro tem chief Azalina Othman Said in a comfortable spot for the upcoming polls, there is one man who is bent on being a thorn. This is none other than the controversial author, Khalid Jafri.

updated version US embassy officials said the American student wanted on terrorism charges had been deported from Malaysia. Meanwhile, his lawyer alleged that his client could have been "tortured" by the authorities while under detention.

A possible policy change on parking fees in the Sabah capital city of Kota Kinabalu is seen as coming from the heat of the Gaya by-election. The ruling front, however, refutes any connection.

Keadilan wonders how the top two leaders of the country can criticise the United States for their inhospitable treatment when Malaysia does the same, if not worse. This was in reaction to the authorities' decision to deny a prominent Indonesian human rights lawyer entry into the country.

While Keadilan's Christina Liew says the prospect for victory in this Saturday's Gaya by-election is encouraging, the DAP candidate chooses to keep mum on his chances. Meanwhile, BN is concerned that voters may stay at home after having gone to the polls three times in as many years.

Ummi Hafilda Ali, yang telah 'berjasa' kepada Umno kerana menghancurkan karier politik Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sepatutnya memperolehi dua pencalonan minima untuk mencabar Azalina Othman Said bagi jawatan ketua Puteri Umno, kata AMAN RAIS.