Archive - 29 October 2002

Details are scarce about the proposed anti-terror centre which is to be set up in Malaysia and this has led certain quarters to question whether there is a hidden agenda.

The expected 'win-win' solution to the language switch for Chinese schools is scoffed at by one deputy education minister who says the Chinese BN parties should consult the grassroots.

The Bar Council wants various reforms and changes made to procedures and court appointments so industrial court cases can be solved quickly and judicially.

A Keadilan Youth leader is urging Indian Malaysian members in the party to quit since, he claims, their contribution is not valued. However, another leader is advising them to be patient and not expect immediate changes.

Angered by the police's high-handedness recently with regard to anti-ISA activities, the Abolish ISA Movement is seeking disciplinary action against a district police chief.

A Malaysia-China joint venture company has started engineering work on the controversial RM9 billion hydro-electric Bakun dam project in Sarawak. Contracts for electrical and mechanical works are also being offered now.

Tindakan 22 perwakilan yang diketuai bekas naib ketua pemuda Keadilan, Mustaffa Kamil Ayub bertindak keluar dewan sewaktu persidangan agung khas parti itu Ahad lalu, dianggap sebagai "bunga-bunga" awal kebangkitan semula puak pro-Abim dalam parti itu.

Tanpa menyiasat degan teliti, pemimpin-pemimpin BN membidas penulis buku Inside Al-Qaeda: Global Network of Terror . Beliau dituduh macam-macam dan Aman Rais menyoal siapa 'kaki ampu' yang sebenar.

The government is cracking down on the sale of products containing bear parts in traditional medicine shops and planning tougher punishments for offenders.

There are grave dangers in Australia's gut reaction to the Bali outrage as it may be tempted to take a similar approach to the Bush doctrine. If terrorism is to be obliterated, civilisation must live up to its name.

Major opposition parties outside the Keadilan-PRM merger view the latest development as a positive step towards the consolidation of opposition politics. However, prodigal son DAP is unlikely to return to the BA family.