Archive - 16 November 2002

A confidante of UN envoy to Burma Razali Ismail met with pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi in Shan state after Razali cancelled his own trip there, a National League for Democracy (NLD) source said.

While there is political will by the government to impose the death penalty on child rapists, non-governmental organisations and women's group oppose the move, saying it may possibly work to the disadvantage of the survivors in terms of reporting and recovering from the trauma.

Members of the defunct Snap (those aligned with James Wong Kim Min) are now contemplating joining Umno en bloc if they fail to revive their former party. Unlike the former Akar of Sabah, there may be a problem. Umno does not exist in Sarawak.

Keadilan and DAP Socialist Youth lambast Umno Youth for its "seditious" remark urging the government to close Chinese schools in the country. Dapsy also lodges a police report over the matter.

Petronas has raised another US$950 million in global bond offering, bringing the total amount raised so far to US$3.65 billion

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said has urged the United States to jail anti-Islamic extremists whom it warned were just as dangerous to global security as any terrorist group.

Apparently, our youth need to be infused with a sense of patriotism and unity. The government's solution? March them off to national service. FARISH A NOOR points out that not only is the symptom being treated badly, but the cause is neglected as usual.

Three dams and 10 water treatment plants in Penang have been closed to the public after an anonymous caller threatened to poison one of the dams, officials said today.

Today, more than one third of foreign correspondents are female and they are influencing the content and tone of war coverage.

The Sarawak BN supreme council headed by Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud (photo) will meet on Tuesday to discuss SPDP's application for membership. All signs are indicating that it will just be a mere formality.