Archive - 20 November 2002

Over the past 11 months, 40 inmates in the Sungai Buloh prison had died of various diseases. Suhakan deplores the fact that the country's biggest jailhouse holding more than 5,000 inmates has no in-house doctors.

Suhakam will start a probe into the death of the 32-year-old lorry driver who police said was beaten up by cellmates in a lock-up.

A new salvo was fired at Dong Jiao Zong yesterday but this time around it came from a former office bearer. The 'shocked' and 'confused' education movement is now wondering what prompted the attack and the motive behind it.

Unclear charges are hampering businessman Soh Chee Wen from preparing his defence in a high-profile fraud case.

The verdict on which country — Malaysia or Indonesia — has ownership of Sipadan and Ligitan islands off Borneo will be out on Dec 12.

His style might be different to Mahathir's but the political substance would be the same, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said in an interview on national television last night.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has appointed a second finance minister in a mini-reshuffle to "fill in the gap" in the next 11 months before he resigns as premier.

The new Finance Minister II post is generally seen as a positive step. Still, an opposition leader believes that it will not impact much as long as Finance Minister I Dr Mahathir Mohamad still has the last word.

With the zeal of a fresh appointee, Deputy Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin embarks on a new quest to fight extremism and chauvinism. Topping his hit-list are DAP and Dong Jiao Zong.

updated version A hillside bungalow located a stone's throw away from Highland Towers, collapsed early this morning in a landslip. Five people have been confirmed dead while another five have been rescued from the rubble. Three are still missing.

The state-controlled electronic and print media devours anybody seen as a threat to their political masters. They have perfected the art of racial and religious-based propaganda, and their present victims are those who oppose the language switch.

Apa yang dialami Sekolah Menengah Cina (SMC) pada 1961, kini turut menimpa Sekolah Agama Rakyat (SAR) apabila kerajaan menghentikan bantuan kewangan kepadanya kerana didakwa digunakan untuk tujuan politik. LEE BAN CHEN menganalisa perkembangan terbaru ini.

Presiden Persatuan Mahasiswa Terengganu Jordan, Salman Zainal Abidin yang turut menemui Amir Sharizat Mohd Azizan, yang mendakwa cedera dipukul pelajar di Jordan, menceritakan apa yang berlaku pada malam kejadian.

Twenty-five years of constant bloodshed including two major invasions and ubiquitous factionalism are impeding Afghanistan's progress.