Archive - 13 December 2002

While Puchong residents scored a decisive victory in their campaign against a mega-incinerator, those in Penang are baffled by the government's determination to press ahead with its controversial highway project despite strong opposition that included members of the ruling coalition.

The duo who abstained from voting in the recent Penang assembly will know their fate only after the presidential council meets next week to decide on the recommendations of the disciplinary committee which met today to hear them out.

Concerned with the number of police shootings, the Bar Council is calling on the government and the police to establish transparent and effective measures to deal with the matter.

Malaysia and the Philippines will join next year's annual Cobra Gold military exercises involving troops from the United States, Thailand and Singapore.

Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia berharap perjanjian damai di antara kerajaan Indonesia dan Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) dapat mengikis unsur-unsur keganasan dan pemusnah yang dilabelkan kepada umat Islam selepas peristiwa 11 Sept lalu.

Although the newly formed review committee has started studying the national education system, only few details have been made public and DAP is asking for more transparency.

The High Court dismisses the Indian government bid for the extradition of an Italian businessman wanted over the sixteen-year-old Bofors arms sale corruption scandal.

John Howard owes nobody an apology, particularly to those hypocritical Southeast Asian leaders and their bullying tactics. To his critics, his message has been simple but effective.

Serdang MP Yap Pian Hon strikes back today. After failing to locate the wives of the 28 MCA Serdang members who claim their husbands are frequenting brothels purportedly linked to Yap, he places an advertisement in a local Chinese daily to trace the complainants.

The Dec 9 peace accord is the beginning of the end for the 26-year-old separatist conflict between Jakarta and the restive Indonesian province that has claimed over 10,000 Acehnese lives.