Archive - 19 December 2002

The family of jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim may sue the government for negligence if nothing is done to alleviate his deteriorating health.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the RM9 billion Bakun dam in Sarawak will begin to generate power in 2007. Come that year, the Bakun dam will be ready and will generate 2,400 megawatts of electricity, he says.

The university authorities' action in tightening campus election rules this year, ostensibly to curb 'anti-establishment' influence, may turn out to be a case of throwing the baby out with the bath water.

A leadership crisis is looming again in the MTUC as the deadline for Zainal Rampak's election promise — to give way to his deputy Mohd Shaffie B P Mammal — draws near. Intense lobbying for Zainal to continue on as president is challenged by voices calling on him to honour 'his part of the deal'.

Two years on, the Save Our School committee continues to fight for the reopening of the original SJK (C) Damansara school. Today, the committee submits an appeal letter to the education minister and his deputy.

SUPP's rising star Alan Sim Yaw Yen won the post as Youth chief last night after party leaders weighed in to stop a potential challenge. Sim is expected to be tapped for the Bandar Kuching parliamentary seat in the coming general election.

Six women and a man have been arrested under the Internal Security Act for allegedly sending e-mails warning of bomb attacks on major shopping centres in Kuala Lumpur. They have since been released on police bail.

The handsome win obtained by critical student leaders last year has led to new election rules allegedly designed to curb their influence. Will they succeed despite the odds? The answer today as undergraduates go to the polls.

The countdown to the end of an era is ticking away with Asia's longest-serving elected leader Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's surprise announcement that he will step down in October 2003 after 22 years in power.

In a clear show of regional solidarity, Asia-Pacific countries stand up to an US government effort to change existing international commitments to reproductive health rights and services at a population conference in Bangkok.

exclusive Though expecting fewer Chinese votes for the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition in the next general elections, a key Umno leader paints a positive picture for the ruling party with the return of its prodigal sons.

Naib presiden Umno, Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib berkata MCA sepatutnya membangkitkan rasa tidak puashatinya dengan tindakan wakil rakyat Umno yang tidak membantah pelaksanaan hukum hudud di Terengganu Julai lalu dan bukan mengungkitnya sekarang.