Archive - 10 January 2003

An educationist says Sekolah Agama Rakyat (SAR) needs to buck up in terms of its syllabus quality to continue surviving. At the same time, the government is advised to be more sincere if it wants to help the schools.

Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (PUM) bimbangkan dengan apa yang didakwanya kewujudan golongan fenomena Islam liberal yang hanya melihat aspek keagamaan dari persepsi mereka sendiri.

Britain is less hawkish over Iraq than the United States and believes war is not inevitable, says Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar after talks with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.

Will a new leader be chosen to lead the DAP Socialist Youth (Dapsy) at the wing's triennial national congress tomorrow? Incumbent Teng Chang Khim wants to remain while his potential challenger pledges to do his best.

The nine-year saga of the controversial defamation suit filed by tycoon Vincent Tan against journalist MGG Pillai is set to continue later this month. The Federal Court is establishing a new three-member panel to re-hear the appeal by Pillai against the RM2 million award.

MTUC president Zainal Rampak says his deputy's cancellation of the picket planned to protest his reneging the deal to step down from the top post augurs well for worker and union solidarity.

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Having made it easier for Muslim men to practise polygamy in Perlis, Mentri Besar Shahidan Kassim now wants to impose a curfew on teens after 10pm.

It is an anti-war movie. This first Vietnamese-Singaporean co-production gives a refreshing new, human perspective on the Vietnam War told through the real-life stories of the Vietcongs who survived.

Transport Minister and MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik's offer to resign on Monday is understandably greeted by a certain degree of skepticism by many as this is his second 'resignation'. However, policy analysts explain why Ling will keep his word this time around.

Why does Mahathir have to sacrifice the honour and interests of so many in Umno, Gerakan, MCA's Team B and the pro-Umno media, just to appease and pacify Ling's MCA? What are the costs and benefits of Mahathir's appeasement strategy?