Archive - 10 February 2003

Huhtala: Its all about Saddam

US Ambassador to Malaysia Marie Huhtala met with malaysiakini last Friday to elaborate on her country's case for war on Iraq, after Secretary of State Colin Powell had presented 'evidence' gathered from intelligence reports to the UN Security Council in New York.

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Aktivis reformasi sertai perhimpunan di Bukit Jalil

Kira-kira 10,000 aktivis reformasi akan turut serta dalam perhimpunan raksasa Aman Malaysia di Stadium Bukit Jalil pada 23 Februari depan yang bertujuan menentang hasrat Amerika Syarikat menyerang Iraq.

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Exile for Saddam?: No support from Malaysia

Any exile proposal for Saddam Hussein will not get the support of Malaysia. Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar advises all to think of the consequences of replacing leaders just because a particular leader is not acceptable to certain countries.

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War in Iraq may hurt palm oil, timber exports

A US-led attack on Iraq would hurt Malaysia's palm oil and timber exports by forcing freight and insurance charges to rise, a senior minister said today.

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Floating Chinese lanterns divert airliners

Thousands of floating Chinese lanterns launched in celebration lit up the night sky and caused 12 aircraft approaching Penang international airport in Malaysia to be diverted, local media reported today.

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Rights body wants special hospital for prisoners

Overcrowding in prisons is aggravating the spread of serious diseases among prisoners and raising concerns over the human rights of inmates. Suhakam is investigating the situation.

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DAP's Fong says 'no' to next general election

Fong Po Kuan, the youngest MP who captured many Malaysian hearts with her gutsy oratorial skills, has decided not to contest in the next general election.

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Jais tutup surau di 'kubu kuat PAS'

Tindakan Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais), polis dan Majlis Perbandaran Kajang menutup sebuah surau di sebuah kubu kuat PAS mendapat bantahan kira-kira 500 penduduk.

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Porr man must not hold post in council: DAP

DAP chief Lim Kit Siang says Umno man Ahmad Ismail cannot be both executive chairperson of PMWSB and alternate chairperson of MPPP Building and Planning committee. Replace Ahmad with someone who has no ties with Porr, says Penang group.

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Iraqi oil not motivator for proposed US invasion

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Hadi-hounding another failed BN stunt?

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Ludicrous to spend more on new logo

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Malaysias secular 'closing of the gate of ijtihad'

Civilisation has progressed from an age of 'obey and follow' to one of 'innovate and create'. This must also be true of rational discourse, argues M BAKRI MUSA, who draws parallels with Malaysia's attempts to shut down differing views.

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Public funds, city councillors and party politics

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Tired of mkini's anti-Mahathir rhetoric

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Surveillance tracking through the mobile

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In the interest of the public to publish

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A history of horrific interrogation tactics

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In the name of press freedom

I refer to Extraordinary, unverifiable stories by Gabriel who has advised malaysiakini "to be more careful in selecting the articles it wishes to publish".

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M'sia eyes Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets

Malaysia plans to acquire advanced fighter aircraft worth millions of dollars from either the United States or Russia as part of a defence modernisation program, Defence Minister Najib Razak said
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Evidence against Iraq manufactured by West

The pro-war camp stands accused of desperately seeking evidence to mount a war against Iraq. To date, it has relied on plagiarised material and a public relations exercise that has failed the test of scrutiny. All eyes are now trained on the second UN weapons inspection report due on Thursday.

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Amnesty for Saddam?

Amnesty for Saddam Hussein seems intolerable but condemning thousands to death in order to be able to punish him is intolerable too.

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