Archive - 17 February 2003

Sixty-eight Vietnamese garment factory workers were deported from Malaysia last Saturday after a brawl with Bangladeshi co-workers.

Surau Jubli Perak di Seksyen 4, Bandar Baru Bangi, yang dirobohkan oleh pihak berkuasa minggu lalu, akan dijadikan Tabika Kemas untuk memenuhi keperluan kanak-kanak pra-sekolah di situ.

The US embassy says an article raised in malaysiakini's interview with Ambassador Marie T Huhtala to suggest US misinformation during the Gulf War, was inaccurate.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court quashes the RM50 million lawsuit against Suhakam for allegedly failing to launch a public inquiry into the Petaling Jaya Selatan racial violence.

Kerajaan akan mengembalikan bantuan perkapita kepada sekolah agama rakyat (SAR) yang mengajar ilmu Islam yang betul dan bersih dari sebarang pengaruh politik.

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) diminta 'menghidupkan' semula debat di antara ketua Pemuda PAS dan Umno mengenai isu orang Melayu, yang tertangguh dua tahun lalu.

Keadilan President Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and PRM president Dr Syed Husin Ali are asking leaders attending the NAM summit to voice their objection to any attack o­n Iraq and also to support the campaign to release ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim and detained reformasi activists.

Japan's airport custom office has arrested a 31-year old male cabin attendant of Malaysia Airlines for smuggling 3,000 credit cards with no magnetic tapes, an official said today.

Bumiputera minorities, such as the Sarawak Dayaks, have the highest incidence of poverty, the largest number of poor households, the highest rate of unemployment, and the lowest in educational attainment.

Three hundred buses and four special trains brought protesters from throughout the country to the nation's largest demonstration, the day after anti-war statements in the UN Security Council were applauded by the majority of Council members.