Archive - 22 February 2003

The Election Commission has registered 104,000 new voters within the last half of 2002 and the rolls will be gazetted o­n Feb 24, according to EC secretary Wan Ahamd Wan Omar.

Embattled PLO leader Yasser Arafat is ever grateful to Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his efforts to bring him into the country to attend the 13th NAM Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Keadilan Youth leaders are 'suprised and not really happy' with Saifuddin Nasution Ismail's announcement that he has given up his post as deputy chief to pave the way for a PRM leader to hold the wing's No 2 position.

In a rare move, DAP chief Lim Kit Siang praises Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo for being IT (Information Techonology) literate as the minister had replied to his e-mail promptly. However, Lim says he is far from satisfied with the answers given.

The 114-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ran into trouble today in its attempts to formulate a united stand o­n the crises in Iraq and North Korea, which are both members, and agree o­n a definition of terrorism.

The Gulf War marked a turning point in the relationship between the West and the Muslim world. Throughout the Muslim world, popular sympathy and support was showered o­n Saddam Hussein o­n the ground that he was a Muslim leader, notes FARISH A NOOR.

Health Ministry officers are "busy" so they postpone a meeting with Suhakam. But the human rights commission claims that this is another attempt to black out news of the dengue epidemic during the NAM summit.

In Singapore's competitive and high-cost environment, who wants to produce more children. Any wonder why so few are taking note of government programmes to curb the nation's low birth rates.