Archive - 27 February 2003

Faced with the looming deadline to decide whether they should proceed with negotiations o­n a possible multilateral competition policy and law at the next WTO Ministerial Meeting in September, representatives of Asian countries meet over two days to discuss their options.

Following the success of the Malaysians for Peace campaign it spearheaded, Umno Youth is challenging PAS to walk the talk by doing a better protest.

Sarawak's Dayak-based party is thrown further into confusion with secretary-general Stanley Ajang Batok urging leader Leo Moggie not to quit. This comes in the wake of two separate teams vowing to contest for the party's top posts later this year.

Two ships have collided off the Johor coast, a marine office spokesman said today.

The human rights watchdog calls o­n the police to reveal details the arrest of former army officer Abdul Manaf Kasmuri under the Internal Security Act.

Ketua Pemuda Umno Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein mencabar rakan sejawatnya dari PAS, Mahfuz Omar supaya menganjurkan perhimpunan anti-perang terhadap Iraq.

NUBE is crying foul over a foreign bank's numerous attempts to lay off staff voluntarily, claiming it is bad for industrial relations given the country's current employment market.

One year ago, Dr Ling Liong Sik was facing serious challenges to his leadership in MCA. Today, the forces which o­nce split the party into two have become nothing more than "small streams", he says.

I must commend the government o­n its efforts to be the world's best host as seen in the recently concluded Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Saddam Hussein's troops torched 732 Kuwaiti oil fields during the Gulf War, causing an environmental catastrophe. A war this time around, could prove to be more cataclysmic.

Sekolah agama rakyat (SAR) yang menjadi tumpuan media dan ahli politik, kini turut "dikunjungi" anggota polis cawangan khas. Persatuan Kebangsaan Sekolah Agama Malaysia mendapat aduan dari sekolah-sekolah terbabit mengenai perkara itu.

Umno Youth and its 'enlightened leaders' may want to keep mum, but M BAKRI MUSA and DIN MERICAN are taking stock of what the police raid o­n Malaysiakini.com has done to the image of the country and race.

An opposition party takes up the gauntlet thrown down by the Election Commission to meet over allegations that the latter is not neutral.

President Bush claims many countries are eagerly responding to his clarion call but a new report states otherwise. It accuses the US of employing pressure - in the form of carrots and sticks- to garner support.