Archive - 28 February 2003

To ensure a o­ne-on-one fight with the ruling party in the general election to come, Keadilan has formed a three-member committee to sort out seat allocations with DAP.

The police are again in the spotlight for their treatment of detainees. This time two cousins are said to have been assaulted in custody, released and then rearrested while seeking treatment.

The Attorney-General's Chambers decides after two months to prosecute two policemen for the alleged rape of a Sabah minor while she was mistakenly detained in an immigration detention centre.

Petrol and diesel prices will be raised slightly from tomorrow amid a surge in global oil prices, a senior minister said today.

Tindakan tegas anggota penguatkuasa Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais) berjaya menghalang penduduk di Bandar Baru Bangi dari menunaikan solat Jumaat di tapak surau telah dirobohkan awal bulan ini untuk dijadikan Tadika Kemas.

The US is peddling a snake oil war. Any takers out there besides the UK? HARUN RASHID casts a disbelieving eye o­n these "men of middling mentality" and says, "no thanks".

I write to tell readers of a life-threatening situation my son went through. A week after Hari Raya he had prolonged fever. I immediately suspected dengue. I was very lucky that my sister-in-law is a medical doctor

Ships plying the narrow Malacca Straits are advised to be o­n a lookout for dozens of floating containers that fell into the sea after two ships collided off the Johor coast, an official said today.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad launched another assault o­n Australia today, accusing Prime Minister John Howard of backing war o­n Iraq with no thought for the civilians who would be killed.

Malaysia has rejected an appeal to reconsider the ban o­n the Hollywood film Daredevil starring Ben Affleck because it contains "excessive violence," officials said today.

What does Umno Youth think of malaysiakini ? Many would expect an ugly answer after what happened last month. However, the same person who lodged the police report against malaysiakini thinks otherwise.

NAM Kuala Lumpur has ended and o­ne big worry for many of its presidents and prime ministers was how to fight what they see as a new form of colonialism in the age of globalisation.

It has been more than a month since police raided malaysiakini but statements of support are still pouring in and the voices crying out for press freedom are getting louder. Here is the latest statement from Aliran, Hakam and Suaram which is also endorsed by 48 other NGOs.