Archive - 1 March 2003

Fifteen Keadilan members with plans to hold a barbeque gathering got a shock today when a 100-strong police contingent stopped them from even entering the venue. Worse still, o­ne was arrested for defying such an order.

Chinese primary schools are in a dilemma. How do they set questions for Science and Maths exams? Using English or the mother tongue? Since the government has not decided o­n this, the National Association Headmasters wants the Education Ministry to solve this problem fast.

The US now intends to make it a crime to protect innocent people from being killed. Under the new Patriot Act 11, US citizens acting as human shields in Iraq can be denied their constitutional rights and tried secretly as "enemy combatants".

Malaysiakini goes to Penang to explain and update supporters o­n the recent police raid as well as o­n the many challenges the o­nly independent o­nline media continues to face since its inception in 1999.

LDP defense hawks and the country's Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba were allegedly flirting with the idea of attacking North Korea before it pulls the nuclear trigger first, reveals a report, which also states that Japan was looking into the feasibility of joining the nuclear-weapons club even back in the 1990s.

Although Joseph Entulu is a known staunch supporter of party information chief and presidential challenger James Jemut Masing, his open declaration of support may open the flood gates for others to express similar vote of confidence o­n Masing.

An independent panel must be formed to look into the new grading system implemented by the examination council this year to ensure that all qualified students obtain entrance to public universities, says DAP chairperson Lim Kit Siang.

Going against the apparent anti-war sentiments, Dr Malik M Hasan, president of the Council of American Muslims For Understanding (CAMU), says the war against Iraq is necessary to save the lives of Iraqi Muslims in the future.