Archive - 4 March 2003

Mind the message, not the messenger

Mind the message, not the messenger

Berita Minggu - a pot calling the kettle black

Berita Minggu - a pot calling the kettle black

Up to parents (not politicians) to shut down SAR

Up to parents (not politicians) to shut down SAR

Free press is about free market of ideas

Free press is about free market of ideas

If UN resolution is non-binding, why call it a resolution?

If UN resolution is non-binding, why call it a resolution?

The truth from Ting on Umno-MCA dynamics

The truth from Ting on Umno-MCA dynamics

Transitions: a taste of his own medicine

Transitions: a taste of his own medicine

Musa Aman to replace Chong as Sabah CM

Musa Aman to replace Chong as Sabah CM

Sabah Umno liaison chairperson Musa Aman was today named as the new Sabah chief minister, replacing Chong Kah Kiat whose two-year term ends o­n March 27.
No changes allowed in Transitions after posting

No changes allowed in Transitions after posting

Clarification from NST writer

Clarification from NST writer

Mahathir leaves for Qatar OIC summit

Mahathir leaves for Qatar OIC summit

'Chua, how can you sleep peacefully?':  Kit Siang

'Chua, how can you sleep peacefully?': Kit Siang

As the number of dengue related deaths continue to mount, DAP chief Lim Kit Siang ponders how the health minister is able to sleep peacefully.
Ahli tinggalkan Umno kerana tidak puashati

Ahli tinggalkan Umno kerana tidak puashati

Umno Bahagian Peringat mendakwa segelintir ahli Umno bahagian itu telah menyertai pembangkang baru-baru ini kerana tidak puashati dengan keputusan berhubung kedudukan mereka dalam parti.
PM to present integrity awards to ex-ministers, former bank governor

PM to present integrity awards to ex-ministers, former bank governor

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will present Transparency International Malaysia's National Integrity Medals posthumously to two former ministers and a national bank governor in June.
Knock, knock, any election commissioner home? Kerk to come a-calling

Knock, knock, any election commissioner home? Kerk to come a-calling

With time running out for DAP, the opposition party intends to go knocking o­n the doors of all members of the Election Commission to challenge the proposed changes to the redelineation of Kota Melaka.
Labour group: Indonesia's ban on sending female workers abroad impractical

Labour group: Indonesia's ban on sending female workers abroad impractical

Last year, the Indonesian government failed to protect its citizens who are affected by Malaysia's anti-illegal-immigrant drive. This year, it tries to protect its female workers by banning them from working abroad, but that too is not well-received.

Keadilan leader to file defamation suit against daily

Keadilan leader to file defamation suit against daily

Keadilan leader Raja Kamaruddin Raja Wahid plans to file a defamation suit against a local English daily over a report, which allegedly tried to link Keadilan to a terrorist network.
Iraqi opposition, US differ on post-Saddam plan

Iraqi opposition, US differ on post-Saddam plan

Already facing widespread opposition to a war o­n Iraq, the United States complicates matters further by locking horns with the Iraqi opposition over the nature of a post-Saddam administration.
PBDS: Stay on to avoid split, president urged

PBDS: Stay on to avoid split, president urged

Fearing a leadership struggle and a split in PBDS, 13 party branches are asking president Leo Moggie to defer his decision to step down.
Gegar jawab tuduhan memburukkan SAR

Gegar jawab tuduhan memburukkan SAR

Gerakan Bertindak Umat Selamatkan Sekolah Agama Rakyat (Gegar) mendakwa fitnah terhadap sekolah agama rakyat (SAR) semakin berleluasa dan melampau, dan pihaknya kini menerbitkan sebuah buku kecil bagi menangkis segala tuduhan itu.
Taking over Msia a piece of cake for PM-in-waiting

Taking over Msia a piece of cake for PM-in-waiting

Abdullah's ambitions at the moment are confined to a spacious office between the national religion, exemplified in an imposing mosque, and the office of a national icon, Mahathir, in Putrajaya, a new administrative capital of lakes, domes and spires a half-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur.
War on Iraq could put strain on Islamic governments: Pak Lah

War on Iraq could put strain on Islamic governments: Pak Lah

Sixty-three-year-old Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who will take over the leadership of the country in October, spells out in a rare interview with AFP his views o­n global and regional tensions, terrorism, Islam and the economy.
Cricket is war by other means

Cricket is war by other means

No sporting event can better prove the Orwellian thesis - that games between national teams are a continuation of war by other means - than a clash o­n the cricket pitch between eternal rivals India and Pakistan.