Archive - 5 March 2003

The rival factions in NUBE are at it again. This time around comes an allegation that the faction led by Abdul Jalil Abdul Hamid is dabbling with union funds by operating an illegal account.

Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the wife of jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim said today she would lead a campaign to seek his release next month o­n the fourth anniversary of his sentencing for corruption.

The first draft of a code of practice for the Internet access service providers (IASP) is ready for public feedback before it is adopted to require the industry to, among others, protect personal information of users.

This is the fate that allegedly befell Inawati Korta, an Indonesian domestic worker whose eight months in Malaysia became a living hell at the hands of her employers.

A few days after MCA's anniversary celebration during which the president told members to unite and stay away from money politics, a new storm is brewing in the Youth wing over two allegedly clashing celebrations organised by the two feuding factions in the party.

The government warns our students in UK not to destroy their future by joining the Al-Hibul Islami Organisation, which is allegedly linked to PAS.

Vietnam will screen all labour-export companies sending workers to Malaysia to prevent a repeat of January's mass brawl between Vietnamese and Bangladeshi employees at a garment factory, officials said today.

Indonesia's ban o­n sending women workers abroad may be well intentioned but rights groups here warned that unless this is followed by meaningful government-to-government agreements, the workers may end up with more problems than before.

The upcoming judicial review and appeal hearing of ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's two cases will see Abdullah Ahmad Badawi walking a tightrope: whether to safeguard his image or risk incurring the wrath of his superior.

Menteri Besar Pahang, Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob diminta tetapkan tarikh untuk dua Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) pembangkang melihat dokumen sulit PAS yang didakwanya cuba menikam mereka dari belakang.

Thirty-four sub-contractors working o­n the third LNG plant in Bintulu are crying foul over non-payment for work done.

Anti-war protest in the US has taken a creative twist with artistes holding public readings of pacifist plays and poetry from modern and ancient times

Apakah Pergerakan Negara-Negara Berkecuali (NAM) boleh mempengaruhi keputusan badan dunia, khususnya dalam menghalang perang ke atas Iraq dan menyekat kekejaman Israel terhadap rakyat Palestin? LEE BAN CHEN mengupas hasil persidangan ke-13 NAM di Kuala Lumpur baru-baru ini dan meramalkan halatuju pertubuhan itu dalam menrealisasikan keputusan yang telah dicapai.

The o­ngoing globalisation process has also lent urgency to the need to resolve ethnic and national conflicts around the world. Sri Lanka and Aceh are two examples of such a development.