Archive - 25 March 2003

Broga incinerator: international activists brief local residents

Broga incinerator: international activists brief local residents

What the government is not telling, the Broga residents get from international 'incinerator-busters'.

ACA investigating 25 key government leaders

ACA investigating 25 key government leaders

Frequently accused of selective investigation, the Anti-Corruption Agency proves otherwise, with 25 top civil servants in its crosshair as proof.
Dont use war as an excuse to lay off workers, warns ministry

Dont use war as an excuse to lay off workers, warns ministry

The Human Resources Ministry is warning employers not to cite the o­ngoing conflict in Iraq as an excuse to retrench workers due to economic uncertainty.
Ong: May date for EIA on incinerator plant

Ong: May date for EIA on incinerator plant

A detailed EIA report will determine whether or not work o­n the controversial incinerator project in Broga will commence, says O­ng Ka Ting.
Civil society groups demand more media coverage of issues

Civil society groups demand more media coverage of issues

Whose fault is it when views of civil society groups do not get highlighted in newspapers? Activists believe this has to do with bias, but editors of a local English-language daily place the blame elsewhere.

Not ready for freedom of information? Kit Siang vs Chor

Not ready for freedom of information? Kit Siang vs Chor

How can the government transform the country into a developed nation by 2020 if it persists in holding back intellectual development by stifling the press? asks DAP chairperson Lim Kit Siang.
Act against US and allies, urge regional Muslim group

Act against US and allies, urge regional Muslim group

A call goes out to the ummah to pray against the US and their allies in the war against Iraq, and step up the anti-war marches, among many actions.
Putuskan hubungan diplomatik dengan kerajaan Amerika-Britain

Putuskan hubungan diplomatik dengan kerajaan Amerika-Britain

FBI detains 30 Iraqis in US, interviews 5,000

FBI detains 30 Iraqis in US, interviews 5,000

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has detained about 30 Iraqis living in the United States and interviewed 5,000 more since the war against Iraq commenced last week.
World must say no to US aggression

World must say no to US aggression

Guess whos less popular than the Butcher of Baghdad?

Guess whos less popular than the Butcher of Baghdad?

PBDS leaders attempt to patch up differences

PBDS leaders attempt to patch up differences

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The PBDS is finding this out the hard way as leaders try to reach an amicable solution to the party's leadership problems.
Norian dedah enam kelemahan PDRM

Norian dedah enam kelemahan PDRM

Sempena sambutan Hari Polis hari ini, Yang di-Pertuan Agong menasihatkan anggota polis supaya mengamalkan cara hidup sederhana manakala Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Norian Mai mahu enam kelemahan utama PDRM diatasi segera.
BN and opposition Youth unite to protest war

BN and opposition Youth unite to protest war

The war o­n Iraq has brought together opposing political youth wings, which submitted a memorandum against the war to the US embassy today.

Too late for the leatherbacks

Too late for the leatherbacks

A war of deceit

A war of deceit

BN not the best, but the only choice

BN not the best, but the only choice

An open letter to the CJ

An open letter to the CJ

US colonel says sorry for shooting down British Tornado

US colonel says sorry for shooting down British Tornado

Humanitarian crisis looms in Iraq

Humanitarian crisis looms in Iraq

About 1.5 million residents of Basra, Iraq's second city, are facing humanitarian crisis following a military stand-off between the British army and the Iraqi troops, said the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Anwar's lawyer: AG's conduct in doubt

Anwar's lawyer: AG's conduct in doubt

In the appellate court today, former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's lawyers argued, among other points, that the trial judge had unfairly shifted the burden of conclusive proof o­nto the defence.
War on Iraq a 'cowardly' act: Mahathir

War on Iraq a 'cowardly' act: Mahathir

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday told a special session of parliament that the US-led attack o­n Iraq was a "cowardly and imperialist" act which would spark more terrorism.
US-led forces inching closer to a defiant Baghdad

US-led forces inching closer to a defiant Baghdad

Coalition forces, with the number of casualties increasing by the day, continues bombarding Iraqi capital Baghdad overnight while the republic's top diplomat at the UN warns of a long protracted war.
War tensions felt in far away South Pacific

War tensions felt in far away South Pacific

The Pacific islands are far away from the war o­n Iraq, but the conflict has been brought much nearer by the involvement of the region's political heavyweight, Australia.

The It Wasnt Me syndrome

The It Wasnt Me syndrome

By turning a deaf ear to the outrage of Indian nationals caught in a hunt for illegal immigrants recently, the police were singing the tune of a recent reggae hit.