Archive - 28 March 2003

Yen Yen: I did not mislead Ah Lek on PR issue

Yen Yen: I did not mislead Ah Lek on PR issue

Wanita MCA chief Dr Ng Yen Yen's past status as an Australian permanent resident continues to niggle despite a gag order o­n the issue. A former business partner also reveals her business affairs Down Under.
Suhakam goes global, DAP seizes opportunity

Suhakam goes global, DAP seizes opportunity

Even as Suhakam continues with its routine task of accepting complaints of human rights violations, it proposes to make a stand o­n the Iraq war.
Gempar: Tolak pembinaan pusat antipengganas di KL

Gempar: Tolak pembinaan pusat antipengganas di KL

Gabungan lapan pertubuhan pelajar menuntut supaya kerajaan menarik diri daripada Perjanjian Pertahanann Lima Negara (FPDA) kerana anggotanya - Australia dan British - kini bersekongkol dengan Amerika menyerang Iraq.
UN Security Council agrees on draft resolution for aid for Iraq

UN Security Council agrees on draft resolution for aid for Iraq

The United Nations Security Council has agreed o­n a draft resolution o­n humanitarian aid to Iraq which may be passed as early as today, said German Ambassador to the UN Gunter Plueger.
Malaysia still SARS-free, says Health Ministry

Malaysia still SARS-free, says Health Ministry

Assuaging public concerns following the rising number of SARS cases in neighbouring Singapore, the health ministry confirms that no case has been detected in Malaysia up to today.

RTM must ensure balance in news content, say media experts

RTM must ensure balance in news content, say media experts

While saying that Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) need not be apologetic about its role within the state machinery, mass communications experts suggest it should not deviate from its public service role either.
Pak Lah: US will not be allowed to remain in power in Iraq

Pak Lah: US will not be allowed to remain in power in Iraq

Once the war has ended, the US must withdraw its forces from Iraq or it will face the wrath of Malaysia and other countries, says Acting Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Civilians in Basra fired at by Iraqi forces

Civilians in Basra fired at by Iraqi forces

Iraqi citizens trying to flee the besieged Basra city are being shot by forces loyal to Saddam Hussein and an Iraqi official is claiming a high death toll in major cities as a result of the air raids by the coalition forces.
Ong Tee Keat terus dapat sokongan

Ong Tee Keat terus dapat sokongan

Sehingga ini, tujuh bahagian Pemuda MCA di Pulau Pinang dan Kedah telah membuat laporan polis berhubung dakwaan kongsi gelap dan politik wang dalam parti itu. Pemuda MCA Pahang akan membuat laporan yang sama esok.
Duo on SARS trace list dissatisfied with ops centre's service

Duo on SARS trace list dissatisfied with ops centre's service

The health ministry has issued an all-points bulletin for the whereabouts of 52 Malaysians who had stayed at the Metropole Hotel in Hong Kong at the time of the SARS outbreak. Two who tried to respond say they were given the runaround.
PR holders crave meritocracy

PR holders crave meritocracy

Domestic growth model - a pipe-dream

Domestic growth model - a pipe-dream

What the war has given Saddam

What the war has given Saddam

Blair stands firm despite opposition glare

Blair stands firm despite opposition glare

Malaysiakinis straight reporting misses the mark

Malaysiakinis straight reporting misses the mark

Umno Youth should lodge police report against US, UK

Umno Youth should lodge police report against US, UK

Capital idea. Whilst I am not unsympathetic to their aims in this matter, Umno Youth may lack a wee bit of credibility.

Broga group pledges national campaign on incinerator alternatives

Broga group pledges national campaign on incinerator alternatives

Accusations of "not-in-my-backyard" syndrome force community leaders to take a stand in explaining the motive behind the protest against the proposed mega-incinerator plant sited first in Puchong, and now in Broga.
Game of war from 'a little bit of this, a little bit of that'

Game of war from 'a little bit of this, a little bit of that'

Pentagon: 28 US servicemen killed, 17 missing

Pentagon: 28 US servicemen killed, 17 missing

While US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says nothing short of a total victory would be accepted, Pentagon reveals that 28 US servicemen have been killed in Iraq and the status of 17 others are unknown.
US media fail to ask: Where's the threat?

US media fail to ask: Where's the threat?

Incinerator: Contractors questionable record

Incinerator: Contractors questionable record

Landlord backs down, Malaysiakini to keep office

Landlord backs down, Malaysiakini to keep office

The standoff between malaysiakini and its landlord, PC Suria, is finally over. PC Suria has decided to allow the o­nline news provider to remain in its rented Bangsar Utama office for another two years.
Mufti: Umat Islam wajib berjihad jika berkemampuan

Mufti: Umat Islam wajib berjihad jika berkemampuan

Berjihad bagi mempertahankan martabat Islam, dengan apa cara sekalipun, adalah dituntut oleh agama terhadap mereka yang mampu berbuat demikian, kata seorang ulama.
Perang Iraq untungkan firma pembekal senjata

Perang Iraq untungkan firma pembekal senjata

Benarkah alasan utama Amerika Syarikat dan sekutunya menyerang Iraq ialah untuk membawa demokrasi ke negara itu? Jika benar, apakah Amerika dan sekutunya boleh menerima pemimpin yang dipilih secara demokrasi oleh rakyat negara itu, tetapi anti-Israel dan anti-Amerika. Ikutilah bahagia kedua rencana ini.
Soh lodges report on Lings plan to leak top-secret maps, names witnesses

Soh lodges report on Lings plan to leak top-secret maps, names witnesses

Soh Chee Wen lodges his first police report against Transport Minister Dr Ling Liong Sik for having allegedly abused his ministerial power and attempted to leak official secrets. The businessman also names two persons said to have witnessed this.

US to deploy 120,000 more troops

US to deploy 120,000 more troops

As President Bush vows that the campaign in Iraq will not end until victory is secured, the Pentagon announces that an additional 120,000 more troops will be deployed.
War on Iraq a great step backwards for humanity

War on Iraq a great step backwards for humanity

Quite apart from its political and economic costs, the war o­n Iraq also has the potential to split the world because it will fuel ethnic-based discrimination.
Not the time to eschew freedoms

Not the time to eschew freedoms

The real war being fought the world over is o­ne for civil liberties including the freedom of expression, writes SALBIAH AHMAD, who suggests that this is the true path to peace.
Tinjauan umum: RTM bawa propoganda BN

Tinjauan umum: RTM bawa propoganda BN

Ramai yang terkejut dengan kenyataan Datuk Zainuddin Maidin bahawa Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) bukan alat propoganda Umno sedangkan rancangan dan berita yang disiarkan jelas berpihak kepada parti pemerintah.