Archive - 7 April 2003

The acting premier claims that the general election will not be held before October. Opposition politicians offer their own interpretation of his statement.

Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail rises to the defence of the prosecution's star witness in the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial.

A Federal Court panel had found their initial 60-day detention unlawful, while the ISA review board recommended their release. So why are the reformasi activists still behind bars?

Encountering little resistance, the US troops today took control of two presidential palaces in Baghdad. There were more bad news for Saddam Hussein as his close advisor and first cousin "Chemical Ali" is now confirmed dead in a bomb attack.

Responding to criticism over the past week, Health Minister Chua Jui Meng claims that the government has done just as well as, if not better than, its Singapore counterpart in coping with Sars.

Six policemen were found to have acted beyond their powers while conducting a raid in Brickfields recently. Police chief Norian Mai says the guilty o­nes might be transferred out o­n top of any 'disciplinary actions' taken.

The debate over the pros and cons of incineration is an old o­ne. Proponents rely o­n technological arguments to promote their case, but so do 'incinerator-busters'.

Lembaga disiplin khas mendapati pihak polis melanggar prosedur sewaktu membuat serbuan terhadap rakyat India di empat blok pangsapuri di Brickfields awal bulan lalu.

KDN menjelaskan di Dewan Rakyat hari ini mengapa pihaknya menolak perakuan Lembaga Penasihat ISA supaya lima tahanan ISA dibebaskan dari kem tahanan Kemunting.

You can fool some people some of the time, but not all people all of the time - silence is not the option in dealing with crises in Malaysia.

Communities in Penang successfully gathered for peace yesterday as police maintained a hands-off approach for a change.

Kontroversi yang dicetuskan oleh Presiden Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PPP) Datuk M Kayveas yang menyarankan supaya sekolah Tamil ditutup, berterusan apabila satu lagi aduan polis dibuat terhadapnya berhubung perkara itu.

The invading forces led by the US today tightened their grip over Baghdad and Basra as the war against Iraq entered the 18th day. The Iraqi government however remained defiant, claiming that its troops are fighting back the enemy.

A parallel battle is being fought in the US-led war against Iraq to gain the psychological advantage, with the media becoming the pawn of the opposing military forces.

Acting Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi urged Malaysians not to panic over the country's first probable death from the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars).