Archive - 12 April 2003

Media urged to fight corruption and drug abuse

Media urged to fight corruption and drug abuse

Both the Anti-Corruption Agency and National Narcotics Agency say the media should help to increase public awareness about the problems they are combatting.
Bar Council backs Suhakams ISA plan

Bar Council backs Suhakams ISA plan

The Bar Council is the latest organisation to join the growing list of supporters for Suhakam's call to repeal the ISA and replace it with a more comprehensive security law.
Freedom and diversity cure to varsity problems: UM board chief

Freedom and diversity cure to varsity problems: UM board chief

Is there a cure for all the problems faced by universities that have been widely discussed in recent years? A top Universiti Malaya official believes so.
Stay clear of party politics, minister reminds students

Stay clear of party politics, minister reminds students

The rule stays. Education Minister Musa Mohamad reiterates that university students should not get involved in party politics as this may jeopardise their priorities in life.
US human rights report: Serious problems remain in Malaysia

US human rights report: Serious problems remain in Malaysia

Another report o­n human rights in Malaysia says the country still faces "some serious problems", ranging from disrespect for individual political right to curbs o­n civil liberties.
Saddam's fall: a warning to the Third World

Saddam's fall: a warning to the Third World

Dictators and tyrants of the South will do well to heed the cautionary tale presented by the fall of their Iraqi counterpart: that they are all potential victims of US 'liberation' and intervention, warns FARISH A NOOR.
Sars forces Malaysia Airlines to cancel 716 flights

Sars forces Malaysia Airlines to cancel 716 flights

Malaysia Airlines has cancelled 716 flights o­n 14 routes from April to June amid the global SARS health scare, it said in a statement today. Singapore, Hong Kong, and destinations in China are among the routes affected.
Sambutan pembebasan Anwar 14 April

Sambutan pembebasan Anwar 14 April

Ahli dan penyokong parti Keadilan dinasihatkan supaya mengelak dari terbabit
dalam sebarang perhimpunan yang boleh dijadikan alasan untuk melabelkan
Keadilan dengan imej yang tidak baik yang akan menjejaskan keselamatan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The final target: Saddam's hometown of Tikrit

The final target: Saddam's hometown of Tikrit

The US is preparing for the final major military operation of the war in Iraq, an assault o­n President Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. But signs were increasing today that an all-out attack might not be necessary amid indications that defenses in the city were crumbling.