Archive - 25 April 2003

Broga residents: Incinerator EIA wasting time, money

Broga residents: Incinerator EIA wasting time, money

Though dissatisfied over the handling of the EIA o­n the incinerator project in Broga, residents there say they have no other avenue to state their objections but through the due process of the study.

Four men jailed 20 years for killing prince's second wife

Four men jailed 20 years for killing prince's second wife

A High Court sentences four men to 20-years jail each for killing the second wife of a Perak prince.
Incinerator project returns to haunt Puchong residents

Incinerator project returns to haunt Puchong residents

A group of residents had thought they were safe from an incinerator, but a new draft plan of the city reveals that the problem could be returning to their backyard.
Honda expects to reach car sales target despite Sars

Honda expects to reach car sales target despite Sars

Japanese carmaker Honda said today the Sars outbreak has had a minimal impact so far o­n its Southeast Asian sales and expects to meet its 2003 sales target of 120,000 cars.
Commuter train service between Spore and Msia suspended

Commuter train service between Spore and Msia suspended

KTM today announced that its commuter train services between Singapore and Malaysia will be suspended indefinitely from May 5 because of falling passenger volume sparked by the Sars health scare.
MCA committee starts probe on Ongs triad duo

MCA committee starts probe on Ongs triad duo

The MCA disciplinary committee has yet to decide whether Youth chief o­ng Tee Keat will be punished for tarnishing the party's image. Instead, it now focuses o­n another related case - triad elements in the party.
Mahfuz: Kadar dividen rendah tanda pengurusan KWSP tidak cekap

Mahfuz: Kadar dividen rendah tanda pengurusan KWSP tidak cekap

Kemerosotan berterusan bayaran dividen KWSP sejak enam tahun lalu adalah petunjuk kepada ketidakcekapan serta kegagalan pengurusan dan pelaburan dana tersebut, kata Dewan Pemuda PAS Pusat
Probe on smuggled woman with apparent Sars symptoms

Probe on smuggled woman with apparent Sars symptoms

The authorities are investigating a 20-year-old woman with apparent Sars symptoms who was arrested for trying to sneak in from Singapore while another four new suspected cases were reported today.
Democracy will decide Iraqs future

Democracy will decide Iraqs future

Veteran journalist and political activist Khalid Jaafar shares his views o­n post-Saddam Hussein Iraq in this Q&A with malaysiakini .
20 years of nerve gas and oil

20 years of nerve gas and oil

Twenty years ago, the US tried to court Saddam for oil; today, military might did the trick. What changed? Certainly not the US chemical weapons bought by Iraq then and now. But back then, this was just a 'PR problem'; now, it's a golden goose.
Taking Iraq oil chief job (if offered) contradicts anti-war stand

Taking Iraq oil chief job (if offered) contradicts anti-war stand

Sucking up to the West is no way to earn respect

Sucking up to the West is no way to earn respect

Wanted: Journalists to cover local battlefield

Wanted: Journalists to cover local battlefield

NST attack on Syed Hamid could be political

NST attack on Syed Hamid could be political

Police may question MAS staff over porn movie

Police may question MAS staff over porn movie

Police are planning to question employees of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) after pornographic videos featuring people wearing its cabin crew uniforms surfaced here, an investigator said today.
Wartawan dihalang buat liputan perasmian mesyuarat Umno

Wartawan dihalang buat liputan perasmian mesyuarat Umno

Mesyuarat perwakilan Umno Bahagian Kulim/Bandar Baharu dirasmikan sendiri oleh Ketua Bahagian itu, Datuk Paduka Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, tetapi wartawan dihalang buat liputan.
Johoreans health vs Singapore dollar

Johoreans health vs Singapore dollar

Judges in Anwars appeal do have a choice

Judges in Anwars appeal do have a choice

Only judges can save Anwar, not Pak Lah

Only judges can save Anwar, not Pak Lah

Umnos top two posts will be unelected

Umnos top two posts will be unelected

They're just Arabic names, not religious terms

They're just Arabic names, not religious terms

Ipoh hospital staff warded for suspected Sars

Ipoh hospital staff warded for suspected Sars

A hospital attendant has been warded for fear of infection by the potential deadly disease which has killed 263 people worldwide. Health Ministry reports three other new suspected cases.
Rencana Dusuki Ahmad didakwa hina agama Hindu dan Kristian

Rencana Dusuki Ahmad didakwa hina agama Hindu dan Kristian

Pemuda Pusat Keadilan mendesak setiausaha politik perdana menteri, Datuk Dusuki Ahmad meminta maaf kerana mendakwa rencana tulisannya menghina masyarakat beragama Hindu dan Kristian.
Q&A: Suhakam plagued with complaints on ISA abuse

Q&A: Suhakam plagued with complaints on ISA abuse

The credibility of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) in its fledgling years was further battered when controversial former attorney-general Abu Talib Othman was appointed to lead the human rights body exactly o­ne year ago. Was the general scepticism justified?
Mesyuarat cawangan dan bahagian Keadilan diteruskan

Mesyuarat cawangan dan bahagian Keadilan diteruskan

Sementara menunggu parti baru gabungan Keadilan-Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) diluluskan, semua cawangan dan bahagian parti Keadilan akan bermesyuarat seperti biasa mulai bulan depan.
PSM: Minimum wage deal for plantation workers unacceptable

PSM: Minimum wage deal for plantation workers unacceptable

A political party says the o­nly way to enhance plantation workers' living standards is by shutting down the plantation industry and giving the workers the land.
Abu Talib: Suhakam will not ask for enforcement powers

Abu Talib: Suhakam will not ask for enforcement powers

Former attorney-general Abu Talib Othman was appointed Suhakam chief exactly o­ne year ago yesterday. He told malaysiakini in an exclusive interview that he found his task "very challenging".
Church leaders optimistic Iban Bible ban will be lifted

Church leaders optimistic Iban Bible ban will be lifted

Church leaders emerged from Tuesday's meeting with Acting Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi o­n a happy note. A decision has been made regarding the ban o­n Bup Kudus.