Archive - 29 April 2003

A DAP state rep spells out five reasons why Selangor MB Mohd Khir Toyo is unqualified for the job. This ranges from comments about prostitutes to allegations of corruption.

The Health Ministry was today asked to consider a special compensation scheme for dedicated healthcare workers who are treating suspected and probable Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) patients.

While the Sars outbreak is showing sighs of abating in some countries, all indications point to the need for vigilance to stop its spread in others.

And if he succeeds, the 42-year-old leader may o­ne day be in the running for the party top post and the premiership.

PBDS headquarters won't release the annual returns of some 150 branches to the Masing-Sng faction, irking the latter who describes this as being high-handed.

Peralihan kuasa dalam pucuk pimpinan Umno Oktober ini akan membuka peluang kepada pemimpin baru untuk meningkatkan kedudukan mereka dalam parti. Antaranya ialah Datuk Hishamuddin Hussein yang dikatakan berminat bertanding jawatan naib presiden.

A staff transfer in the MCA headquarters is allegedly due to the party's internal feud.

Kes penyokong Umno menumbuk Pengarah Bomba dan Penyelamat Kelantan telah selesai apabila kedua-dua belah pihak bersetuju untuk menarik balik laporan polis.

Acting premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrived in Bangkok today to attend the special Asean leaders meeting o­n the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) outbreak.

Top military chiefs from Malaysia, Singapore, Britain, Australia and New Zealand - which make up the 32-year-old Five Power Defence Arrangements - express concern over the security threat posed by North Korea's nuclear capacity at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Broga residents want health and environmental issues to be addressed in the detailed EIA for the proposed incinerator, including evacuation procedures for residents.

Paris-based retail giant Carrefour records its first profit in Malaysia after starting operations in 1994, says a report.

The Jews were the main driving force behind the war o­n Iraq as the latter posed a significant threat to Israel, claims o­ne analyst.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is well-known for his prickly relationship with the foreign media, but will this be true of his successor as well?

Petikan rencana majalah The Economist yang dilapor memperkecilkan sumbangan Dr Mahathir Mohamad, kini diedar menerusi Internet dan di fotostat untuk bacaan umum. Tidakkah tindakan pemimpin Umno mengecam majalah itu telah memberi publisiti percuma kepadanya? AMAN RAIS mengulas lanjut mengenainya.

Like many Malaysians, I was taken aback and saddened that the immigration department is going ahead to implement a policy of ensuring that the Muslim maids are employed by Muslims and vice versa

MG Pandithan tidak pernah berputus asas dalam usahanya untuk membawa partinya Parti Progresif India (IPF), menyertai Barisan Nasional (BN). Bagaimanapun, presiden Parti Progresif Rakyat (PPP), Datuk M Kayveas menyifatkanya sebagai angan-angan kosong.