Archive - 2 May 2003

ACA calls in DAPs Teng over corruption claims

ACA calls in DAPs Teng over corruption claims

Selangor DAP state rep Teng Chang Khim is to give a statement to the ACA tonight over his allegations of corruption against Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo in the state legislative assembly o­n Tuesday.
NEAC sends letter of rebuttal to the Economist

NEAC sends letter of rebuttal to the Economist

But will the London-based magazine publish the letter which purportedly corrects some "glaring factual errors" contained in its extensive and critical report o­n Malaysia?

Latest sedition conviction a blow to press freedom

Latest sedition conviction a blow to press freedom

Harakah editor Zulkifli Sulong's conviction under the Sedition Act today has been described as a "blow to press freedom".

Drug ban: Fomca offers legal help to consumers

Drug ban: Fomca offers legal help to consumers

It's a bitter pill, says Fomca of the Health Ministry's shortcomings highlighted in the recent ban o­n healthcare products from an Australian company. It reminds the bureaucrats that human lives are at stake.
No local Sars transmission, ministry insists

No local Sars transmission, ministry insists

Even with two deaths and 760 people quarantined in Sarawak, the Health Ministry says there is still no local Sars transmission. It's good to quarantine people as they feel safer, a ministry official explains.
Experts: Journalists, not government, will control media council

Experts: Journalists, not government, will control media council

Since two-thirds of it would constitute journalists, panelist at a forum o­n the media council say this will ensure that the body is free of government control.
Corporate monopoly over drugs and lives

Corporate monopoly over drugs and lives

Aliens have the right to seek counsel too

Aliens have the right to seek counsel too

Religious ruling: Let the maids decide

Religious ruling: Let the maids decide

Home Ministry should learn from Iban Bible ban mistake

Home Ministry should learn from Iban Bible ban mistake

Better be a hermit than ban a book out of confusion

Better be a hermit than ban a book out of confusion

Pegawai MPSJ didakwa pukul penjaja

Pegawai MPSJ didakwa pukul penjaja

DAP minta Suhakam siasat kejadian pegawai Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSK) yang didakwanya telah bertindak ganas terhadap dua penjaja di USJ 3 Selasa lalu
Politicians sulk in reaction to the Economist

Politicians sulk in reaction to the Economist

Economist complainants ought to read it first

Economist complainants ought to read it first

Inability to rebut Economist signals our mediocrity

Inability to rebut Economist signals our mediocrity

Trade surplus in March up as exports hit 28-month high

Trade surplus in March up as exports hit 28-month high

The country's trade surplus in March rose 27.8 percent from a year ago to RM6.28 billion as exports hit a 28-month high.

Harakah editor fined RM5,000 for sedition

Harakah editor fined RM5,000 for sedition

Zulkifli Sulong says the conviction which comes o­n the eve of World Press Freedom Day would bode ill for the struggle in this country. He is nevertheless glad for not being jailed.
Mohd Khir, Zulkifli - Umno Youths next top guns?

Mohd Khir, Zulkifli - Umno Youths next top guns?

While Dr Mohd Khir's MB post makes him the best possible candidate for the post, Zulkifli Alwi is said to be a key personality in the movement who shares a close rapport with members.
Prim: AG should call for inquests into police shootings

Prim: AG should call for inquests into police shootings

Following another fatal police shooting last month, a yet-to-be-registered party which campaigns against police brutality wants the Attorney-General to call for inquests into all the six deaths since the year began.
Press freedom irrelevant after Iraq, says Zam

Press freedom irrelevant after Iraq, says Zam

Deputy Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin is a known critic of the 'foreign' concepts of press freedom. O­n the eve of World Press Freedom Day, he claims another score with his view of foreign news reporting of the recent Iraq war.
Zulkifli Alwi calon naib ketua Pemuda?

Zulkifli Alwi calon naib ketua Pemuda?

Penolong setiausaha Pemuda Umno, Zulkifli Alwi disebut-sebut bakal dicalon sebagai naib ketua pergerakan itu, sekiranya Datuk Hishamuddin Hussein dan naibnya Datuk Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir masing-masing bertanding bagi jawatan naib presiden dan ahli majlis tertinggi.
Lift ban on holy books, Dapsy tells ministry

Lift ban on holy books, Dapsy tells ministry

DAP Socialist Youth says that no religion should have a monopoly o­n language and calls o­n the government to retract a ban o­n 13 Christian publications as well other Muslim books.
Pak Lah: Banks should restructure loans for customers affected by Sars, war

Pak Lah: Banks should restructure loans for customers affected by Sars, war

Business affected by the war and Sars outbreak should be given special consideration and the acting premier is asking banks to restructure their loans to help these customers.
Msia should meet the challenges of a different America

Msia should meet the challenges of a different America

Describing the war in Iraq as "a watershed in the global system", senior Malaysian specialist in international relations and foreign affairs, Professor Lee Poh Ping shares his insights in this interview with malaysiakini .
Normalising death and disease

Normalising death and disease

Human health disasters such as the Sars outbreak have the worst impact o­n marginalised communities who are unable to afford medical help.
Govt to install Sars-detecting thermal imaging at checkpoints

Govt to install Sars-detecting thermal imaging at checkpoints

Thermal imaging systems will soon be introduced at the country's borders and airports to screen all travellers for Sars symptoms.