
Selangor tightens polygamy laws for Muslim men
Selangor is tightening its Islamic laws to make it tougher for Muslim men to take more wives. Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo says "there is nothing to fear if there is nothing to hide".

Selangor is tightening its Islamic laws to make it tougher for Muslim men to take more wives. Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo says "there is nothing to fear if there is nothing to hide".

DAP chief Lim Kit Siang takes a swipe at Deputy Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin's speech at a press forum describing it as "most ill-informed, illogical and conceited".

The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has been more successful in collecting taxes this year and Acting Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says, light heartedly, that it must be due to the effort of the board's taekwondo team.


Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will start work next week after returning last night from a two-month holiday abroad ahead of his retirement in October.

Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak directs the armed forces to step up sea patrols in eastern Sabah
to prevent arms smuggling following the seizure of a large arms cache in the area.

On World Press Freedom Day, the controversy over
The Economist's
special survey on Malaysia recently seems to provide establishment critics with a useful illustration of the general level of press intolerance by our leaders.


PBDS long-serving deputy president Daniel Tajem concedes that it will be an uphill battle for him against Dr James Masing in their tussle for the presidency. Observers say it's just setting the political psywar in motion.