
Mandatory DNA sampling for criminals, suspects on the cards
The government is studying a proposal for a central data bank to keep DNA records of criminals and suspects for easier anti-crime efforts.

The government is studying a proposal for a central data bank to keep DNA records of criminals and suspects for easier anti-crime efforts.

Umno pusat menyerahkan kepada Pergerakan Pemuda Umno untuk menyelesaikan pertelingkahan di antara penyokong ketua Pemuda dan ketua bahagian Umno Kulim/Bandar baru.

Abom calls off the picket scheduled today following a request from the director-general of the industrial relations department.




Abdullah Ahmad Badawi concedes that Penang bumiputeras are not performing up to expectation in economic activities and need help to enhance their income level.





Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today reiterated he would handover power to his deputy Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the end of October and praised his successor's performance during his absence






The prisons department has approved Anwar Ibrahim's request for a short reprieve on Friday afternoon to marry off his eldest daughter Nurul Izzah at his Damansara home. But the final green light must come from the police.





All countries will continue to be at risk of Sars unless the deadly disease is contained in China. As the death toll climbs, villagers are taking matters in their own hand.

There seems to be a growing friction between the younger leaders and the veterans of Umno. Party sources say this ongoing antagonism may cause a major blow in the party's efforts to regain lost votes in the next general election.

MIC, being the largest Indian-based party in the ruling coalition, must not turn its back on plantation workers. It must seek a better wage and housing deal for them, says opposition party DAP.

In this two-part series, M BAKRI MUSA recounts the evolution of the Malaysian education system and analyses the role affirmative actions have played in its development.



Even before the contest could begin, MIC's top leadership have returned unopposed. Some may say this is good for continuity but the party does need new faces and ideas to uplift the Indian community.
