Archive - 8 May 2003

Mandatory DNA sampling for criminals, suspects on the cards

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.
Unit khas siasat isu Azimi-Kadir

Unit khas siasat isu Azimi-Kadir

Umno pusat menyerahkan kepada Pergerakan Pemuda Umno untuk menyelesaikan pertelingkahan di antara penyokong ketua Pemuda dan ketua bahagian Umno Kulim/Bandar baru.
Bank officers union calls off picket

Bank officers union calls off picket

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

Reform electoral system before it loses legitimacy: academics

Reform electoral system before it loses legitimacy: academics

Cut Electoral Commission civil-service appointees. Lift ban o­n political rallies. Increase the campaigning period...these are some of the recommendations made by an academic research body after a two-year study.
Kehadiran Anwar: kini terpulang kepada polis

Kehadiran Anwar: kini terpulang kepada polis

Jabatan Penjara telah bersetuju untuk membenarkan bekas timbalan perdana menteri Anwar Ibrahim menyempurnakan upacara akad nikah anaknya perempuannya di kediamannya di Damansara esok, sekiranya tiada bantahan daripada pihak polis.
Abdullah ready to meet Hadi on vice cops allegation

Abdullah ready to meet Hadi on vice cops allegation

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says 'yes' to Terengganu Menteri Besar Abdul Hadi Awang's request to meet him o­n allegations of vice cops.
Pak Lah says bumi businessmen in Penang need help

Pak Lah says bumi businessmen in Penang need help

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi concedes that Penang bumiputeras are not performing up to expectation in economic activities and need help to enhance their income level.
Msia posts better than expected industrial output in March

Msia posts better than expected industrial output in March

Malaysia today reported better than expected industrial output growth in March of five percent from a year earlier but analysts said a slowdown was likely in the second quarter.
Malaysian banks launch campaign to boost Internet banking

Malaysian banks launch campaign to boost Internet banking

Malaysian banks launch a three-month campaign to prod customers to switch to Internet banking while allaying fears over security risks
Govt plans research lab on new diseases after seeing worst of Sars

Govt plans research lab on new diseases after seeing worst of Sars

The government says it may have "seen the worst" of the Sars outbreak with no new probable cases reported in two weeks, and announce plans to set up a research laboratory to fight new diseases.
Local council ignores plea from poorer parts of PJ

Local council ignores plea from poorer parts of PJ

Complaints by the poorer segment of the PJ populace have gone unheard by the authorities in finalising future development plans. Now, it is o­nly a matter of time before long-time residents are displaced.
Mahathir gives thumbs-up to successor for two-month stint

Mahathir gives thumbs-up to successor for two-month stint

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
KLSE should announce big sellers each month

KLSE should announce big sellers each month

Foreign anti-incinerator groups should stay away

Foreign anti-incinerator groups should stay away

Tenaga, why so many power blackouts?

Tenaga, why so many power blackouts?

Pak Lahs domestic help policy decision commendable

Pak Lahs domestic help policy decision commendable

Mahathir years: 8 reasons why we're worse off

Mahathir years: 8 reasons why we're worse off

Nurul Izzah's wedding: Prison yes to Anwar, now up to cops

Nurul Izzah's wedding: Prison yes to Anwar, now up to cops

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.
Umno Youth becoming more intellectual?

Umno Youth becoming more intellectual?

Entire nation losers of NEP

Entire nation losers of NEP

Politicians not practising what they preach

Politicians not practising what they preach

MMA, stop misleading public on alternative health-care

MMA, stop misleading public on alternative health-care

I refer to the Malaysian Medical Association's recent announcement in the press that the public should be wary about various claims by herbal manufacturers o­n its effects o­n Sars. Frankly, it is about time the MMA to stop misleading the Malaysian public.
China pivotal in global bid to contain Sars

China pivotal in global bid to contain Sars

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.

Umno elders, a problem for younger leaders

Umno elders, a problem for younger leaders

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.

DAP: MIC must reject 'miserable'  wage deal for plantation workers

DAP: MIC must reject 'miserable' wage deal for plantation workers

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.
What price affirmative action? Part 1

What price affirmative action? Part 1

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.

Maybank reports profit rise

Maybank reports profit rise

The country's top bank Malayan Banking Bhd yesterday announced that its net profit for the nine months to March rose marginally to RM1.37 billion ringgit from a year ago o­n lower loan loss provisions.
Economist need not apologise

Economist need not apologise

As the BN, and the opposition as well, seemed to succeed in cobbling together a rant-and-bleat sycophancy over The Economist 's articles, equally striking is their bellyaching verbosity.
MIC: Its time the old guards leave

MIC: Its time the old guards leave

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.

Jadikan SRJK (T) sekolah bantuan penuh: Prim

Jadikan SRJK (T) sekolah bantuan penuh: Prim

Parti Reformasi Insan Malaysia (PRIM) sekali lagi menggesa Kementerian Pendidikan supaya menukar taraf kesemua sekolah Tamil yang sebahagian besarnya dalam keadaan yang daif, kepada sekolah bantuan penuh kerajaan.