Archive - 12 May 2003

An anti-ISA movement today claims that the alleged assault o­n two reformasi activists detained under the controversial security law is the result of a series of provocative actions that may be used to extend their detention period.

The detainees also want the Home Ministry to respect the ISA review board's recommendation to release them.

MCA Kampar division secretary Wong Lee Wah's brush with the law may wreck his ambition of contesting in the coming general election and post additional problems for the ruling coalition's second biggest party.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder today urged members of the European Union to back plans for a common foreign and security policy to boost its voice in the global arena.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called today for a speedy removal of UN sanctions o­n war-torn Iraq and warned that terrorism and war must be prevented from evolving into a "new, blanket hatred" that could spark fresh violence.

A state councillor of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition in Penang has come out to support Suhakam's call to abolish the controversial Internal Security Act.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will travel to France for a meeting o­n the sidelines of the Group of Eightindustrialized countries summit.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder today launched Siemens' regional transportation hub here, giving Malaysia a big boost in its aim to become an industrial powerhouse.

The government today announced that foreign students from Sars-hit countries and Filipino workers who enter the country will be placed under a 10-day quarantine.

Blanche O'Leary, wife of PPP president and deputy minister M Kayveas, will be testifying o­n June 9 in a case involving her legal firm for alleged failure to pay a year's rent.

Some say it will help boost the chances of new candidates while others fear that such a pact would cause a fissure in the party.

Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR) sudah membuat persediaan bagi menghadapi pilihanraya negeri Sabah dan ianya telah mencetuskan spekulasi mengenai kemungkinan ianya diadakan lebih awal dari akhir Dewan Undangan Negeri, pada Mac tahun depan.

Sarawak National Party's (Snap) triennial general assembly this weekend will be a 'family affair' and all key posts are expected to be uncontested.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad should not play politics with the country's future in warning Malaysians of the danger of Pax Americana to re-colonise the nation, advised DAP chief Lim Kit Siang today.

Import duties of 46 percent may be slapped by the United States o­n TV sets imported from Malaysia.

The authorities said the ISA 6 were locked up because they were a threat to national security, now a political party says the six should be set free because they are under threat from camp authorities.

For Umno to thwart the threat from PAS, it has to create a new bumiputera lifestyle, o­ne that is based o­n meritocracy, o­n equal rights with all and for all communities.

Dalam siri tulisan yang lalu, FATHI ARIS OMAR menimbulkan isu kebisuan golongan terpelajar yang tidak terlibat dalam parti politik. Kali ini, beliau mendakwa mereka terkena penyakit 'ketewasan jiwa' seperti yang pernah berlaku di beberapa negara

Dr Mahathir Mahamad reminds Malaysians to remain united in fighting foreign colonisers. He warns that mere prayers will not stop the enemy from conquering us.

Now that the US has expressed its desire to weaken the United Nations politically and to create a new world order in which the former can become the sole, unrestrained power in the world, it will be important to watch how Europe responds.