Archive - 14 May 2003

UN special envoy for Burma Razali Ismail will make another visit, his 10th, to Rangoon next month. However, judging from past experience, few expect him to achieve much.

The Health Ministry reported two new suspected Sars cases today, both of which involved individuals who had recently visited Singapore.

Malaysia will host the World Conference of Islamic Scholars from July 10-12 to discuss challenges faced by Muslims in the globalisation era.

Pahang Mentri Besar Adnan Yaakob today defended the federal government's move to allow a second gaming centre in his state amid protests from the opposition Islamic party.

A female worker was rescued from seven years of living hell with her employer who broke her teeth with pliers, scalded her with boiling water and clipped clothes pegs o­n her private parts.

Malaysia has lifted requirements for Vietnamese foreign workers and tourists entering the country to undergo a 10-day quarantine and provide health documents to show they do not have Sars.

You call this a rebuttal? The much-vaunted government's response to the Economist fizzled like a wounded tiger snorting out its last puff of hot air.

Is there going to be a last-minute compromise to avoid a bruising leadership struggle in Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak? Party president Leo Moggie hopes so. But can he convince the two squabbling factions to stand down.

DAP MP Teresa Kok said political detainees should be treated better as they have committed no proven crime beyond their political differences with the government.

They had laboured for the company for up to 25 years. In the bid to boost productivity, the workers were told to work night shifts. When they refused, the company booted them out.

The government has bowed to pressure from environmental groups and will ban imports of sawn timber from neighbouring Indonesia from next month, a senior minister said yesterday.

The Home Ministry, which controls the circulation of publications, has finally released London-based Economist magazine for distribution. Not so lucky however is Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review .