Archive - 27 May 2003

Proton unveils major revamp to gear up for Afta

Proton unveils major revamp to gear up for Afta

National carmaker Proton unveiled a major restructuring that will allow it to expand its businesses to gear up for market liberalisation in two years.
MAS employee lodges second report on weight-cheating claim

MAS employee lodges second report on weight-cheating claim

Will Malaysia Airlines' wall of silence over allegations of 'weight-cheating' by a Dhaka-based freight company be breached by a second police report?

Remarks racist, quit now, minister told

Remarks racist, quit now, minister told

Barisan Alternatif members have demanded the resignation of Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, for accusing the Chinese community of disloyalty to the nation.
Penolakan akujanji: PAS tidak keseorangan

Penolakan akujanji: PAS tidak keseorangan

Parti pembangkang keliru dengan dakwaan Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah kononnya PAS menolak akujanji SPR kerana parti itu "takutkan bayang-bayang sendiri", kerana BN juga dilaporkan tidak bersetuju dengan cadangan itu.
AIM intensifies campaign to secure freedom for ISA 6

AIM intensifies campaign to secure freedom for ISA 6

Human rights advocates, political parties and families of reformasi activists have launched a series of events to draw attention to the plight of those detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
Spore calls for better cooperation on Sars

Spore calls for better cooperation on Sars

Singapore urges greater cooperation with Malaysia in the fight to contain Sars, calling for avoidance of "recriminations" over alleged exports of the disease from the city-state to its larger neighbor.
Msia, military allies to proceed with war games despite Sars scare

Msia, military allies to proceed with war games despite Sars scare

A joint land, sea and air exercise next month by military allies Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Britain will proceed despite the Sars scare.
Indian IT professional detained at KLIA

Indian IT professional detained at KLIA

Two months after the Palm Court incident, where Indian IT professionals were mistakenly arrested as illegal immigrants, another Indian IT worker has been detained.
Fate of ISA detainees - the countdown begins

Fate of ISA detainees - the countdown begins

The government is under intense pressure as the deadline draws near for the expiry of detention orders issued under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for six reformasi activists.
Umno looking forward to a weak MCA?

Umno looking forward to a weak MCA?

DiGi boosts technlogy to keep up with 3G race

DiGi boosts technlogy to keep up with 3G race

DiGi Telecommunications says it will spend up to RM200 million to boost its technological capabilities amid stiffer competition.
Political stability depends on power-sharing formula

Political stability depends on power-sharing formula

Puas diminta penuhi janji kepada pengguna

Puas diminta penuhi janji kepada pengguna

NUTPs internal investigations highly irregular

NUTPs internal investigations highly irregular

Ong needs to regain what MCA has lost

Ong needs to regain what MCA has lost

Change our race-based voting habits

Change our race-based voting habits

VCD haram: Jangan hukum artis yang malang

VCD haram: Jangan hukum artis yang malang

Kami, yang bertandatangan di bawah, berasa gusar dengan hasrat Kementerian Penerangan dan Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) untuk mengambil tindakan larangan ('gam') seorang artis wanita yang didakwa terbabit dalam satu rakaman cakera padat video (VCD).
Police bust ring, seize two million pirated VCDs

Police bust ring, seize two million pirated VCDs

The police crippled a pirated film distribution ring and seized nearly two million pirated VCDs and DVDs with a street value of about RM30 million.
Govt seeks to hike foreign student numbers to 50,000

Govt seeks to hike foreign student numbers to 50,000

Malaysia will set up education bureaus in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Middle East and South Africa as it competes with neighbouring Singapore to woo foreign students.
Dont ban actress in porn VCD, ministry told

Dont ban actress in porn VCD, ministry told

Eight Malay activists say the actress, whose intimate moments with her husband became public after a VCD featuring them was sold widely, is a victim and should not be punished.
SPR diminta telus kendalikan pilihanraya

SPR diminta telus kendalikan pilihanraya

Pergerakan Pemuda Keadilan menggesa Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR) menumpukan kepada tugasan yang lebih mustahak seperti membersihkan daftar pemilih daripada pengundi hantu dan memudahkan kaedah kaedah pendaftaran.

Defence Ministry buys new fleet of aircraft

Defence Ministry buys new fleet of aircraft

The government's arms expansion continues with the purchase of a fleet of used jet fighters and 12 new helicopters.
Neo-cons move quickly on Iran

Neo-cons move quickly on Iran

Reports that top officials in the Bush administration will meet today to discuss US policy towards Iran, including possible efforts to overthrow its government, mark a major advance in the campaign by neo-conservatives in and out of the administration.

Civil society should rescue Arab-US ties

Civil society should rescue Arab-US ties

Journalists, businessmen and academics have a duty to reduce the dangerous gap between America's stated intentions in the Middle East and the reality that has generated growing animosity in the Arab world.