Archive - 28 May 2003

The first casualty in Asia's war against terror is human rights.

Upset family members of two Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees who recently claimed to have been assaulted have now turned the matter over to the police.

No surprises - the DAP central executive committee has put the Selangor branch in the hands of temporary guardians until August.

Two media activist groups are urging Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to act against the 'cartel' monopolising the Chinese newspaper market.

Amnesty International's 2003 annual report o­n Malaysia o­nce again highlights the government's restriction of fundamental human rights.

National carrier Malaysia Airlines launches a series of cheap domestic holiday packages to revitalise tourism and counter a fear of air travel due to the Sars outbreak.

Two opposition leaders in Sabah are separately taking the police and federal government to court for 'unlawful' arrests when they sought to assist villagers during last year's operation against illegal immigrants.

The battle for the leadership of Dayak-based PBDS is now in the hands of the credentials committee, which will verify the delegates who are eligible to vote.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad accepts Dr Ling Liong Sik's resignation as transport minister.

Apakah Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik dan Datuk Lim Ah Lek telah memperalatkan Jawatankuasa Pusat sebagai cap getah untuk melantik anak didik mereka sebagai pengganti presiden dan timbalan presiden MCA?

As anti-ISA campaigners step up efforts to secure the release of six political detainees, a group of Islamic scholars are also calling for their freedom as well as the return of political and civil rights to Malaysians.

The opposition Youth wing wants a single admission system for public universities and claims that the current system 'provides the illusion without the substance of meritocracy'.

A student from Penang is planning legal action against the police for excessive use of force resulting from a Saturday night encounter.

Pembangkang kini menggunakan pendekatan baru - membukukan maklumat mengenai dakwaan penyelewengan oleh agensi-agensi kerajaan - untuk diedarkan kepada rakyat dengan harga yang murah.

US Deputy Secretary of Defence Paul Wolfowitz will join British Defence Minister Geoffrey Hoon, Australian Defence Minister Robert Hill and their counterparts from Japan, India and Southeast Asia for two days of meetings.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a fierce critic of Western dominance in world affairs, leaves this week to join a dialogue o­n the sidelines of the G8 summit in o­ne of his last international appearances before stepping down in October.

Despite his physical disability, lack of education and money, o­ne man aimed for the sky and reached it.

The American presence in the Korean Peninsula makes no sense in the aftermath of the Cold War, raising the question if problems should be left to neighbouring countries to resolve.