Archive - 16 June 2003

The police have yet to establish any link while Ong Ka Ting says MCA is free of vice and its members are law abiding citizens.

The World Health Organisation hopes that within a few months the outbreak of the deadly Sars virus will be completely under control, a spokesman said today.

eksklusif Utusan khas Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu (PBB) Tan Sri Razali Ismail mengecam Asean kerana tidak mempunyai keupayaan politik untuk mengubah keadaan di Burma, terutamanya lanjutan perkembangan terkini di negara itu.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's former official residence in Kuala Lumpur will be preserved to show the "simple life" he led and the small bedroom he slept in despite heading the government for 22 years.

Four of the ex-ISA 6 were at Parliament House this morning to thank MPs for the support they had received while being held under the security law, which provides for detention without trial.

The Japanese engineering giant reportedly tasked to build the controversial incinerator in Broga, claims it has not retrenched its employees, among other allegations.

The public outrage provoked by recent scandals involving appointed local council officials has brought discussion back as to whether such posts should be filled through elections instead.

No-frills airline AirAsia has crossed the final hurdle to roping in foreign investors and will make an announcement in two weeks.

Di awal tulisan saya, memang saya insafi bahawa ulasan seseorang mengenai sesuatu perkara akan diwarnai oleh fahaman dan prinsip yang dipegangnya. Saya cuba membawa pembaca melihat bahawa polemik mengenai peranan agama dalam menangani HIV/Aids tidak semudah "progressives lawan obscurantists" dengan menjelaskan siapakah mereka yang digelar "obscurantists".

Pemangku ketua Pemuda Keadilan Zahid Md Arip, kesal dengan pelbagai khabar angin yang timbul yang melibatkan Ketua Pemuda Keadilan Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor.

Allegations that Malaysia's palm oil industry kills orang-utans is a "malicious" smear campaign by competitors in the developed world, says Primary Industries Minister Lim Keng Yaik.

French oil company Total has suspended exploration work in an oil block off Borneo island due to a territorial dispute between Malaysia and Brunei.

It was a case of all parties coming to court prepared for an appeal hearing - only to find out that important documents were missing from the records. The search is on.

The Sars outbreak had a devastating effect on the country's tourism industry, cutting tourist arrivals by more than half in April.

Vietnam's state-owned oil and gas giant PetroVietnam signed a deal with Malaysia's Petronas and Pertamina of Indonesia to exploit an oil block in Malaysian waters.

The United States may finally give the junta an overdue lesson on the economic pain such punitive measures can bring.

Frustrated Burmese Rohingyas tried this morning to bring attention to their plight as asylum seekers in Malaysia, but landed in trouble instead.

Masjid kini diceroboh kekuasaan. Malah, ada saranan untuk menceroboh bilik kita pula dalam keghairahan memerangi VCD lucah baru-baru ini! Sewenang-wenangnya semua ruang ini dipolitikkan" oleh kerajaan demi memanjangkan "tangan sotong" hegemoni.

Even as Asean ministers meet from today in the Cambodia capital of Phnom Penh, the regional body's credibility is at stake over how members deal with the Burma situation.

All eyes will be on the Asean ministerial talks which kick off today, as three issues loom large to test the regional body's mettle.