Archive - 17 June 2003

Keupayaan kilang pembakar sampah kian diragui

Keupayaan kilang pembakar sampah kian diragui

Laporan media di Jepun, negara yang memiliki loji insinerator yang terbanyak di dunia, menunjukkan permintaan bagi pembinaan loji itu semakin merosot berikutan bantahan awam yang bimbangkan akibat buruk daripada penggunaannya.
UN official: Dont shrink from human rights scrutiny

UN official: Dont shrink from human rights scrutiny

The government should explain its human rights policies to the international community, says Param Cumaraswamy, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.
Nazri demands - and gets - open debate on MRSM closure

Nazri demands - and gets - open debate on MRSM closure

Unable to sufficiently have their say in Parliament on the closure of two colleges in Terengganu, the key actors have decided to take their debate outside.
Mandatory national service for those between 16-35

Mandatory national service for those between 16-35

The National Service Training (NST) bill also reveals a series of offences and punishments not only aimed at ensuring full participation but to also silence its critics.
ISA after Mahathir may be worse, predicts report

ISA after Mahathir may be worse, predicts report

The cynical view prevails among Malaysian human rights activists, who do not see the ISA being abolished any time soon. In the interim, strong checks and balances would ensure justice for those detained without trial.
Contracts with Airod to proceed, says ministry

Contracts with Airod to proceed, says ministry

Despite the aircraft maintenance company being accused of corruption, the deputy finance minister says a conclusion should not be drawn until the police complete their probe.
Harakah apologises, retracts offensive cartoon

Harakah apologises, retracts offensive cartoon

Under pressure from an incessant attack for the publication of an offensive cartoon, opposition party PAS' Harakah today issues an apology.

August deadline for bridge over Sungai Sarawak

August deadline for bridge over Sungai Sarawak

The Sarawak government says hitches that delayed a privatised bridge construction project have been worked out.
Manufacturing sales rise 4.9 percent in April

Manufacturing sales rise 4.9 percent in April

The country's manufacturing sales rose 4.9 percent in April from a year earlier to RM25.8 billion but were down 11 percent from March, official data showed today.
WHO lifts Taiwan Sars travel warning, Beijing stays on blacklist

WHO lifts Taiwan Sars travel warning, Beijing stays on blacklist

The World Health Organisation today lifted a warning against travel to Taiwan imposed because of the Sars epidemic, but said it was too soon to lift a similar advisory against Beijing
Dr M to warn of perils ahead at his final party conference

Dr M to warn of perils ahead at his final party conference

Dr Mahathir Mohamad will warn Umno delegates of the need for unity among the majority Malay population in the face of a growing threat to the party from PAS.
Do the right thing Pak Lah

Do the right thing Pak Lah

It is in his own interest that the incoming prime minister makes the politically correct choice for his deputy and the reason for this can be found in Umno's past.
Pelajar: USM perlu perjelas kes pelajar bunuh diri

Pelajar: USM perlu perjelas kes pelajar bunuh diri

ISA 7 students will test ISA campaign solidarity

ISA 7 students will test ISA campaign solidarity

Root out seeds of discord in schools

Root out seeds of discord in schools

National service will not bridge racial divide

National service will not bridge racial divide

Waste tax funds on more patriotic projects

Waste tax funds on more patriotic projects

Research development requires creative intellectuals

Research development requires creative intellectuals

No equality, given two sets of laws

No equality, given two sets of laws

BA must clarify for sake of credibility

BA must clarify for sake of credibility

Keadilan-PRM must stop evading Islamic-state issue

Keadilan-PRM must stop evading Islamic-state issue

I refer to the Aliran interview with Keadilan president, Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Was Ismail, 'We represent the future'.
Kartun saya tidak menghina sesiapa: Zunar

Kartun saya tidak menghina sesiapa: Zunar

Kartun karya Zunar yang disiarkan oleh akhbar Harakah telah 'diserang hebat' oleh RTM yang menganggapnya menghina Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Tetapi bagi Zunar, tafsiran itu adalah tidak benar.
Racial politics, an opposition woe

Racial politics, an opposition woe

Though the opposition parties have pledged to cooperate for the coming polls, a former Umno leader says this is easier said than done.
Suu Kyi being held under ISA-like law, says UN envoy

Suu Kyi being held under ISA-like law, says UN envoy

UN special envoy Razali Ismail is the only foreigner who has seen Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi since her detention more than two weeks ago. He tells her side of the story in an interview with malaysiakini .
Perhimpunan Umno terakhir Dr Mahathir

Perhimpunan Umno terakhir Dr Mahathir

Pemimpin datang dan pergi. Pak Lah mungkin tidak sama dengan Dr Mahathir, namun beliau mempunyai kelebihan tersendiri untuk menerajui Malaysia.
WHO opens global conference on deadly Sars virus

WHO opens global conference on deadly Sars virus

More than 1,000 scientists, doctors and government officials began a two-day conference in an attempt to find causes and cures for the mysterious and deadly Sars virus.

Outrage over cartoon of Dr M as pig

Outrage over cartoon of Dr M as pig

An opposition newspaper that published a cartoon of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad with a pig's snout should have its permit reviewed, said outraged lawmakers.
Doubts pile up over incinerator operations

Doubts pile up over incinerator operations

With Japan's incinerator operators allegedly managing unviable plants at home, what guarantee is there that the proposed plant in Broga will do any better? Critics await answers.