Archive - 18 June 2003

And not just that - the Barisan Nasional coalition would lose at least eight states to the opposition, says an Umno Youth delegate today.

Kedegilan kerajaan untuk menyegerakan Rang Undang-undang Latihan Khidmat Negara 2003 dalam Parlimen dikritik oleh pihak pembangkang dan golongan masyarakat madani.

A group of former plantation workers and their families who have been evicted are pinning their hopes on prominent personality Musa Hitam to address their plight over housing and compensation matters.

Pemimpin Pemuda Umno dari Melaka mendakwa Barisan Nasional (BN) kemungkinan besar tewas di peringkat Parlimen dan kehilangan lapan negeri sekiranya 680,000 pemilih baru dapat mengundi dalam pilihanraya umum 1999.

Long the butt of criticism, the embattled Anti-Corruption Agency is seeking assistance to upgrade its ability to investigate complaints.

In a surprisingly honest speech, Sarawak deputy chief minister Dr George Chan laments that genuine entrepreneurs are being crowded out by those with 'know-who' abilities, not 'know-how talents'.

Umno Youth chief Hishamuddin Hussein claims the opposition party is not qualified to talk about Islam because it exploits the religion to fuel its political agenda.

A week after securing a stay of execution on conviction for breach of official secrecy, Keadilan Youth leader Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor is finally catching up with political developments.

No-frills airline AirAsia buys four and leases seven Boeing 737-300 aircraft to prepare for its regional expansion plans.

Premier-in-waiting Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, stepped out of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's shadow ahead of the ruling party's annual assembly tomorrow, wooing the faithful with a familiar mix of polemics and poetry.

Global health experts and officials warns against complacency as they sought ways to boost the world's health systems to prepare for a possible resurgence of Sars and future pandemics at a World Health Organization conference.

The DAP leader says such measures would only serve to further stifle the already limited space for freedom of speech and expression.

Trawling through one example of 'modern Muslim writing', MAZENI ALWI cautions against falling into the trap of hardened religious populism in dealing with the issue of Palestine.

Pemuda Umno mendakwa PAS tidak layak bercakap pasal Islam kerana menganggap ia hanyalah sebuah parti yang bertopeng Islam demi kepentingan politik pemimpinnya.

One month after the fracas at the 2 ^nd International Muslim Leaders Consultation on HIV/Aids, the debate continues. Here is a personal account of someone who was there to witness the anger, the outrage and the tears.

Demi masa depan kepimpinannya dalam Umno, Abdullah mesti mempunyai dan dilihat mempunyai asas sokongan yang kuat dalam Umno.

Despite the ministry revealing several problems in the implementation of the controversial policy, Deputy Education Minister Hon Choon Kim says it will carry on.

Critics of the proposed compulsory national service programme are urging the public to start debating its implications - before it becomes an offence to do so.