Archive - 23 June 2003

A series of recent proposals and decisions around the country to impose values linked to Islam is a threat to the fundamental liberties of individuals who are not Muslim, says DAP.

The government may choose to seal its lips over gambling licences, but this has not stopped Opposition parliamentarians from going to town with critical remarks.

Malaysia will give a young national team a baptism of fire against three English premier league teams in a mew tournament next month.

After documenting a year's worth of human rights abuse cases, Suaram shares its findings with Suhakam and hopes for constant engagement between them.

The bail application of an African businessman who claimed that his toe had to be amputated due to lack of care by the authorities has been deferred because police could not produce him in court this morning.

Human rights organisation Suaram charged that the government used the war on terrorism as an excuse for cracking down on human rights.

Despite declaring declining dividend rates in consecutive years, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has no plans to revise its investment policy.

Ong Ka Ting says the government will investigate the "tainted past" allegations against the Japanese-based company which holds the contract to build the mega incinerator in Broga.

If justice had prevailed all along, ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is surely in jail for all the wrongs that he is accused of. His guilt should not be determined by the old or the new or any leadership of Umno.

Malaysian manufacturers warn that rising logistics charges could derail efforts to woo much needed foreign direct investment into the country.

Troops from Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore begin a 15-day major military exercise codenamed 'Flying Fish' in the South China Sea, officials said today.

UN special envoy for Burma Razali Ismail's failure to secure the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has led to not inconsiderable frustration among her supporters. Some have called for his resignation, but is it time for him to go?

Yet another memorandum in protest against the proposed incinerator project in Broga, Semenyih has been sent to the minister of housing and local government.

Ipoh Mayor Sirajuddin Salleh says the "improper behaviour" rule was for the good of the people. But many others think otherwise.

Perbezaan Anwar Ibrahim dengan Perdana Menteri bukan setakat ekonomi dan kuasa. FATHI ARIS OMAR mengulas satu lagi dimensi pertembungan antara dua tokoh ini: epistemologi dan pandangan dunia (worldview) dalam bidang pembangunan sains teknologi.