Archive - 25 June 2003

One millionth visitor to Seri Perdana gets surprise

One millionth visitor to Seri Perdana gets surprise

A trip to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's official residence turned out rewarding for M Pathmanathan, who was declared the one millionth visitor and treated to breakfast today by the premier's wife.
Plantation workers in desperate bid to stop demolition of houses

Plantation workers in desperate bid to stop demolition of houses

As plantation giant Guthrie prepares to demolish their houses tomorrow, the settlers affected have appealed for police intervention.
PAS: Dasar ekonomi Mahathir tidak dapat bertahan

PAS: Dasar ekonomi Mahathir tidak dapat bertahan

Dasar ekonomi yang digubal oleh Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad tidak dapat bertahan dalam jangka panjang, demikian kata setiausaha agung PAS Nasharuddin Mat Isa hari ini.
No-frills AirAsia to unveil new foreign partners Friday

No-frills AirAsia to unveil new foreign partners Friday

No-frills airline AirAsia announces that it will later this week unveil its mystery foreign partners who will inject capital to enable the profit-making carrier to expand.

Ministry: More than a million legal foreign workers in M'sia

Ministry: More than a million legal foreign workers in M'sia

More than one million foreign workers are legally in Malaysia, according to the Home Ministry, which issued the permits.
Abim says Umno-Keadilan talks vital for Malay unity

Abim says Umno-Keadilan talks vital for Malay unity

Despite party leaders claiming otherwise, the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim) says that political ideologies should not be allowed to divide the Malays.
Nine Burmese demonstrators charged

Nine Burmese demonstrators charged

Burmese asylum seekers, who were arrested last week, face stiff sentences, including whipping, if found guilty of immigration offences.
Usaha satukan orang Melayu sedang berjalan: Abim

Usaha satukan orang Melayu sedang berjalan: Abim

Banyak pihak bercakap mengenai usaha-usaha untuk mengambalikan perpaduan orang Melayu dan umat Islam yang berbeza ideologi politik di negara ini dan Abim menyifatkan sesuatu yang bukan mustahil.
Science is not coloured by culture

Science is not coloured by culture

Big difference between scientific and religious knowledge

Big difference between scientific and religious knowledge

How relevant is a free press to MCA Team B?

How relevant is a free press to MCA Team B?

Najib: Controversial national service clause axed due to protest

Najib: Controversial national service clause axed due to protest

The minister says this shows the government listens to the people. He also assures parents that the experience would turn their children into better individuals and keep them away from 'negative elements'.
Full inquiry on police procedure needed

Full inquiry on police procedure needed

Inconsistencies in rape and murder case report

Inconsistencies in rape and murder case report

Extending PMs anti-imperialist argument to defence

Extending PMs anti-imperialist argument to defence

Rafidah for deputy?

Rafidah for deputy?

Indulging the PM

Indulging the PM

Umno=Mahathir Sdn Bhd?

Umno=Mahathir Sdn Bhd?

Regional anti-terrorism centre to be launched on July 1

Regional anti-terrorism centre to be launched on July 1

Malaysia will launch a regional anti-terrorism centre on July 1 in partnership with the United States, an official said today, despite a recent strain in relations between the two countries.

DAP lauds removal of controversial clause, insists on postponement

DAP lauds removal of controversial clause, insists on postponement

The government may have made a concession by removing a clause that bans instigation against the national service scheme. But the opposition party says this does not go far enough.
M'sian observer team mulled for Philippines Muslim peace talks

M'sian observer team mulled for Philippines Muslim peace talks

President Gloria Arroyo has asked Malaysia to send a "ceasefire observer team" to the Philippines as her government prepares to restart peace talks with Muslim separatists.

Philippines, rebels end informal talks with success in M'sia

Philippines, rebels end informal talks with success in M'sia

The Philippine government and Muslim separatists have signed an agreement setting the stage for the resumption of peace negotiations after a week of informal talks in Malaysia.
Anwar: Injustice, not race at centre of colonialism

Anwar: Injustice, not race at centre of colonialism

Issues of colonialism are being revisited amidst the turbulence caused by Umno president Dr Mahathir Mohamad's remarks about the 'European race' at last week's party general assembly. An undated document reveals the views of his jailed former deputy, Anwar Ibrahim.
Farewell, Uncle Mahathir

Farewell, Uncle Mahathir

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is due to leave office in October, after 22 years at the helm of Malaysia. Some Malaysians have known no other premier.
New US report laments human rights condition in Msia

New US report laments human rights condition in Msia

Just a week after Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's harangue against Europeans, the US has termed Malaysia a 'serious violator of human rights'.
Yang ditentang bukan bangsa, tapi penjajah

Yang ditentang bukan bangsa, tapi penjajah

Kita harus berwaspada dengan kekeliruan di antara nada perkauman atau rasis yang menentang bangsa Eropah atau perjuangan menentang kezaliman. Kita tetap mencabar keangkuhan kuasa besar, terutamanya Amerika Syarikat sepertimana kita harus dengan konsisten menuntut kebebasan rakyat dan menetang kezaliman di negara membangun.
Ex-ISA detainees attend 'heroes night'

Ex-ISA detainees attend 'heroes night'

Some 2,000 people paid tribute to the detainees who spoke about their ordeal and gratitude, for those who rallied behind them.
Q&A: PAS will not abolish parliamentary system

Q&A: PAS will not abolish parliamentary system

PAS secretary-general Nasharuddin Mat Isa answered the first batch of questions from readers in malaysiakini 's question-and-answer forum on the leadership of the 'ulama' in the Muslim-based party, ethnic relations in Malaysia and Barisan Alternatif's economic policies.
Mahathirs economic policies unsustainable: Nasharuddin

Mahathirs economic policies unsustainable: Nasharuddin

Future governments will inherit a tremendous debt burden, said PAS secretary-general Nasharuddin Mat Isa in malaysiakini 's online question-and-answer forum.
Two Malaysians arrested in India for travellers cheque scam

Two Malaysians arrested in India for travellers cheque scam

Police in the western Indian state of Gujarat say they have arrested two Malaysian men along with four other foreigners for allegedly defrauding banks using stolen travellers cheques.
Megawati to explain to her lawmakers the loss of Sipadan, Ligitan

Megawati to explain to her lawmakers the loss of Sipadan, Ligitan

Indonesia's parliament is to summon President Megawati Sukarnoputri to explain the loss of two islands to Malaysia.