Archive - 30 June 2003

Residents submit memo to state rep over incinerator

Residents submit memo to state rep over incinerator

Determined to stop the incinerator project one way or the other, residents are exhausting all public and legal avenues open to them.
Youth wings no longer obstacle to Keadilan-PRM merger

Youth wings no longer obstacle to Keadilan-PRM merger

The youth wings of soon-to-be-merged Keadilan and PRM have been trying to resolve technical obstacles at their level to enable the move to go ahead. An important breakthrough is in the works.
Suhakam raps ministry, universities for delay in ISA case

Suhakam raps ministry, universities for delay in ISA case

The commission wants the students - who were suspended after they were arrested for participating in an anti-ISA demo two years ago - be reinstated so that they can complete their education.
Khir Toyo dinasihat berpegang pada janji

Khir Toyo dinasihat berpegang pada janji

Penyokong Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo sudah berkempen sejak setahun lalu bagi jawatan ketua Pemuda Umno Malaysia sekiranya Datuk Hishamuddin Tun Hussein bertanding jawatan naib presiden.
Moral crusade by authorities highlight our hypocrisy

Moral crusade by authorities highlight our hypocrisy

Education DG should have cleared row over prayer

Education DG should have cleared row over prayer

Happy retirement, Dr M

Happy retirement, Dr M

No moral clout to chastise Burma

No moral clout to chastise Burma

Police incompetence all over again in Canny Ong case

Police incompetence all over again in Canny Ong case

Politicians and rakyat live different realities

Politicians and rakyat live different realities

IGP must answer for police incompetence

IGP must answer for police incompetence

Decision to expand police force a knee-jerk response

Decision to expand police force a knee-jerk response

Imagine my shock upon reading front page news reports two days in a row in The Star , where the home minister and his deputy made a blunder over the same statistics.
Controversial Spore water book highlights future development plans

Controversial Spore water book highlights future development plans

A fresh controversy over the Malaysia-Singapore water talks has shed light on several key development plans slated in the two countries. These plans are likely to provide fodder for future quarrels.
Australian Airlines starts flying to Sabah

Australian Airlines starts flying to Sabah

Australian Airlines starts flying non-stop from Sydney to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, giving a major boost for tourism in that state and its neighbour Sarawak.
Chor: ISA detainees not mistreated

Chor: ISA detainees not mistreated

The government claims that ISA detainees are not mistreated and only held incommunicado for the initial investigation period.
Petronas revenue jumps 21 percent to highest in 29 years

Petronas revenue jumps 21 percent to highest in 29 years

National oil firm Petronas says its full year net revenue surged 21 percent from the year before to a record high, buoyed by high oil prices and strong sales.
Peraturan remeh di univerisiti?

Peraturan remeh di univerisiti?

Pembentukan manusia berilmu dan matang, tidak akan berjaya hanya dengan menempelkan 'perisa tambahan' sesuatu yang kelihatan agung seperti pakaian.
Kolumnis Awang Selamat minta maaf pada Vincent Tan

Kolumnis Awang Selamat minta maaf pada Vincent Tan

Kolumnis Mingguan Malaysia , Awang Selamat memohon maaf kepada pemilik Bukit Tinggi Resort, Tan Sri Vincent Tan berikutan tulisannya bertajuk 'Tauke Cina, Mesin Slot' pada 25 Mei lalu.
Corruption: Presidents, beware

Corruption: Presidents, beware

Political leaders cannot afford to lose power. The position is their armour, as proven in the case of Italian Prime Minister Cavaliere Silvio Berlusconi.
M'sia-S'pore water row boils over again

M'sia-S'pore water row boils over again

Malaysia will bring a simmering water dispute with neighbouring Singapore to the boil again in a tit-for-tat publishing duel, a report said today.

Abim, perpaduan apa?

Abim, perpaduan apa?

Minggu lalu, Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim) sekali lagi menyeru "perpaduan Melayu". Tetapi FATHI ARIS OMAR melihat projek Abim ini tersasar daripada pokok persoalan sebenar di negara ini. Apa sebabnya?