Archive - 4 July 2003

Obstacles to peace talks to be overcome, Arroyo assures

Obstacles to peace talks to be overcome, Arroyo assures

President Gloria Arroyo assures Kuala Lumpur her government would take steps to ensure safe passage to Malaysia of Muslim guerrilla peace negotiators who are being hunted in the Philippines for alleged terrorist activity.
America - the nation, the superpower

America - the nation, the superpower

Today, the United States celebrates her 227th year of independence. And the time is ripe for the Americans to look at themselves through global eyes and behave accordingly. It is the only true way to celebrate the ideals that they commemorate on this July 4th.
M'sia, Thai police pledge stronger ties to curb border crimes

M'sia, Thai police pledge stronger ties to curb border crimes

Malaysia and Thailand police today pledged to bolster cooperation to curb the smuggling of drugs, cars and weapons across their porous joint border, the official Bernama news agency said.
Maxis launches first picture messaging service in M'sia

Maxis launches first picture messaging service in M'sia

Top cellular operator Maxis today launched the first picture messaging service in Malaysia and said it aimed to woo 60,000 new customers by year-end with the new multimedia services.
Pemimpin Pemuda tidak dihalang tandingi jawatan ketua Pemuda

Pemimpin Pemuda tidak dihalang tandingi jawatan ketua Pemuda

Ketua Pemuda Umno Malaysia, Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein menyifatkan laporan mengenai kemungkinan beliau dicabar dalam pemilihan parti akan datang sebagai spekulasi semata-mata.
Get the figures right on the police, says DAP

Get the figures right on the police, says DAP

The government and the police top brass should stop giving conflicting statements on the real number of police personnel in the country and how they are being utilised, says DAP chief Lim Kit Siang.

Dangdut minister gives PAS a drumming

Dangdut minister gives PAS a drumming

Entrepreneur Development Minister Nazri Aziz launches a caustic attack on the opposition party after its organ Harakah publishes a photo of him dancing with a 'dangdut' singer.
Kapit gathering to drum support for Masing-Sng faction

Kapit gathering to drum support for Masing-Sng faction

The Masing-Sng group return to their bastion in Kapit tomorrow for a show-of-support gathering as whatever little hope for a compromise starts to fade.
Umno Kedah: Ada gunting dalam lipatan

Umno Kedah: Ada gunting dalam lipatan

Tindakan penyokong bekas menteri besar Kedah yang tidak menerima kepimpinan Syed Razak Syed Zin dipercaya punca pergolakan dalam Umno negeri.
M'sia, Brunei plan special card for fuss-free travel

M'sia, Brunei plan special card for fuss-free travel

Malaysia and Brunei plan to issue a frequent traveller card (FTC), making it easier for their citizens to move between the two countries, officials said today.
Incinerators are the future of waste management

Incinerators are the future of waste management

Disclosure on Universiti Malaya medical applicants

Disclosure on Universiti Malaya medical applicants

Police rot greased from above

Police rot greased from above

Cops tarnishing their own image

Cops tarnishing their own image

Please prove the betul in police action

Please prove the betul in police action

Perception of lawlessness pervasive

Perception of lawlessness pervasive

Police double standards at work

Police double standards at work

Legality of police role in regime preservation

Legality of police role in regime preservation

Police standards a turn for worse of late

Police standards a turn for worse of late

Govt keeps mum on incinerator funding

Govt keeps mum on incinerator funding

The Housing and Local Government Ministry claims to be in the dark over the funding aspects of the controversial multi-billion ringgit project.

Water Talks: Pot calls the kettle black

Water Talks: Pot calls the kettle black

Even when Singapore came up with a booklet and broke confidentiality of negotiations on the water issue, it is still unwise for Malaysia to counter with a similar publication.
Kit Siang: PM must secure Suu Kyis release

Kit Siang: PM must secure Suu Kyis release

The DAP leader wants Mahathir to use his influence on the Burmese leaders to free the detained pro-democracy activist.
Anwar files RM100mil suit against NST and its boss

Anwar files RM100mil suit against NST and its boss

The jailed ex-deputy premier says an article in the daily which suggested that he has links with an US lobbyist was defamatory and had 'sinister' motives.
M'sia won't host Philippines peace talks with fugitive rebel negotiators

M'sia won't host Philippines peace talks with fugitive rebel negotiators

Malaysia would be unable to host peace talks between the Philippines and Muslim separatists while Manila treats the rebel negotiators as terrorist fugitives, Kuala Lumpur's envoy in Manila said.

PKRs struggle beyond individual politics

PKRs struggle beyond individual politics

Hobsons choice for Mohd Khir

Hobsons choice for Mohd Khir

Kampung Kuala Ampang residents are restless with his indecisiveness over what to do with a playing field in their village. But, whatever his decision, the menteri besar seems destined to be the ultimate loser.
Syed Husin: We dont believe in revenge

Syed Husin: We dont believe in revenge

Outgoing Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's past will one day catch up with him, and when that happens he should be treated with 'due justice and fair play', says Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) leader Dr Syed Husin Ali.
Saya tidak berminat dengan Umno: Ezam

Saya tidak berminat dengan Umno: Ezam

Laporan mengenai tawaran dari pihak Umno kepada Ketua Pemuda Keadilan Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor, telah menimbulkan keresahan di kalangan parti komponen Barisan Alternatif (BA). Bagaimanapun, dalam wawancara dengan malaysiakini , Ezam berkata beliau tidak berminat dengan tawaran tersebut.
Petronas and four others win Pakistan contract

Petronas and four others win Pakistan contract

National oil firm Petronas announces that it and four others have been awarded an exploration and production contract for two offshore blocks by Pakistan.
New York anti-terror cops not welcome here

New York anti-terror cops not welcome here

The government will not allow New York police to place anti-terrorism agents in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said in remarks published today.