Archive - 9 July 2003

ACA seeks help from AG to move on Perwaja case

The corruption watchdog's probe into the high-profile scandal has hit a brick wall in Japan and now its hoping that the AG's Chambers will get the Japanese banking authority to cooperate.

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Govt told to divulge details on RM10b water privatisation plan

The public has the right to know how the RM10 billion water privatisation plan is going to hit their pockets, says a member of parliament.

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Globalisation, terrorism to dominate Islamic scholars conference

Islam's place in the modern world of terrorism and globalisation will come under scrutiny by some 800 international Muslim scholars at a conference in Putrajaya tomorrow.

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Masing-Sng faction wants list of vetted PBDS branches

With its triennial delegates conference approaching, the PBDS supreme council is being asked to reveal the outcome of its scrutiny of branch returns.

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Kelantan, Tganu aside, PAS to fight on BA platform

PAS will use the Barisan Alternatif's manifesto, which made no mention of establishing the controversial Islamic state, as its platform for the next general election. However, for Kelantan and Terengganu - the two states it controls - it will stick to its own Islamic-state manifesto.

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Reinstate funding for SAR, say Muslim scholars

The government and the public must support public religious schools in order to preserve the Islamic education system, say Muslim scholars.

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Price control on water and other basic necessities, too

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All men are rapists statement impetuous

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Kudos to Kedah MB for hosting PAS-linked seminar

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Islamic state: When will Keadilan speak up?

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Saya tolak negara Islam PAS

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Indian students woes begin at the primary level

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Nation cannot be built on a foundation of lies

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Abroad, but still proud to be Malaysian

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Meritocracy can only mean one thing

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Rakyat taken for a ride on meritocracy claim

I read with dismay the malaysiakini report entitled ' Medical students refute Education Ministry's meritocracy claim '. This is not the first time the authorities are taking us Malaysians for fools.

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Individual privacy and media intrusion

The maxim that one is innocent until proven guilty seems to be a misplaced one, especially among the media. Sensationalism, and not journalistic ethics, seems to be the new order.

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Mawan: Appointment of Sarawak councillors awaiting PBDS nominations

Sarawak political party PBDS is being seen as impeding the long-delayed selection of local councillors, a jibe that has irked at least one party member.

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Pak Lah mahu tampil imej tersendiri?

(Bhgn 3) Pak Lah telah mengungkap kembali kata-kata hikmat peninggalan Allahyarham bapanya, Haji Ahmad Badawi mengenai tiga tahap kehidupan setiap umat, bagi mengibaratkan tahap kedudukan Umno yang akan diwarisinya Oktober depan. LEE BAN CHEN bertanya di manakah tahap Umno sekarang?

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Stepped-up support for ISA 7

As the countdown begins to the trial of the ISA 7, the Education Ministry is coming under increasing pressure to order the lifting of a suspension order on the seven university students charged with illegal assembly.

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'Illegal' gorillas to be returned: report

Four baby gorillas bought by a Malaysian zoo illegally last year will be sent to South Africa's Pretoria Zoo, local media reported today.

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New fear of supertanker terrorism haunts ancient pirates' playground

Fears of terrorist attacks along the Malacca Strait, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, funnelling 50,000 vessels a year between the biggest economies of the West and the East, have prompted tighter security along the waterway.

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Pak Lah meets Arroyo to jumpstart peace talks

Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi held talks today with Philippine President Gloria Arroyo to help jumpstart negotiations aimed at ending a 25-year-old Filipino Muslim rebellion.

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