Archive - 13 July 2003

Lawyer: Don't subject refugees to Immigration Act

Lawyer: Don't subject refugees to Immigration Act

Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad fears for the fate of his client, a Acehnese refugee, who was sent to the Semenyih camp after the AG's chambers dropped his illegal entry charge. Sending him back to Indonesia is akin to sentencing him to death, says the lawyer.
Campaign to demand EPF tells all on RM15b paper losses

Campaign to demand EPF tells all on RM15b paper losses

The EPF continues to ignore persistent demands for an explanation on the record-low dividends for last year. The DAP thinks this is the beginning of a downward slide in the years to come, unless the decline is arrested by a reform in the investment policy.
Former ISA detainee calls for a democratic, secular govt

Former ISA detainee calls for a democratic, secular govt

Malaysiakini columnist cum film maker and former ISA detainee Hishamuddin Rais joins the call of many Malaysians for a democratic and secular system of government.
PBDS branches want Masing and group to quit govt posts

PBDS branches want Masing and group to quit govt posts

Once one is out of the leadership line-up, it is automatic that one should no longer hold on to a ministerial post. At least, this is what 17 PBDS branch leaders think as they make their demands.
Kit Siang tells AG to withdraw all objections to Anwars bail

Kit Siang tells AG to withdraw all objections to Anwars bail

Tomorrow's high-profile hearing of Anwar's bail application will indicate a few things but the government should take this opportunity to rectify the injustice and regain public confidence. DAP chief Lim Kit Siang states his views.
Porr concessionaire in hot soup...again

Porr concessionaire in hot soup...again

Before they could resolve the controversy surrounding the Penang Outer Ring Road plan, directors of the concessionaire company are being taken to task for another 'shoddy' development project.
Evaluation of Suhakam reports and govt's response

Evaluation of Suhakam reports and govt's response

After its evaluation, Hakam proposes that a motion be put before Parliament in September that Sukam chairperson Abu Talib Othman be invited to present the three Annual Reports and that they be debated and considered for implementation.

Reflection in the River of Flux

Reflection in the River of Flux

What has happened to the grand nationalist project envisioned by the founding fathers of Malaysia, asks SIM KWANG YANG as he wrestles with more timely and urgent questions of our nationhood.
ISA 7 seek meeting with minister on apology

ISA 7 seek meeting with minister on apology

As the ISA 7 face trial tomorrow, they are also seeking a meeting with Education Minister Musa Mohamad over his demand for an apology in return for reinstatement.
M'sian Armed Forces ready to send peace monitors to Philippines

M'sian Armed Forces ready to send peace monitors to Philippines

The Malaysian Armed Forces is ready to deploy officers to monitor a ceasefire between the Philippines and local Muslim separatists, local media reported today.
Malaysia to launch ad blitz over Singapore water row

Malaysia to launch ad blitz over Singapore water row

Malaysia has opened an ad campaign to correct what it calls Singapore's "misconceptions and allegations" over the two nations' deep-seated water row, local media reported today.
Man cuts his penis, cooks and eats it

Man cuts his penis, cooks and eats it

A 34-year-old Sitiawan man, believed to have been high on drugs, severed, cooked and ate his own penis, local media reported today.
Anwar seeks bail for back surgery in Germany

Anwar seeks bail for back surgery in Germany

Lawyers for jailed ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim will argue for bail tomorrow to enable the former heir apparent to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to undergo spinal surgery in Germany.