Archive - 23 July 2003

Malaysia's no-frills airline AirAsia will extend its flights to Johor by the end of the year, a top official said today.

Supporters of Anwar Ibrahim were disappointed that the Court of Appeal did not deliver its judgment on the ex-deputy prime minister's bail application today.

ICT, although relieved that it will not be denied a performance licence, has called for an explanation of issues linked to the recent controversy over its production ' Bolehwood '.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his Thai counterpart Thaksin Shinawatra will discuss the political crisis in Burma during talks this weekend on the resort island of Langkawi.

Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini menangguhkan keputusannya terhadap permohonan ikatjamin bekas timbalan perdana menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim terhadap hukuman kes liwat terhadapnya.

Anwar Ibrahim and his adopted brother, Sukma Darmawan, will have to wait a little longer to find out whether they will be freed on bail. The appellate court has reserved judgment.

Berikutan penutupan pusat perjudian mesin slot di Bukit Tinggi, parti Keadilan dan PRM menggesa supaya tidak ada lesen judi baru dikeluarkan, manakala yang lama dibatalkan secara beransur-ansur.

The powerful credentials committee's chief says 'preposterous statements' from the losing faction in the Dayak-based party has prompted it to break its silence.

The 81-year-old lawyer who shot dead a dispatch rider last year was found to have acted in self-defence and hence acquitted.

Opposition party DAP has called for an independent judicial inquiry into allegations that MCA chief Ong Ka Ting has links with a suspected triad kingpin.

Water privatisation may see the taps run dry in the homes of the poor, and this is a transgression of a fundamental human right.

The cancellation of the Awam anti-rape rally on Sunday still rankles some civil society groups. One group suggests that the police - which have refused to issue a permit for the gathering - lack compassion and are gender-insensitive.

KL City Hall appears to have written 'The End' over its reaction to Instant Caf Theatre's refusal to comply with its directive over a satire, but it is an open ending.

Proses tarik tali di antara Malaysia dan Singapura berhubung isu harga air nampaknya berterusan. Mengapa kedua-dua berdegil tetap berdegil? LEE BAN CHEN meneliti latarbelakang isu ini bagi memudahkan kita memahami mengapa semua ini berlaku sekarang.

Rejim autoritarian atau separa autoritarian pasca penjajahan sedar akan adanya hubungan di antara penguasaan ke atas informasi dan kuasa politik. Dan informasi yang tepat dan kritikal berpontesi menjejaskan kuasa mereka.

Infamous judges - Arifin Jaka and S Augustine Paul - who sat in the trials of ex-deputy Anwar Ibrahim are to be promoted to the Court of Appeal. Meanwhile, appellate court judge, Pajan Singh Gill - who dismissed Anwar's sodomy appeal - is to be elevated to the country's highest court.