
Row over 'crazy' bridge with S'pore next after water?
Just as a quarrel over water price seems set to calm down, another row is likely to brew over Malaysia's plan to go ahead with elevating its side of the Johor Causeway.


Dr Mahathir Mohamad will launch a new Umno-backed movement which promises to be free from the influence of NGOs or political parties, and will be represented by Muslims from all strata of society.

The row over the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP)'s definition of the word 'keling' seems set to continue as a cabinet minister today insists that it is a 'widely used and acceptable' term.



A group of Hindu devotees had hoped for police protection when some people tried to burn down their temple. The police came two days later - but to assist in getting the temple razed. Now they are protesting to the IGP.

The uncivil civil service is the most influential vested interest group in the country, says SIM KWANG YANG as they are the ones who actually fashion and guard the corridors of power.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) in Marudi, Sarawak seems like the only NGO the natives in the hinterlands are able to turn to for assistance.
