Archive - 8 August 2003

The anniversary of Asean coincides with the massacre of civilians by the Burmese junta in 1988, a coalition of NGOs and exiled leaders reminds us. It is time for Asean to take action over the regime's iron-fist rule, they say.

The Youth meet was marred by a brawl, the women's wing saw a delegate slapped. Now two years down the road, the dust appears to have settled, prompting MCA leaders to preach about unity.

Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) menyifatkan siasatan terhadap Timbalan Ketua Menteri Datuk Dr Hilmi Yahaya atas dakwaan salahguna kuasa, sebagai berkepentingan awam.

The promotions which witnessed seniority sidelined drew flak from lawyers. The Bar Council claimed that it lacked propriety and now wants to hold an EGM to discuss the issue.

The businessman who suspects foul play behind his brother's death had wanted a second post-mortem done but the hospital cancelled it on the grounds that it has not received an official request.

Has it ever occurred to Dr Mahathir Mohamad that while he may not mind the "crooked half bridge" at the Johor-Singapore Straits immortalizing his bizarre diplomatic brinkmanship against Singapore, Johoreans may be dead worried of the harm that may befall them?

Keadilan asks its opposition ally DAP to return to the negotiation table in order to continue searching for the elusive formula to reach a common understanding.

After nearly a year in limbo, sources claim that Snap's status within the Barisan Nasional will be known before October when the supreme council meets.

Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud chooses to stay clear of the PBDS internal crisis and allows the Registrar of Societies to resolve the matter.

Former Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah may be a long shot for the job, but M BAKRI MUSA suggests that he may just be the right man to be Pak Lah's deputy come October.

The country's June industrial output rose 8.6 percent from a year ago but showed an almost equally sharp downturn from May, the Statistics Department said today.

Tindakan ke atas lelaki lembut adalah bukti yang menunjukkan universiti kita sudah hilang jiwanya. Sewajarnya pihak universiti meraikan kepelbagaian dan kerencaman kehidupan.

The parish priest embroiled in an altercation which erupted during the St Anne's Feast celebration in Bukit Mertajam two Sundays ago gives his side of the story on what had transpired that eventful evening.

On top of the 15 years' jail sentence, the policeman is also ordered to be given 17 whippings for raping a Filipino and an Indonesian woman in a police lock-up.

A 15-year-old boy, who survived a jump from the roof of his three-storey school building, could be charged with attempted suicide.

A set of six-year-old triplets ran 20 kilometres away from their mother possibly to escape physical abuse, local media reported today.