Archive - 13 August 2003

An irked DAP today fired another salvo at Keadilan leaders, taking them to task for comments made over the past week in relation to seat-allocation talks between the two parties.

The family of a coconut trader who died while in police custody has resorted to the court as their last avenue to establish the cause of the victim's death. The application will be heard tomorrow.

Pahang opposition leaders have intensified pressure on the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to investigate the process by which Umno Pahang obtained a lucrative logging concession in 1998.

Accusing the government of trying to pre-empt the approval of the EIA report, the irked residents take their grouses to Housing and Local Government Minister Ong Ka Ting.

Wanita Umno and Puteri Umno are on aggressive membership drives, but this has done nothing to rattle the PAS women's wing. Two of its leaders explain why.

From student activist to an opposition figure, the former ISA detainee reveals how he became immersed in the world of politics.

Japanese automaker Honda has raised its sales target in Malaysia this year to 18,000 units, up by half from the earlier 12,000 forecast, driven by strong demand for new models and competitive pricing.

The captain and two crew-members of a Malaysian-owned ship have been kidnapped after the vessel was boarded by armed pirates in Indonesian waters, said marine police officials today.

The blame game continues over the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ) billboards scandal but the question remains: who is telling the truth?

Asean's role and relevance and its relationship with America comes under scrutiny at a recent forum, with one academic pointing out that unity is a huge concern for the association.

Tidak guna diulangi jutaan kali bahawa Islam itu pencinta keamanan dan anti-keganasan sekiranya mereka masih tidak pasti sama ada pengebom berani mati seperti Amrozi itu gila atau wira. LEE BAN CHEN mengulas lanjut mengenainya

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, one of the leading foreign policy interests of powerful states has been to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, in order to preserve their power.

The 23-year-old man was sent to jail for 22 months after being caught with forged US and Hong Kong passports and identity documents.