Archive - 4 September 2003

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers has voiced concern to Malaysia over its plans to expel some 250 asylum seekers, including women and children, who fled the war-torn Indonesian province of Aceh.

A group of US lawmakers protest Malaysia's deportation of asylum seekers to Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province.

To ensure that the MRSM issue will not fade away, two PAS MPs say they will continue to raise the issue time and again. Two motions by them are tabled in Parliament.

Unctad's report card on Malaysia's investment potential paints a positive picture but the growing presence of China - by far the most popular investment destination - means that Malaysia must adjust to upcoming changes.

exclusive Legendary secretary-general of the Communist Party of Malaya, Chin Peng, has published his memoirs revealing an alternative and thrilling account of Malaysia's modern political history. "I have always been careful not to fall into the trap of romanticising the past," he says.

The landmark decision has a dealt a death blow to the 10-month old tribunal heralded as a cheaper and speedier avenue for disgruntled house buyers to seek redress.

Outraged by complaints of irregularities in campus elections, another opposition party appeals to the human rights commission to protect the rights of students.

As university students go to the polls today for their annual campus elections, fingers are pointed at a political party for allegedly sponsoring candidates to run against 'anti establishment' student leaders.

A Japanese firm unveiled plans to produce a revolutionary microchip in Malaysia as Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad held talks here with global hi-tech chiefs.

The students claim that campus authorities are resorting to unfair tactics to ensure that the 'pro establishment' candidates emerge victorious.

A smaller and tamer subspecies of "pgymy" elephant has been discovered in Borneo island following DNA tests, the WWF conservation group said today.

A century-old statue of a Chinese deity was stolen from a temple during Monday's power blackout which hit five states, reports said today.

Malaysia trumpets itself as a champion for developing nations in the international arena but on the domestic front, it is deaf to the plight of refugees hoping to escape death and torture back home.

French telecom equipment maker Alcatel will invest over RM200 million in the next five years to develop Malaysia as the hub for its third generation (3G) mobile business in Southeast Asia.

The United States blames al-Qaeda for every terror strike that occurs around the world, but it is unlikely that the movement is as powerful as claimed by its opponents.