Archive - 10 September 2003

'In my 30 or 40 years in the police force, I've not seen that happen,' says a top officer today. According to him, the police go by the book when enforcing the law despite numerous complaints to the contrary.

While the pundits labelled Mustafa Ali and Harun Din as favourites, Hassan Shukri surprisingly garners the highest number of nominations to contest the deputy president post.

Encouraged by the positive feedback from the Internal Security Act review board, the al-Ma'unah detainees are now seeking to fight for their freedom in court.

The countries agreed to have a more effective exchange of intelligence on criminal activities at the maritime border.

The most common offence was speeding, says Home Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Abu Zahar Isnin.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today played down fears over Sri Lanka's stalled peace process as he sought deeper trade links with the rest of Asia.

The opposition party accused the Election Commission of hiring Puteri Umno members as temporary staff for the upcoming general election. Today, its leaders provide 'evidence'.

Muktamar PAS kali ini menarik perhatian ramai, bukan sahaja kerana pilihanraya umum dijangka diadakan tidak lama lagi, tetapi ia juga membabitkan pemilihan timbalan presiden PAS yang baru.

Malaysia's inconsistent approach with regards to asylum seekers may lay the country open to international criticisms. It's time a clear policy is adopted.

Penang Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon was told to take action on an assault case involving a security guard of a high-rise apartment in his Tanjong Tokong constituency where he is also the patron of the residents' association.

US claims that the pro-democracy leader is on a hunger strike but the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says otherwise. This leads the Junta to launch a verbal tirade against the superpower.

Amendments to the Penal Code submitted to Parliament on Tuesday aim to punish not only terrorists but those who provide them with services or facilities.

Memoir Chin Peng bukan rentetan sejarah perjuangan Parti Komunis Malaya (PKM), tetapi mengenai sikap sabar, tenang dan kesediaan berkompromi antara dua pihak yang berbeza pendirian politik, demi mencapai perdamaian bagi semua pihak yang terbabit. LEE BAN CHEN mengulas mengenainya.

After the police dampened their first attempt to debate on the closure of two Mara colleges in Terengganu, Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Nazri Aziz and PAS MP Dr Syed Azman Syed Ahmad are now talking about another debate.

Leo Moggie's description of party aspirant Dr James Masing as 'paranoid' for wanting nothing less than the presidency which resulted in a bitter split within PBDS was merely stating the obvious.

'Whether the EC is seen to be independent ... depends on one important fact: how tolerant is the ruling party? In most Western countries, the party in power is tolerant. They take criticism openly. Here, we have not come to that level.'

The 25-year old ban on open public rally will be lifted for the coming general election. But Election Commission chief Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said that the police will be empowered to issue permits as well as to identify suitable place for such gatherings.

Election Commission chairperson Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, who has about 30 years of experience in organising elections under his belt - tells malaysiakini why his commission is impotent in bringing reforms to the system in this first of a three-part series.