Archive - 12 September 2003

Abdul Hadi Awang says the Muslim-based party supports militant organisation Hamas and jihad (holy war) because PAS opposes injustices. But he is quick to add that PAS does not support terrorism such as the bombings in Indonesia.

Malaysians have benefitted from the government's ability in handling the economic crisis but sadly, this has disappointed critics of the government, says the prime minister.

Asylum seekers hoping for a reprieve with the visit of a top level United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees delegation have been dealt a setback following Malaysia's refusal to back from its hardline position.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today provided tax boosts for businesses in his final budget after 22 years in power but offered few goodies for the man on the street ahead of impending elections.

Reduction in Internet charges, additional tax relief for parents, no road tax for motorcycles of 150 cc and below, and one-year bonus for civil servants are some of the measures announced by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in a three-hour speech in Parliament today.

Recent actions by the Human Resources Ministry, in spite of reconciliation talks between disputing parties, may further prolong the NUBE power struggle.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad unveils a series of tax cuts and incentives to boost key industries in its 2004 budget Friday, along with sharp increases in "sin" taxes on alcohol and tobacco while imposing new excise duty on imported cars.

The short war in Iraq and quick containment of the Sars outbreak have put Malaysia's economy on track for sharper growth and a smaller budget deficit next year, the finance ministry said in its annual report today.

Singapore's High Court today rejected a last-ditch appeal by a convicted drug trafficker from Malaysia against the death penalty, but his family maintained he was innocent.

New president Abdul Hadi Awang also says the party holds firmly to its aim of turning Malaysia into an Islamic state.

By meticulously researching declassified Western intelligence and constructing a fact-based framework for narration, Chin Peng's memoirs seem to throw a moral and intellectual challenge to his detractors and critics.

The student leaders were asked to ink a document which gave them two options, 'pro-government or pro-opposition'.

Muktamar Pemuda PAS pusat menggusulkan supaya ditubuhkan suruhanjaya diraja untuk menyiasat pengerusi dan setiausaha Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR) atas dakwaan salahguna kuasa.

Analysts say the 2004 budget, the last for premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad before he retires next month after 22 years in power, is designed with an upcoming general election in mind and so can be expected to be voter-friendly.

The government today denounced Israel's threat to expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and called on world powers to prevent it from being carried out.

Some were arrested without charge and held in jail despite their rights to freedom. Others were sneered at, spat upon or even attacked.

Fed up with scandal after scandal involving top municipal council officials, a residents' association has taken steps to revive debate to bring back local elections.

While manufacturing sector output rose 5.7 percent from a year earlier, and electricity output was up 3.4 percent but mining fell 0.4 percent.

Tarikh pilihanraya umum akan terus menjadi teka-teki. Namun, menurut AMAN RAIS, berdasarkan pengalaman lalu, ia mungkin diadakan selepas persidangan OIC bulan depan, bagi memanfaatkan pujian pemimpin Islam dunia terhadap kerajaan pimpinan Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Malaysia's performance during the on-going World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations may have serious consequences on some sectors of the economy. How well prepared are Malaysians to face these challenges?

The number of phantom voters is not 2.8 million - which is a staggering 30 percent of all voters - as claimed by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Election Commission chief Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman explains how the premier was wrongly advised on the matter.

Election Commission chief Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman speaks frankly on the controversial redelineation exercise, phantom/planted voters, and the government-controlled media in this final of a three-part exclusive interview with malaysiakini .