Archive - 14 September 2003

PBDS crisis: Tajem group to brief CM Tuesday

PBDS crisis: Tajem group to brief CM Tuesday

Will the Tajem group come up with a compromise formula to resolve the protracted crisis in PBDS? Maybe, when they meet Sarawak BN chief Abdul Taib Mahmud on Tuesday.
Cambodia's 'jungle trail' to the WTO

Cambodia's 'jungle trail' to the WTO

For Cambodia, the ordeal of being the first least developed country to have the opportunity to join the WTO was not an easy task. The country has to play the role of a bulldozer.
Hassan Shukri is PAS new deputy president

Hassan Shukri is PAS new deputy president

The possibility of PAS being led by a non- ulamak (religious scholar) remains shut as delegates vote in Senator Hassan Shukri as the party's new deputy president. Challenger Mustafa Ali retains his veep post.
Malaysian elections shape up as fight for Muslim soul

Malaysian elections shape up as fight for Muslim soul

Malaysia's first elections in 22 years without Dr Mahathir Mohamad's dominating presence are shaping up as a fight for the soul of the Muslim majority, a congress of the hardline Islamic Party (PAS) showed today.
Mustafa: No Islamic state blueprint, only general guidelines

Mustafa: No Islamic state blueprint, only general guidelines

PAS seeks to clear concerns over PAS Islamic state 'blueprint', asserting once again that the party's vision of governance can be found only as a general manifesto, and not a detailed blueprint as originally thought.
PAS calls for EC chiefs resignation

PAS calls for EC chiefs resignation

Election Commission (EC) credibility comes under fire from PAS delegates at the party's 49th Muktamar (general assembly) with delegates demanding the resignation of EC chief Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman.
Chinese version of Chin Peng's memoirs soon

Chinese version of Chin Peng's memoirs soon

Chin Peng's memoirs are to be translated into Mandarin soon by people who are conversant with the unique Chinese names of many geographical locations, places and terrains of Peninsular Malaysia, as well as those of historical personalities in British Malaya and Singapore.

DAP: M'sia trying to evade Afta with new duties for foreign cars

DAP: M'sia trying to evade Afta with new duties for foreign cars

DAP chief Lim Kit Siang is seeking a review of proposed excise duties for imported cars, saying consumers were entitled to cheaper cars under a regional free trade pact.
Top plantation estate to be listed by year's end

Top plantation estate to be listed by year's end

The state-owned Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) will be floated by the end of the year to emerge as the world's largest listed oil palm estate, according to press reports.
Pak Lah travels to China for five-day visit

Pak Lah travels to China for five-day visit

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi leaves for a five-day visit to China aimed at strengthening bilateral and business ties. Malaysia and China will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between them next year.
PM denounces suicide bombings by Palestinians

PM denounces suicide bombings by Palestinians

Iit is wrong to commit suicide bombings and it is against Islam because it led to the loss of innocent lives, says Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Mahathir leaves prudent legacy in farewell budget, say analysts

Mahathir leaves prudent legacy in farewell budget, say analysts

Dr Mahathir Mohamad shuffled the cards in his farewell budget Friday, ending six years of pump-priming to cut a towering deficit and setting the economy on a sustainable track for his successor, analysts say.