Archive - 22 September 2003

Four years after its formation, opposition coalition Barisan Alternatif (BA) will hold its inaugural annual convention on Sunday.

An Indonesian student arrested in Pakistan - along with13 other Malaysian students - on suspicion of links to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) is a brother of the group's alleged operations chief Hambali.

It was, by all accounts, a scathing speech on the thorny issues of judicial independence and the lack of professionalism in the police force. The difference this time - it was made by a parliamentarian from the government bench.

Four years on, Malaysian women are still waiting for a dedicated radio station to begin operations

Where the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) response on arrests of Acehnese asylum-seekers has disappointed non-governmental organisations, the groups have turned to parliamentarians to turn on pressure for change

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo today said she would meet with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to speed up resumption of peace talks with local Muslim rebels on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly gathering in New York.

Following recent party elections, PAS proposes to fill all remaining posts in its supreme council with a mix of old and new faces.

RTM hari ini memberi penjelasan mengapa majlis ulangtahun ke-50 Barisan Nasional (BN) Sabtu lalu, tidak siarkan secara langsung, walaupun stesen itu telahpun bersetuju untuk berbuat demikian.

The Human Rights Commission visits seven immigration detention centres and lists out several recommendations for the betterment of the detainees before they are send back.

Malaysian companies were told today to seek niche markets, boost their competitiveness and engage China instead of relying on government protection to survive market liberalisation.

Papua New Guinea is eager to pick up some tips from Mahathir Mohamad on how to manage the nation's struggling economy when he visit the Pacific nation just days before the Malaysian leader is due to retire.

The fate of the two warring leaders in the Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak will be made known this week. Meanwhile, Sarawak's chief minister is expected to play a key role in resolving the bitter factional feud.

Selain Kedah, Pahang juga merupakan antara negeri yang menjadi sasaran PAS dalam pilihanraya umum akan datang. Persoalannya apakah PAS menang enam kerusi negeri atas kekuatan sendiri atau faktor Anwar Ibrahim.

Two things happened this week. First, a friend of mine, a young visiting student, was walking to her school when she was approached by three policemen.

A man was so traumatised after being dumped into a freshly-dug grave by loan sharks who threatened to bury him alive he has lost his sanity.

State-led represssion, neglected aspirations and accumulated angst aside have promoted the emergence of Acehnese 'nationalism' at the expensive of 'Indonesian nationalism'.

Tax teams went knocking on the doors of more than a hundred homes in Kuala Lumpur suburbs Sunday, personally delivering demands to surprised householders on the first day of a nationwide sweep.

Kegiatan menterjemah karya penting atau pemikir utama dunia di Indonesia sangat rancak dan jauh lebih maju meninggalkan kita. FATHI ARIS OMAR cuba membandingkan kegiatan di negara jiran itu dengan sikap aktivis Malaysia yang tidak cintakan buku.

Partisan claims over the extent of external influence over Malaysia's economic policy since the 1997 financial crisis have failed to consider statistical factors, although these raise other questions.

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