Archive - 30 September 2003

The deputy home minister says suspended Penang MCA leader Ong King Ee - better known as 'Jackie Chan' - was being detained not because of the gangland charges against him but because he poses a threat to national security.

The Registrar of Societies (ROS) says that the acronym 'Keadilan' is not suitable for the newly merged Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Without its approval, the merged parties will have to contest under their old banners in the coming general election.

Mimos is to get an administrative makeover to facilitate its operations and to ensure its focus on the core purpose for which it was established.

Wildlife experts in Malaysia today cast doubt on a recently published view by an American researcher from Harvard University that orang-utans could be extinct in 20 years.

The report was deemed too controversial as it sought to look into the claims that Indian Malaysians are second class citizens who have been left behind.

Previously known as Cat Stevens, he rocked the music world with a string of hits but later struck a religious chord and became a Muslim. He has since found his calling in devotional songs and will be here next month for a charity concert.

Pemuda PAS membantah keras sebarang cadangan untuk menjemputkan wakil kerajaan boneka Amerika Syarikat - Majlis Pemerintahan Iraq (IGC) - menghadiri sidang OIC di Kuala Lumpur

Finally a major customer for the controversial Bakun dam. Tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary will develop a multi-billion-ringgit aluminium smelter which will consume up to 50 percent of the power output from Bakun.

For the last 15 years, Kathy Scott has been trying to find out what has happened to her accumulated contributions to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), which have gone missing.

Critics counter that Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Abdullah was 'jumping the gun' in opposing the Terengganu government's intention to enforce Islamic criminal laws, as the final say lies with the Federal Court.

Dewan Pemuda PAS pusat menggesa kerajaan mendedahkan senarai tuntutan perjalanan bagi para menteri, timbalan menteri dan setiausaha Parlimen sebagai membuktikan ketelusannya mentadbir wang rakyat.

The teenager who returned home several weeks ago is the brother of one the Malaysian students held in Pakistan for their alleged involvement in militant activities.

According to the prime minister, the total market for defence exports to Asia alone is predicted to rise to RM266 billion between 2002 and 2006, and it is expected to continue to rise.

Police are considering charging the activists with obstructing public servants in the course of duty, for their part in trying to prevent the demolition of a house in Ipoh yesterday.

To be very frank, I am disappointed with the performance of premier-in-waiting Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for several reasons.

Religious preacher Mohamad Iqbal A Rahman, who was being held at immigration headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, has secretly been moved to a state detention centre.

An unintended but positive spin-off of the Iraq War has been a shift in the debate from the 'war on terrorism' to anti-United States sentiment.

Salah satu tugas dan cabaran besar rakyat dan pemerintah Malaysia kini ialah untuk membentuk satu negara-bangsa yang sejati, di mana, jikalau mungkin, semua atau sekurang-kurangnya majoriti warga negara merasa sebahagian daripadanya.

Perhimpunan besar pada tahun1998 dan 1999 tidak mencetuskan rusuhan, kecuali insiden-insiden kecil yang diragui siapa pencetusnya. Ia hanya menjadi huru-hara apabila FRU mula menyembur air gatalnya dan menghayun baton ke arah mereka yang sedang bersurai.

Known for his strong sense of independence as a judge, the late Harun Hashim will also be remembered for his humour and candour.