Archive - 3 October 2003

An anti-tobacco group in Britain appealed Friday to chart-topping pop star Craig David to pull out of a concert in Malaysia that is part-sponsored by a major cigarette brand.

After studying the 200-page written judgment, the ex-deputy premier concludes that the court was wrong in dismissing his appeal. He also accuses the judges of having made a Faustian bargain.

Ignoring the problems faced by poor nations and imposing rigid trade liberalisation policies is a recipe for disaster, warns the report.

The country's leaders and lawyers are engaged in a war of words on the merits of having an independent judicial commission to ensure greater transparency in the appointments of judges just a day before a Bar Council's EGM to discuss the controversial issue.

Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS) yang sebelum ini 'diselamatkan" oleh kerajaan kerana beban hutang, kini sekali lagi menjadi sasaran pembangkang apabila ia didapati menaja kegiatan sebuah kelab lumba kuda di Australia.

Iraq will attend the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Kuala Lumpur this month, says Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.

An activist working on water access issues cries foul over the government's decision to privatise water supply in Selangor and the Federal Territory. He says this would lead to worrying price hikes.

Not only is Umno Youth 'immature', its leaders also lack 'wisdom', lashes the human rights commissioner in response to the charge that Suhakam is pro-opposition. Mohd Hamdan also reveals that he is an Umno member himself.

It is the right of the Bar to take any position that it deems fit in upholding the cause of justice without fear or favour, unpalatable as it may be to certain quarters.

The father and brother of Nurul Mohd Fikri Mohd Safar, who is among 13 students held in Pakistan, were called in for questioning. An anti-ISA activist also clarifies that the student's 16-year-old brother was not arrested as claimed before.

Menurut HISHAMUDDIN RAIS, kaum feminis dan perjuang hak asasi wanita wajib menilai kembali konsep dan penggunaan baju kurung. Mengapa? Ikuti tulisan beliau minggu ini.

If the strategies for a 'New Malaysia' announced by BA take hold, the government of outgoing premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad may lose ground once again. This, at least, is the hope of the battered opposition front.

Pending the settlement of a labour case involving a group of Indian workers sheltered in a Melaka temple, the workers are solely dependent on goodwill and charity.

Ibrahim Ahmad, who was quoted in a Malaysian daily as warning that Malaysian Muslims indulging in vices in Southern Thailand will be taken to court, refutes the report and explains the real situation.

Polis digesa menyiasat kes penyeludupan kereta mewah yang didakwa membabitkan seorang menteri, selepas satu laporan polis dibuat mengenainya.