Archive - 8 October 2003

A UN court told Singapore and Malaysia yesterday to resolve a dispute themselves with the help of experts over a land reclamation drive in waters separating the two countries.

Giving his first press conference since being appointed PAS information chief, Dr Harun Din has declared his readiness to contest the next general election.

The PBDS leader claims certain 'critical words' used by the Registrar of Societies in a letter to the former indicate that the TDC was not found to be illegal.

Malaysia must measure its anti-graft record against the cleanest nation, rather than with the country at the bottom of the heap, says an opposition leader.

Thousands of people were stranded in flood evacuation centers in three northern states, but a weather official said the situation was expected to improve in the next few days.

Indonesian religious preacher Mohamad Iqbal A Rahman has obtained temporary relief from deportation, while the Kuala Lumpur High Court ponders whether to review the revocation of his Malaysian permanent residency permit.

Complaints of malpractice over the past four years against government officials and politicians are seeing results.

Lawyer P Uthayakumar has complained to the police chief that several officers obstructed his efforts to obtain instructions from his clients at the Petaling Jaya magistrate's court.

A collusion between locals and foreigners in the kidnapping case is not ruled out, says Inspector General of Police Norian Mai.

As Maybank and its infrastructure services staff argue over the fallout from a billion-ringgit outsourcing deal, an affected employee has claimed to have received threatening phone calls.

DAP chief Lim Kit Siang is urging parliamentarians to rise above issues of excessive claims and debate on the former communist leader's request to return to Malaysia.

Japan is worried Malaysia's plan to impose excise duties on imported cars despite a regional free trade pact will penalise its carmakers.

In the second part of his tribute to the late Edward Said, Mazeni Alwi says the sheer range and remarkable depth of the former's expertise, and the passion with which he pursued them, is almost impossible to emulate The world has lost a great teacher, he laments.

Credit rating raised to A-minus from BBB-plus to reflect Malaysia's better-than-expected fiscal performance and a smooth leadership transition process.

The airline's senior general manager Mohamadon Abdullah says the incident last Thursday could be an act of vandalism and not any form of sabotage.

We are treating this as a crime levelled against the Philippines and Malaysia. Filipinos and Malaysians are victims and the incident breaches our common ramparts of security, says President Gloria Arroyo.

Pemimpin enigma yang beralias Lai Te adalah orang yang menjahanamkan PKM dan perjuangan rakyat Malaya pada zaman pendudukan Jepun dan selepas penjajah British kembali, ulas LEE BAN CHEN.

A swashbuckler who wears makeup may not fit into widely accepted ideas of masculinity. That being so, questions must be asked about the validity of assigning mindless stereotypes.

Some 9,000 police and troops - all trained to face any form of threat - will be deployed to ensure security for the world's Islamic leaders attending a summit next week.

Human Rights Watch says m alaysiakini is one of the few independent media voices in Malaysia and asks the government to close the probe on an alleged seditious letter.