Archive - 10 October 2003

PAS is determine to stop the alleged 'Umno-nisation' of mosques in Selangor, which it claims is being aided by the state religious department.

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang says the attorney-general, instead of charging malaysiakini for sedition, should order the police to apologise for raiding the online daily's office eight months ago.

The former finance minister looks set to put politics behind him as he reiterates today that he does not intend to defend his parliamentary seat in the next polls.

After 22 years as prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has revealed what he is looking forward to most when he retires at the end of this month: getting out of bed late in the morning.

The Bar Council describes Dr Rais Yatim's criticism against it regarding disciplinary problems against lawyers as "misplaced". Meanwhile, the Advocates and Solicitors' Disciplinary Board declares that it is an independent body.

In conjunction with the World Day against the Death Penalty today, Amnesty International is urging all Malaysians to join forces with global citizens in seeking to stop this unjust punishment.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has asked those clamouring for democratic changes in Burma to remain patient. But how much longer should the people in Burma have to endure the military regime?

It has been raining continuously for the past five days in the northern region of Malaysia and there is a persistent gloomy mood in the atmosphere here. However the darkest note of the week came not from the weather, but...

Manufacturing sector output grew 7.6 percent from a year earlier, electricity output was up 5.2 percent and mining rose 2.8 percent.

Putrajaya telah dinobatkan sebagai ibu kota kepada Malaysia. Sama seperti banyak kota yang lain, ianya direka secara terancang, untuk dijadikan ibu kota baru, tetapi bagi HISHAMUDDIN RAIS, Putrajaya hanya mempunyai bahasa, nahu dan tanda yang merayakan keangkuhan kapitalis.

"It's better to let it just slide away because he's now retiring," says Australian Prime Minister John Howard in response to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's accusation that Canberra wants to be 'deputy sheriff' to Washington.

Hugo Young and Edward Said were two very important intellectual mentors to the writer. With their passing, he prays that their courage and wisdom be the inspiration for others to fight on.