Archive - 11 October 2003

Daniel Tajem says he considers the show-cause letter from the ROS a very serious matter and that his faction would reply to it within the stipulated period.

In an interactive interview he gave to the BBC's Talking Point programme, the prime minister appeals to Muslims to embrace true Islamic values such "peace, friendship, brotherhood and tolerance of people".

As SIM KWANG YANG pays tribute to Hugo Young, he reminds himself that with the power and the authoritativeness of writing, comes a great deal of responsibility, adding that his job is to add another drop of water to this small but fertile oasis of intellectual freedom.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says that Israel plans to invade Syria and drag the United States into the war.

Armed raiders who kidnapped six foreign workers from a Sabah resort this week have made a demand for an undisclosed ransom to secure the release of their hostages, local media reports.

Malaysia Airlines will introduce direct scheduled flights to the popular resort islands of Langkawi and Penang from London beginning October 19 and 21.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai will lead his country's delegation to the Organisation of the Islamic ConferenceSummit in Kuala Lumpur. He will be accompanied by four ministers.

Almost all the staff from Maybank's infrastructure services section have decided to accept the additional ex-gratia of one-month's salary - a radical change from when they first began picket action last Thursday.

Three years after its formation, Suhakam is no longer seen as a crusading protector of individual human rights. Sadly, not a week passes without some interest group questioning its relevance.