Archive - 15 October 2003

The Muslim world must make its economic policies more market-friendly if it wants to overcome economic deprivation, they said.

Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, wife of jailed former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, has added her voice to his appeal for all outstanding legal matters involving his corruption and sodomy offences to be heard promptly.

The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has been kept on its toes, with the number of complaints received to date this year already at the total for the whole of last year.

Union officials are claiming that if the company continues to prevent the workers from entering its premises, it would be violating the law since the matter has been referred to the industrial court.

Semalam, setiausaha agung PAS Nasharuddin Mat Isa mendakwa kenyataannya diputarbelitkan oleh pihak media. Hari ini, naib presiden parti itu Datuk Dr Hasan Ali pula menafikan laporan yang memetiknya sebagai berkata PAS tidak bercita-cita menubuhkan negara Islam.

Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad menegaskan kegagalan Perwaja Steel bukan kerana ia idea yang bodoh untuk mewujudkan industri berat di Malaysia, tetapi kerana orang yang diberi tanggungjawab, tidak tahu bagaimana hendak menguruskannya.

Irene Fernandez wraps up her three-hour-long closing arguments in defence of the 'false news' charge involving allegations of the 'inhuman' conditions in the immigration detention camps. If the court finds her guilty, Fernandez could face up to three years in prison.

The US veto of a UN Security Council resolution condemning an Israeli security wall across Palestinian territory highlights the need for reform of the world body, says Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.

Philippines President Gloria Arroyo flew to Malaysia today to observe the opening of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the presidential palace in Manila said.

While the state-owned media played down Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Prize victory, reformists believe that this is 'another nail in the coffin' of Iran's Islamic regime.

Potential Malaysian record-breakers will never walk, swim, climb or do anything else alone in future - the government will stand alongside, extending support and practical help.

Wide range of sex stimulants - from fake Viagra to a sort of liquid for women - are being sold by foreign peddlers who enter the country as tourists.

The long-running peace talks to resolve the status of the Moro people of Mindanao, southern Philippines, will have to factor in their aspirations, says a representative.

The family of a 19-year-old student killed in a shootout with the police are claiming that the deceased is an innocent schoolboy with no criminal records. They also believe that the police are not telling all.

Media reports say that auto distributor Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Eon) expects to sell 80,000 locally built Proton vehicles this year, down 37 percent from 2002 due to increased competition.

Indonesia wants the European Union to stop importing Malaysian wood products which are made from illegally-felled Indonesian timber.

Chin Peng mendakwa sewaktu Rundingan Baling, PKM sedia berkompromi dan membuat tuntutan paling minimum termasuk perletakan senjata, tetapi ianya ditolak oleh pihak kerajaan yang diketuai oleh Tunku Abdul Rahman.

The Palestinian leader has 'failed miserably' and his departure will serve to help the peace process and the creation of a Palestine state.

The two countries are expected to agree by year-end to implement a container security initiative programme proposed by Washington aimed to boost its port security following the Sept 11 terror attacks.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is due to retire at the end of October, urged senior leaders of his ruling Barisan Nasional coalition to step aside to make way for new blood.