Archive - 17 October 2003

Dr Mahathir Mohamad warns Australia against acting as a sheriff in Malaysia, saying it will be dealt with as a terrorist if it did so. US President George Bush had earlier hailed Australia as America's "sheriff" in Asia.

The group also refutes a news report which quotes a senior immigration official as claiming that the public had tried to obstruct the officers from carrying out their duties.

BA Youth launches a "Universal Declaration of Peace" at a peaceful rally targeting OIC member states to take a hard look at their human rights records and to improve humanitarian issues the Islamic way.

The Solidarity for Palestine coalition left copies of its memorandum at the information counter. Fifteen minutes later, they go missing but are promptly found and returned to the counter. However, the stack is said to have vanished once again.

DAP leader Lim Kit Siang called on the prime minister to apologise for his anti-Jewish remarks in the controversial opening speech at the Organisation of Islamic Conference yesterday.

Union leaders are refuting Human Resources Minister Dr Fong Chan Onn's claim that several NUBE branches were raided. One faction accuses the minister of making defamatory remarks and stirring unrest among members.

Umno Kedah semakin bersemangat untuk pilihanraya umum kerana mendakwa wujudkan rasa kurang selesa penyokong setia pesuruhjaya PAS Kedah, Ustaz Azizan Abdul Razak terhadap usaha membawa Datuk Dr Harun Din bertapak di Kedah.

A number of local and regional bodies speak out strongly against the state's prosecution of the veteran labour and women's rights activist, and the 12-month sentence passed against her.

Officials from Singapore and Malaysia met today and exchanged information on contingency plans to deal with a possible resurgence of Sars, the neighbouring countries said in a joint statement.

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar denied apologising for Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's controversial attack on Jews at an Islamic summit meeting.

On one side, we have 'government cheerleaders' who parrot Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in blaming the country's economic problems on outside factors. On the other, we have the free-market advocates. But there is little attempt to draw lessons for the future.

In this second of a two-part interview, University Malaya's Prof KS Jomo continues with his analyses on the events leading up to the sacking of former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim by his mentor-turned-nemesis Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

An opposition party is asking the human rights watchdog to investigate claims that the century-old Hindu temple was torched with the assistance of police personnel.

As Western nations launch verbal salvos against Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his 'anti-Semitic' speech at the OIC summit, Muslim leaders are shielding him.

The Irene Fernandez trial should never have taken place. It was a pathetic attempt by the authorities to blot out the conscience of the nation...

Labour activist Irene Fernandez was slapped with a 12-month jail sentence for publishing 'false news' on the alleged abuse of immigration detainees. Today, her husband criticises the trial and promises to soldier on.

Times have changed! In today's fast-paced world, it will be difficult, if not detrimental, to impose an archaic system of governance.

The Islamic veil is one of the most visible symbols of Islamic revivalism but the radical sexual liberation of the 60s seemed to be at odds with the religion and culture of many Muslim women.

Kali ini, HISHAMUDDIN RAIS membicarakan mengenai kajian ilmu semiotik, iaitu mengenai imej ahli-ahli politik di Malaysia serta usaha-usaha untuk mengubah imej mereka,termasuklah bakal Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

A two-week suspension was slapped on 25 in-house officials and members of a private company after they participated in a strike three days earlier.

Israel said it was disgusted by the anti-Semitic remarks which are an insult to the victims of the Shoah, or Nazi genocide against the Jews during World War II.

Australian leaders joined a worldwide chorus of condemnation over comments by outgoing Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad that "Jews ruled the world by proxy".