Archive - 20 October 2003

In a speech at the Israeli parliament, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon denounced recent remarks by his Malaysian counterpart Dr Mahathir Mohamad that Jews rule the world as "slanderous".

A group of Filipino organisations today revealed the damning results of a fact-finding mission to the port towns of Jolo and Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines, to document testimonials from illegal immigrants ejected from Sabah last year.

An opposition MP wants the Education Ministry to help the seven university students - charged with illegal assembly over an ISA demonstration and subsequently suspended - to continue their studies.

SKS Power has signed with a consortium of financial institutions to issue a RM5.6 billion Islamic bond to fund a power plant project, a senior banker said today.

Groups and family of 19-year-old V Vikines, shot dead by the police two weeks ago, bring their grievances to the highest legislative body in the country.

Little improvement for Malaysia as the country remains at the bottom half of the countries surveyed in the second world press freedom index.

The government objects to a US plan to include restrictions on the production and sale of portable missiles in a joint statement by Asia-Pacific leaders who launched talks today, say diplomats.

Defence Minister Najib Razak downplays US fears by saying that the government will ensure the weapons do not fall in the hands of terrorists.

Seorang bekas naib presiden PAS menyifatkan parti itu lebih banyak bercakap daripada menunaikan janji-janjinya sejak dipilih memerintah Kelantan dan Terengganu.

The MIC president has been in power for 24 years, but DAP chief Lim Kit Siang says he has failed to save the community from drowning in woes.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he would not go out of his way to improve his sometimes testy relationship with Malaysia immediately after its longtime leader Dr Mahathir Mohamad retires next week.

However the government says it is not going to pay any money to the kidnappers, whom the police believe are still in Malaysian waters.

To many Malaysians, it would be unusual that anything our Prime Minister Dr Mahathir says is uncontroversial. Often, it was downright embarrassing.

Parti politik dan Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR) sudah hingar-bingar tentang pilihanraya, tetapi di mana suara cendekiawan, seniman, sasterawan dan profesional kita? FATHI ARIS OMAR mengupas 'misteri' ini, bermula dengan misteri dalam filem komedi Amelie .

The White House strongly suggested that US President George W Bush would publicly condemn Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's widely denounced comments about Jewish influence.

There are more than 50,000 Malaysians who are HIV-positive. Thus, Aids should be one of our greatest concerns but sadly, it isn't, even in a caring and tolerant country like ours.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, when asked to comment about Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's comments on the Jews, says that no nationalities, communities or cultures should be discriminated against..

Countries of the South cannot go it alone in countering the trade strategies of the North. For them, say analysts, the situation is one of 'negotiate or die'.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad warns the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum is in danger of turning into a security grouping as the United States pushes for a greater military role in the region.