Archive - 22 October 2003

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, visiting Indonesia today on the same day as President George W Bush, criticised the United States for its "terrible" policy of attacking another country it considers a threat.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad could be magnanimous if he chooses to be, in securing a pardon for jailed former deputy Anwar Ibrahim, as he has done this for another politician.

Despite this, the UN agency complains that attempts to work on policy arrangements with government has only yielded sparse results.

Infrastructure group Gamuda Bhd said today it and equal partner Malaysia Mining Corp (MMC) - a company owned by tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary - have won a RM14.45 billion contract for a double-tracking rail project that forms part of an ambitious trans-Asia link from Singapore to China.

Sweeping powers are being proposed to allow the public prosecutor to investigate terrorism offences, under amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC).

Once bitten twice shy! This is the message that the workers want to convey to the government, which is planning to privatise the railway services again after the first attempt derailed.

There will be a two-week delay before opposition party PAS unveils its definition of an Islamic state because of its president's schedule of activities.

Despite the pomp surrounding the three-day summit in Putrajaya, an Asian Muslim network claims the OIC failed to live up to expectations.

Akademi Sains Islam Malaysia (Asasi) menegaskan bahawa bahasa Inggeris bukan merupakan bahasa ilmu, tetapi sebaliknya ianya diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa tersebut, daripada bahasa Arab, Latin, Perancis dan Jerman.

The Drug Control Authority allows US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly to market the long-acting, new erectile dysfunction (ED) drug which would be made available within the next few months.

To nominate or not? This is the poser for Keadilan in the coming general election, as several leaders may be disqualified as candidates for having come up against the law.

Malaysia will wait for a freely-elected Iraqi government to be formed before re-opening its embassy in Baghdad.

I am presently living in the US after having lived in Malaysia for several years. Having worked and lived among Malaysians and hearing Dr Mahathir Mohamad's rhetoric throughout that time, I have nothing but respect for the country and its people.

For the second time in three days, DAP chairperson Lim Kit Siang has pushed MIC president S Samy Vellu to the wall with questions about the plight of Indian Malaysians

Rakyat masih menanti janji Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) berhubung hasil siasatannya terhadap dakwaan penyelewengan pengurusan dalam Perwaja Steel yang mengakibatkan kerugian berbilion ringgit.

Menurut catatan Chin Peng, Rundingan Damai Haadyai menjadi lebih mudah selepas kerajaan Malaysia tidak menafi atau mempertikaikan sumbangan PKM dalam perjuangan mencapai kemerdekaan.

Like the six blind men trying to figure out the elephant's shape, statesmen and media writers have ventured interpretations of Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's speech to the Organisation of Islamic Conference. The prevailing views are examined.

Both Malaysia and the Philippines are questioning claims contained in a report that undocumented Filipinos were poorly treated when mass repatriation exercises took place from Sabah last year.

Philippines officials and rebel Muslim representatives are to meet in Malaysia early next month to set a timetable for formal negotiations to end the 25-year southern Philippines rebellion, Defence Secretary Ed Ermita said today.