Archive - 23 October 2003

The operator of Johor's Senai airport said today it has begun building a RM13 million airfreight facility as part of a one billion-ringgit push to become Asia's logistics hub.

Sebuah badan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan tertanya-tanya apa telah terjadi kepada laporan tentang sekolah agama rakyat yang sepatutnya dibuat oleh jawatankuasa khas pendidikan yang dilantik oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad sejak Februari lepas.

Affected Sungai Chua new villagers vow to fight till the end for fair compensation from the Kajang highway concessionaire.

The Election Commission clears the air on this matter much to the relief of opposition party Keadilan, which has several top leaders in the process of appealing their convictions for various offences.

In view of the rising cases of disciplinary problems among students, the education ministry plans to hire full time counselors for schools in the country.

'Mark tampering' and 'abuse of power' were among the allegations raised by a group of lecturers who attempt to set the record straight on the poor quality of local graduates and high unemployment rate among them.

Prof Dr Shaharir Mohd Zain was warned not to politicise the issue and told to substantiate his claims. The education minster also takes a swipe at malaysiakini.

Malaysians who love freedom, dignity, equality and fraternity must oppose the hegemonic system that is sustained by the government. Unless the playing field is level, there is no room for equality for the Indians or others.

Usaha perundangan timbalan pengerusi Umno Kelantan Datuk Zaid Ibrahim mendapatkan mahkamah mengisytiharkan undang-undang hudud kerajaan negeri PAS di Kelantan dan Terengganu tidak sah, mendapat sokongan ahli Umno.

A deal between Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur allowing Bangladeshi workers to be recruited for employment in Malaysia after a six year stoppage has also banned Bangladeshis from marrying Malaysians.

In his speech to the East Timor parliamentarians, Dr Mahathir Mohamad launched a spirited defence of his decades in power and took a swipe at a few old enemies.

PSM leaders working with residents of Kampung Rimba Jaya in Klang question the move by the Shah Alam City Council to remove them from the land belonging to a private company.

The gutsy labour activist may have been judged guilty, but in the court of public opinion, it seems that she has won her case.

Because of the diversity of legal opinions of sects and schools as well as the new exegesis (like hermeneutics), the Sharia criminal (hudud) can be quite a nightmare, says SALBIAH AHMAD.

The integration of maternal and child care strategies in the national health care system has effectively reduced the number of deaths, particularly among rural communities.

Mahathir's failure to note differences between the two terms has caused global controversy which overshadowed other parts of his OIC speech which deserved greater attention.

Sri Suryani, 20, came to Malaysia with the hope of securing a better future. However, she claims to have endured sexual abuse for two years at the hands of her employer, who is a prominent businessman.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, along with a high-level delegation of ministers and business executives, was welcomed by East Timor premier Mari Alkatiri and Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta.