Archive - 27 October 2003

The reason why Chin Peng was not allowed back into the country is because he did not apologise, a condition stipulated under the 1989 Haadyai Peace Accord.

Media organisations in the centre of the storm involving a claim that former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is linked to terrorist financing have denied having an ulterior motive in making public the allegations.

The arrest of an imam in Ampang over the weekend has sparked counter-measures by the former mosque committee, which views the step as 'unlawful'.

Jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's wife has rejected allegations that a US-based institute provided money for her children's education, saying that "friends" had come to the family's aid.

Are we not allowed to say that we are angry with the Jews? Are the Jews some kind of creature who cannot be condemned in any way?, asks premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Vietnam Airlines began direct flights between Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur today, a day after inaugurating services between the Vietnamese capital and Singapore.

Although bearing the dubious reputation as one of the biggest failures in Malaysian industrial policy, the Perwaja Steel company continues to record multi-million ringgit losses.

Details of the compulsory national scheme are being withheld until December, when the first batch of trainees will be notified.

PAS juga akan melebarkan sayap parti itu ke Sabah dengan meletakkan calonnya bertanding di tujuh atau lapan kerusi Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri dalam pilihanraya akan datang.

Isi ucapan Dr Mahathir Mohamad yang menyentuh Yahudi itu terlalu cetek dan simplistik. Begitulah kesimpulan HISHAMMUDIN RAIS berhubung kenyataan anti-Yahudi Mahathir sewaktu Persidangan Pertubuhan Negara Islam (OIC) baru-baru ini.

It is a travesty when politicians snatch at 'historical facts' to shore up present-day policies and practices that go against the grain of the original philosophy.

Penyajak Indonesia Cak Nun bersama kumpulan muziknya bertandang ke negara ini minggu lepas. Namun FATHI ARIS OMAR mempertikaikan sejauhmana penerimaan seniman dan budayawan Malaysia terhadap kebulatan idea tokoh ini.

The PAS-ruled Kelantan state government comes under fire from a minister for planning a roadshow to teach women to dress in "proper Muslim attire".

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will need more than charm to fill the big shoes left by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad when he puts on his retirement slippers Friday.

A social wage can take the form of free or subsidized housing, medical care and education. And the need for a social wage in the estate sector, specifically with regards to housing, is urgent.

Initial investigations revealed that the brawl broke out among glove factory workers after an argument between an Indonesian and a Vietnamese over an Indonesian woman.

The imminent retirement of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is part of a sweeping political makeover across East Asia, where a new generation of leaders is taking charge.