Archive - 3 November 2003

Newly-installed Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is unlikely to unveil his new cabinet this week, said a close aide.

The Terengganu government will not worry about the legality and constitutionality of its Syariah Criminal Offence (Hudud and Qisas) Enactment, until and unless the Federal Court makes a ruling.

While accusing opposition parties of resorting to political games in lodging police reports against ex-premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, minister Rais Yatim does not preclude action against them

The Washington-based institute reveals why its donations to the jailed ex-deputy premier's children is justified.

The pro tem party hopes that the Abdullah administration will pay greater attention to this issue, which it claims was ignored by the previous prime minister.

Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim) tidak pernah berputus asa untuk melihat usaha untuk menyatupadukan umat Melayu/Islam di negara ini menjadi kenyataan suatu hari ini nanti.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should release jailed former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim to right a "tremendous injustice", says the New York Times in a Nov 1 editorial.

New premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has outlined his focus as the nation's fifth leader, simultaneously calling for cooperation from all Malaysians in achieving excellence.

Pemuda Keadilan menyifatkan nasib yang menimpa kakitangan Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) mencerminkan satu lagi kegagalan projek penswastaan kerajaan.

In the first of a two-part interview with malaysiakini , Gerakan secretary-general Chia Kwang Chye answers questions from readers, most of whom want to know more about the party's feud with its Barisan Nasional compatriot MCA.

Despite a far-from-cordial relationship over the years, Gerakan and MCA could avoid worsening the situation by 'being satisfied' with their respective roles in Barisan Nasional.

Malaysia's trade surplus shrank 29 percent in September compared to August as exports slipped on slower demand for electrical and electronic products.

However, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who broke into tears at the end of his address, says democracy does not mean absolute freedom.

MAZENI ALWI says the Islamic world seems to be torn between religious fundamentalism that is hostile to the west and 'secular' nationalist forces anxious to import and copy the west's material glitter but unwilling to submit to the more positive values that helped shape western civilisation.

Former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten argues that trade alone should not be the cornerstone of globalisation policies. These should extend to the expansion of human rights.

Tulisan ini ditujukan kepada perdana menteri baru. FATHI ARIS OMAR berhujah, kreativiti untuk membina 'modal manusia' dalam k-ekonomi tidak mungkin dengan kongkongan politik.