Archive - 4 November 2003

The party is concerned with open prostitution and wayward Muslim youths in Kuala. It says the authorities should stop turning a blind eye to these vices.

The controversy over the derailed multi-billion ringgit rail deal is heating up, with an opposition MP warning of a possible diplomatic fallout if no action is taken to review the decision.

The al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah terror network remains a threat to the region but its Malaysia arm has been contained with the arrest of scores of operatives.

In what amounts to a disheartening statement for human rights proponents, the government will not abolish legislation that now prevents students and lecturers from becoming involved in activities without permission.

Tan Sri Norian Mai bersara hari ini sebagai Ketua Polis Negara dengan pelbagai kenangan pahit dan manis, antaranya kes 'mata lebam" membabitkan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, pergaduhan kaum di Kampung Medan dan rampasan senjata oleh Kumpulan al-Maunah.

The court has denied the labour activist from attending two key meetings abroad fearing that she would smear the country's image.

A lawyer whose car was parked in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, is taking seven parties to court for negligence due to alleged damage to the vehicle during a bad flash flood in June.

After 22 years, the country sees a change in leadership and malaysiakini readers are asking the new premier to change a few things, ranging from clean water to electoral transparency.

Another high-profile prisoner has claimed that his health is deteriorating. Sukma Darmawan Sasmitaat Madja, serving a sentence for sodomy, has received specialist treatment in recent weeks.

A leader in the opposition front Barisan Alternatif (BA) says its Youth wing was only doing its duty by lodging a police report against Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Concluding a Q&A forum with malaysiakini readers, Gerakan secretary-general Chia Kwang Chye fields questions on the party's views on the 'Islamisation' of Malaysia, expansion of civil liberties and post-Mahathir politics.

In the final part of a Q&A with malaysiakini readers, Gerakan leader Chia Kwang Chye elaborates on his party's reasons for supporting the contentious assertion that Malaysia is "already an Islamic country".

The 55-year-old Mohamed Bakri Omar will replace Norian Mai, 57, as the inspector-general of police from Thursday.

The residents are pioneering an audacious move, which SUGU says, could herald the arrival of an exciting era in citizen participation in the decision making process at the local level.

baru Walau siapapun dipilih Pak Lah sebagai timbalannya, ahli dan pemimpin Umno, harus mencontohi beliau yang waras dan tenteram serta mampu melihat sesuatu di dalam kegelapan.

Malaysian ex-premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's ambitious plans to bring Burma back into fashion have been cut short by his retirement. Will his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi continue in the same vein or will interest peter out?