Archive - 12 November 2003

The upgrade reflects Tenaga's improved operating performance, driven by electricity demand growth and lower fuel costs, says the credit ratings agency.

PAS concedes that the establishment of an Islamic state may lead to amendment of the Federal Constitution, but insists this will be minimal.

Consumer prices in October rose by 1.3 percent from a year earlier and 0.1 percent from September, says the Statistics Department.

Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara Islam yang mengamalkan kesederhanaan dan tidak ekstrim, dan kini menjadi pengerusi NAM dan OIC, boleh mempengaruhi kefahaman masyarakat Barat tentang agama Islam.

Two opposition parties say the authorities should either charge or release 13 students, who are now being held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) as terror suspects.

The plight of poor primary students in Malacca is alleged to have been compounded by "bias" in the state government's disbursement of grants.

PAS, in releasing general details of its Islamic state proposal, has promised to continue negotiating any further concerns over the finer points of implementation.

Opposition leaders say that the government must start over if it wants to solve the impasse looming over the botched multi-million ringgit railway deal that has displeased India and China.

Another rare Sumatran rhinoceros has fallen ill and is believed to have a bacterial infection suspected of killing three others in the last two weeks.

A newspaper report says the students were expected to spread the message of the al-Qaeda linked Jemaah Islamiah on their return.

Former critics are becoming defenders, while foes are turning into friends, as the power struggle in MIC heats up in the wake of ex-premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's retirement.

Tiada Perdana Menteri Malaysia melepaskan jawatan kerana suka-suka, melainkan sama ada kerana ajal atau atas sentimen rakyat. Persaraan Dr Mahathir Mohamad pastinya atas sentimen rakyat.

Dalam kesungguhannya mahu memerangi rasuah, tempoh 100 hari pertama Pak Lah menjadi perdana menteri amatlah penting sama ada beliau akan berjaya membawa beberapa ekor "ikan yu" ke mahkamah.

Islamic scholars are mulling ways of creating a credible discourse of human rights within a rigorous theoretical framework, writes SALBIAH AHMAD in concluding a two-part series.

The new operator of Senai airport in Johor expects passenger numbers to grow by 50 percent to 1.5 million by June next year.

Calling it 'inappropriate and untimely', the party is concerned that the document could jeapordise the opposition front's appeal and be exploited by its rivals.

Several quarters have taken Mara to task for issuing a directive to ban students at its junior colleges from wearing the headscarf.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi defends the use of the Internal Security Act against the 13 students, saying that the government has to investigate their links to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror group.