Archive - 13 November 2003

The party which came under heavy fire for its Islamic state document, brushes away the criticism as fear-based. It says the non-Muslims', especially the Chinese, willingness to learn more about it has stoked concern among the ruling parties.

Come December, no-frills carrier AirAsia will begin flights to Phuket, one of Thailand's premier tourist destinations.

Civil society groups are also calling on the new premier to impose a limit for chief ministers and to reinstate elections for local councillors as well as senators.

Opposition party leaders working to assist the family have also claimed to have been warned against pursuing a police shootout case further.

Hujan lebat dan angin kencang mengakibatkan sebuah masjid di Pantai Sabak, Kelantan, runtuh ketika umat Islam menunaikan sembahyang terawih malam tadi.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says the new blueprint of forming a strict Islamic state launched by PAS yesterday was only aimed to fish for votes.

Students are claiming that the MCA-owned college will scrap its advance diploma courses next year, leaving thousands of students in the lurch.

These critics say the police can always investigate and interview the students without keeping them hidden from the outside world.

The new premier is focusing on preparing his party and the ruling front to face the general election but his protracted silence on the choice of deputy is causing much uneasiness.

'Kafir' is a morally loaded term, says FARISH A NOOR. It does not simply mean non-Muslim: it is a negative term that frames the Other as the diametrical opposite and negative juxtaposition to the Muslim norm.

Supporters of the Dr James Masing-Sng Chee Hua faction in PBDS officially announce that they are in the process of registering a new political party to be known as Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS).

The results are out and they are not too kind to the business-agriculture friendly premier, who wants Britain to introduce genetically-modified (GM) crops for commercial planting.

Railwaymen Union of Malaya's previous picket plans were called off at the last minute after bonuses were paid. This time, the picket is over the privatisation exercise which the union claims will not improve the welfare of employees.

Its takeover of Umno-linked Renong followed the completion of a complex restructuring which helped cut UEM's group debt by half to RM15 billion in just two years after the government took control of the company.