Archive - 15 November 2003

The former PBDS president attends his first party meeting since June and vows to stick to his words that he would not be contesting in the coming general election.

Chief Minister Musa Aman warns that appropriate action will be taken against leaders or members of Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties who try to "sabotage" other BN parties in Sabah.

Eight of the Acehnese who were arrested in August at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) compound in Kuala Lumpur will be facing deportation on Monday.

The Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall will discuss its grouses over the formation of a rival Hall with its members and then submit a protest to the Registrar of Societies.

MCA vice-president Dr Fong Chan Onn continues to voice his party's objection to the Islamic State blueprint of PAS, saying this time that it would divide the races in the country.

The Second Finance Minister says that the government will purchase an aircraft for Malaysian pilgrims to Mecca in order to help them save costs.

The DAP chief says that the competition between Umno and PAS has escalated to dangerous levels and could spell disaster for the bedrock of the country's social contract.

Under the new law, the risks include the frighteningly low standard of proof required for conviction and there is nothing to mitigate the harshness of these measures and the possibility remains that such laws may be open to abuse.

Continuing from last week's "We Chinese...," SIM KWANG YANG digests Lynn Pan's famous book in which she did an excellent job tracing the footsteps of the Chinese diaspora in their exodus to all corners of the Earth over a few centuries.