Archive - 17 November 2003

The human rights commission has expressed concern that the rights of 'Karachi 13' students aged below 20 may have been violated by the police, who have detained them under the Internal Security Act.

British retailer Debenhams marked its debut in Asia with the launch today of its first department store in Malaysia's largest shopping mall, and said it planned to expand to Indonesia, Thailand and China.

Smarting from all-round criticism of its Islamic state proposal, opposition party PAS is daring its most vocal critic - MCA - to argue its case directly. PAS' Nasharuddin Mat Isa challenges MCA's Dr Fong Chan Onn to a debate.

Barisan Alternatif leaders ask the human rights commission to exert pressure on the government to free ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim and to permit him to seek medical treatment of his choice.

Contractors linked to the Bakun dam project have welcomed news that the federal government is likely to shelve its plan to divest part of its equity in Sarawak Hidro Sdn Bhd.

Kastam Diraja Malaysia masih berusaha mengesan 42 kereta mewah jenis Mercedes Benz dan BMW dari United Kingdom yang diseludup ke Malaysia dengan memalsukan dokumen Kastam.

Conditions such as suspending the PPPA and OSA must be created if the prime minister really wants to learn the truth from Malaysians, says DAP chief Lim Kit Siang.

The Election Commission (EC) has ruled out a snap election next month due to bad weather and the year-end festive season, and predicted polls to take place between March and June next year

Dr Mahathir Mohamad is no longer Malaysia's prime minister, but a critic foresees doom and disaster for the country if successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi runs with the same policies.

Opposition politicians have called for an inquiry into the country's datukship system after a minister claimed that the prestigious titles could be bought.

A fourth rare Sumatran rhinoceros has died at a breeding centre while the last remaining rhino is seriously ill after being struck by acute blood poisoning caused by bacteria.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has condemned Saturday's deadly bomb attacks on Jewish synagogues in Turkey, saying such acts of terror went against Islamic teachings.

Human rights group Amnesty International today called for an investigation into reports that camp guards at a detention centre beat up seven Acehnese asylum-seekers for refusing to be repatriated.

The are two 'thinking norms' - traditional and rational. The Malay thinking norm has features that fit well with the former where everything that is not white, must be black.

Berkata benar menjadi hasrat perdana menteri. FATHI ARIS OMAR ragu-ragu sama ada menteri, media, kampus dan polis menyelami maksud Pak Lah minggu lepas.

Tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary's plan to take control of the huge Bakun hydroelectric dam project in eastern Sarawak state is unlikely to be successful.