Archive - 28 November 2003

The changes in Kelantan Umno will not reverse the party's fortunes in the northern state as its woes go beyond the few division chiefs who were replaced last week, say PAS politicians.

Just weeks after three Malaysia Airlines staff were arrested for investigations into broken cable in an Australia-bound flight, the national carrier has again disovered similar incident on Wednesday.

The row within DAP over the resignation of 15 of its leaders in Terengganu continue today with national leaders, led by the party's secretary-general Kerk Kim Hock, standing firm on their position despite mixed feelings from party members.

A man sent to a hospital in the capital after slashing his own throat during a hostage incident opened fire with a pistol snatched from a policeman, wounding two.

DAP state rep Leong Ngah Ngah for Triang has spoken out for the first time to confirm that the party decision to suspend the troubled Pahang branch was not due to differences over its ties with PAS.

Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud seeks a clean sweep of all 28 parliamentary seats in the coming general election. But the DAP may stand in his way.

I passed the relevant section of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) approximately 25 minutes before the massive rockslide and thank my lucky stars that I (and apparently no one else) was caught in it.

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been appointed advisor to national oil firm Petronas, says a report today.

The summary dismissal of the former editor-in-chief of the New Straits Times has caused the prime minister and his foreign minister to issue contradictory statements that may create serious and far-reaching implications on press freedom in Malaysia and the country's conduct of foreign relations.

Highway authorities used explosives to blast apart a 2,000 tonne boulder that closed part of a key highway for two weeks after rolling down a hill during heavy rains.