Archive - 13 December 2003

Lord Eric Avebury said this during the first of a two-day conference exploring avenues for sustainable peace in the Indonesian province Aceh. The discussion, held at a Kuala Lumpur hotel, also received a visit from the police.

The "Water, Right to Life" forum was held in view of the recent water privatisation deals and several mega development projects which concerned groups claim could be a violation of human rights.

The Bar Council human rights committee and the National Human Rights Society are making the call in response to the minister's statement yesterday. The Bar also announces they will launch a 'No detention without trial' campaign next month.

The chief minister appears to be in less of a hurry now than a week ago about 'parking' the party-less elected representatives of Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak with other state BN parties.

The Penang chief minister has been taken to task for approving an exclusive yacht club which did not materialise after its members had paid more than RM9mil in fees about eight years ago.

Sepanjang pengembaraannya, Hishamuddin Rais sering dihantui kegagalan, termasuklah kegagalannya untuk menemui kekasihnya, Isabella, gadis Poland yang anggun, berbadan langsing dan berambut panjang.

A group of men stranded on a mountaintop in Kelantan for about a week, two of whom have been rescued, survived only on rainwater, the local press reported.

Malaysia is watching all entry points fearing that many illegal migrants would seek to return to the country after going home for the Muslim festival of Aidilfitri, media reports said today.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will visit Brunei tomorrow for a trip aimed at enhancing bilateral ties between the two countries. Nine cabinet ministers and two chief ministers will accompany the prime minister.