Archive - 18 December 2003

Faced with rising pressure from their shareholders and the recent bad press, Maika Holdings' board of directors called a press conference today to clarify some 'misconceptions'.

The 'former' main contractors for the north-south electrified double-tracking railway project have resigned themselves to the fact that the revival of the controversial deal ultimately lies with the government.

A two-seater Malaysian air force Hawk 100 jet fighter crashed into the South China Sea during a routine military exercise, killing the two crew members aboard.

Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has made his first major decision in shelving a controversial rail deal awarded by his predecessor but analysts say it is premature to conclude that he is now striking out on his own.

Dewan Pemuda PAS mendakwa Menteri Pendidikan dan timbalannya terlalu mempolitikkan pendidikan sehingga menjejaskan prestasi kementerian berkenaan, termasuk timbulnya masalah kekurangan guru di tiga negeri.

The Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council's proposal has drawn harsh criticism, but PAS leaders in the state say it is a religious matter and warn others against politicising it.

A three-fold refund request by a group of shareholders was turned down by Maika Holdings, and in turn invites the shareholders to take any legal action as they wish.

Although there is no single feminist perspective and feminist theories and programmes for social change sometimes differ quite substantially from one another, there are certain common assumptions within feminism.

Tumpuan sekarang ialah terhadap senarai calon dari Umno yang dikemukakan oleh Badan Perhubungan negeri-negeri untuk penelitian dan mendapatkan kata putus pucuk pimpinan Umno.

The national carmaker is also expected to perform better by the end of the first quarter in 2004, says its chief executive Mahaleel Ariff.

German airline Lufthansa will resume flights to Malaysia in March due to a rise in air traffic after having dropped the route in 1999.

Certain quarters in Malaysia are claiming that the deposed Iraqi president's chances of a fair trial seems bleak.

Pelbagai program dirancang, termasuk Program Rakan Muda untuk membanteras masalah sosial di kalangan anak muda, namun ianya belum dapat dikurangkan, malah dikatakan semakin meningkat. Mengapa?

As Muslims grapple with the question of Islam's relationship with modernity, prominent Iranian intellectual and reformist Abdolkarim Soroush unravels the complex relationship in an interview with FARISH A NOOR.

The government announces that it will shelve a controversial RM14.5 billion rail project, one of Asia's biggest infrastructure deals, to focus on more needy development schemes and trim a serious budget deficit.