Archive - 22 December 2003

The deportation of former ISA detainee Mohamad Iqbal A Rahman to Indonesia has been put on hold after it was discovered that he had successfully applied for two passports under different names.

Car sales in Malaysia slid 11 percent year-on-year in November and are expected to slump further as consumers defer purchases to wait for new models and lower prices through liberalisation under a regional free trade pact.

The KL-based corruption watchdog reserved scathing criticism for corruption in the police force and road transport department that has led to the growing number of bodies strewn on our highways and byways each holiday season.

It has been more than a week since five lorries attempted to dump boxes of documents at the SJK (C) Damansara, igniting both accusations and a new Save Our School campaign.

Yet another campaign will be mounted, mainly demanding the release of jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim who is serving a nine-year sentence for a sodomy offence.

While the hype builds over a possible MCA and Gerakan merger, Parti Keadilan Rakyat says that official recognition of its status is long overdue.

Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia will fly to neighbouring Indonesia in February next year in a move to capture a share of the market in Southeast Asia's most populated country, a top official said today.

Beijing secures an important diplomatic victory after President Bush gave Taipei a smart rap on the knuckles, warning it against taking any unilateral steps that may lead to Taiwan's eventual independence. This may have signaled a subtle, but significant change in US policy.

Bayaran saguhati untuk penulis kreatif dan rencana sangat daif. FATHI ARIS OMAR melihat gejala ini satu kecuaian dalam kempen kebebasan akhbar.

Two university students have revealed what it was like to be held as suspected militants by both the Pakistani security forces and the Malaysian police until their release just before Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

Another reformasi website linked to jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim was removed by a British-based web server for carrying "inflammatory" material.

Both allies and adversaries were taken to task for failing to protect religious freedom, a charge the US itself has faced since launching its 'war on terror'.

There was a time when the air was fresher and the rivers clear. SUGU, who remembers those days well, is now concerned about the future.