Archive - 2 January 2004

A minister was slammed by the Broga committee for what the group claimed were 'salesman stunts' over safety aspects of the proposed incinerator technology.

Their original hearing was postponed and no replacement date was fixed. The wives are asking the chief justice to intervene and ensure that justice is done.

While Anwar complains that his back pain has worsened in recent weeks, his lawyer accuses the appointed physician of being indifferent to his client's condition.

Just days after the prime minister announced the formation of a Royal Commission on the police, interested groups are asking legitimate questions to ensure that the agency is truly effective and responsible.

Sewaktu ditahan di Kem Tahanan Kamunting di Taiping Perak, Hishamuddin Rais telah menghabiskan sebahagian masa dalam kurungan untuk memikirkan mengenai janjidiri atau resolusinya untuk tahun 2004 yang mahu dikongsinya bersama pembaca dalam kolumnya kali ini.

Malaysia hopes to lure 13 million tourists in 2004 after a setback last year and will launch a year-long cultural program to woo big-spending visitors from China.

The month, showing an improvement from October, also marks the 73rd consecutive monthly surplus since November 1997.

While acknowledging that most Malaysians enjoy a fair level of access to basic needs such as healthcare, information and housing, Suhakam also points out that much more can be done for those in less fortunate circumstances.

Malaysia, which lost out to Qatar in the race to host the 2006 Asian Games, will compete for the 2010 edition but there will be no lavish bidding process.

The commission will seek to modernise police operations, find ways to improve work ethics and cut bureaucracy, and build a force well-versed in human rights when discharging their duties.

Tycoon Lim Goh Tong, executive chairman of Malaysia's sole gaming company Genting Bhd, has handed over his empire to son Lim Kok Thay who will assume control immediately.

The government is studying the possibility of reducing the period a person may be held for interrogation under the controversial Internal Security Act (ISA).

A rights group has rejected a government proposal to shorten the interrogation period allowed under its draconian ISA, saying the legislation should be scrapped instead.

The government-linked New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd has appointed former journalist Kalimullah Masheerul Hassan as its new group editor-in-chief effective this month.

Ideology may not be the sole motivation behind the assassination attempts on the Pakistani president. Another important factor is the personal hurt felt in Musharraf's 'betrayal' of the Taliban and the Kashmir cause.

The government announces that the import duty on unassembled - or completely-knocked-down (CKD) - passenger cars from Asean countries would be cut to 25 percent for all engine capacities.

Budget airline AirAsia should correct its advertisement, says Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, who also alleges the way AirAsia was presently promoting its carrier was misleading.