Archive - 10 January 2004

There will be lessons to draw from the spirit of democracy due to take hold in the Islamic world in 2004 as out of the nine Asian countries where national elections are to be held, four will be in Muslim nations.

MTUC brings some hope towards ending the NUBE internal crisis by helping the feuding factions in the union to agree to setting up a caretaker committee to oversee and conduct the long overdue re-election.

The foreign minister says the approach used by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi which are people friendly, open, against corrupt practices and stresses on human values have impressed foreign governments.

Malaysia and Thailand will begin joint land and air patrols along their common border on Tuesday following attacks in southern Thailand which left six people dead, a top military official said today.

The order is out! All departments and agencies under the Information Ministry have been directed to pay full attention to the general election.

The prime minister gave a good speech on eradicating corruption and setting good examples in the civil service but ministers must now take the lead by declaring their assets, says the DAP chief.

A thorny issue for the opposition before they enter the fray to counter the ruling party in the elections - the talks over distribution of seats between DAP and Keadilan - is still left hanging with no solution in sight yet.

MInister Toshimitsu Motegi left for the United States, Singapore and Malaysia last night for a series of meetings, government officials said.

Contrary to what the prophets of doom have been speculating, PAS says that its Islamic state blueprint will not prevent the party from gaining strength in Selangor in the coming polls.