Archive - 19 January 2004

The police say the decomposing bodies were found along the five-kilometre Melawi beach which flanks the South China Sea.

Two recent incidents at the officially-closed SRJK Damansara have become the basis of a complaint that human rights were violated in the process.

While public attention to date has largely been focused on those detained without trial, families are beginning to speak out about their emotional trauma as well.

The defender of human rights is now being asked to defend itself since the government is not paying any attention to its recommendations.

Menurut Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, muzakarah PAS-Umno tidak boleh hanya melihat kepentingan Melayu dan menghampakan bangsa lain, kerana Islam memberi keadilan kepada semua kaum.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi paid a brief visit to Laos today, his first to the communist nation since taking office last year.

DAP's Youth wing, which has been at the forefront of criticism of education policies, says it is confused over the latest statement attributed to the Education Minister.

Kerajaan terus didesak supaya membatalkan konsert Mariah Carey di Stadium Merdeka kerana ia akan berlangsung pada hari sambutan Maal Hijrah yang menandakan ketibaan tahun baru Islam.

Fed-up with the Human Resources Ministry's inaction over problems affecting workers, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress has taken the direct route to the premier's office.

Pemuda PAS percaya penguatkuasaan hukum hudud dan qisas mampu membendung jenayah berat seperti rogol, bunuh dan rompakan.

It is proper implementation that is crucial to secure the well-being and security of children, says the minister of national unity and social development.

House buyers who have fallen victim to abandoned housing projects may finally have an avenue for action, but a successful outcome is another story.

The party argues that the paltry sum allocated for 125 schools would not bring about any significant changes. It wants the government to set aside RM500 million to help all the Tamil schools in the country.

The atmosphere was tense at the Court of Appeal this morning as jailed ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim lambasted the court for its six-month delay in deciding his bail application.

Malaysians expressed outrage and bewilderment over the rape and murder of two 10-year-old girls in two weeks.

Kenapa kerajaan berjaya mengongkong? FATHI ARIS OMAR mendakwa, masyarakat sendiri tidak berminat, atau takut, pada kebebasan.

For all that women in Malaysia and elsewhere have done for society, much remains to be done, to remove the misguided perception that women are merely sex objects.

Menurut HISHAMUDDIN RAIS, terdapat 30 petanda yang menandakan pilihanraya umum 2004 sudah tiba, antaranya apabila wakil rakyat menukar kereta Mercedes mereka dengan Wira atau Proton, dan jalan yang sudah diturap, diturap semula.

Supporters of jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim pledge to press ahead with a month-long series of demonstrations despite being barred from holding a rally over the weekend.

The mammoth project is economically ill-conceived, socially disruptive and environmentally disastrous. This is further illustrated in its history of stop-starting, which reveals a scandalous flaw in planning.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will visit neighbouring Philippines on Tuesday with regional security and violence in southern Philippines high on the agenda, says Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.

Supporters of jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim launched a cross-country protest against his detention ahead of a court hearing today on his bail application.