Archive - 21 January 2004

Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim gagal menunjukkan secara munasabah yang kesnya termasuk dalam kategori "berkeadaan istimewa atau luar biasa" yang membolehkannya dibenarkan ikatjamin sementara menunggu rayuan, demikian menurut Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini.

The Court of Appeal turns down jailed ex-deputy premier's application for bail on the grounds that it failed to satisfy the test of exceptional circumstances.

Although they had gathered to catch a glimpse of the jailed ex-deputy premier, supporters of Anwar Ibrahim could not help but vent their anger after the court decision.

Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini gagal dalam permohonannya untuk dibenarkan ikatjamin sementara menunggu keputusan rayuannya terhadap hukuman penjara bagi kesalahan liwat terhadapnya.

An emotional Anwar Ibrahim hits out at Court of Appeal judges for not revealing their grounds of judgment in his failed bail bid.

Presiden PAS, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang berkata sudah sampai masanya untuk menggunakan undang-undang Islam bagi membanteras jenayah rogol dan bunuh kerana undang-undang sedia ada terlalu lemah dan tidak dapat membantu membendung jenayah tersebut.

A PAS leader has blamed advertisements for portraying women as sex symbols, thereby encouraging violent crimes against them and young children.

The Court of Appeal today dismissed an application by former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim for bail pending his appeal against a sodomy conviction.

Public outrage over rape can only set the direction for change. The more meaningful step lies in undertaking legal reform so that society gets a single message - rape will not be condoned under any circumstances.

Recently, there was a heated argument between a presiding judge and the accused in one of the highest courts of our land. The high profile case heard, among other things, bail for a convicted sodomist.

The government is considering publicly whipping child rapists amid public anger over the rape and murder of two 10-year-old girls in a fortnight.

Key Chinese parties have rejected an alliance with the hardline opposition Muslim-based PAS if it beats Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's ruling party in upcoming general elections.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali said the company should heed the union's demand for equal treatment for local and foreign workers.

Tabung Haji mengumumkan pemberian dividen 4 peratus bagi tahun lepas. Bagaimanapun, seorang ahli Parlimen PAS mendakwa Tabung mempunyai pelaburan dalam perniagaan perjudian.

Opposition party DAP's youth wing is taking several steps to make itself relevant to young voters, and these are not solely fixed on election issues.

Dong Jiao Zong dikatakan telah berkali-kali meminta untuk berjumpa dengan Pak Lah bagi membincang dan mencari penyelesaian terhadap masalah berkaitan pendidikan bahasa ibunda, tetapi hingga kini tidak diberi peluang untuk berbuat demikian.

The Central Ad Hoc No Penang Outer Ring Road (Porr) committee - which claims to represent 10,000 people - says it will campaign against those politicians who support the project in the coming general election.

In the age where geographical and temporal boundaries have been rendered irrelevant, the American frontier became the world itself: Next on the list, is space.

New York-based Human Rights Watch has called on the Court of Appeal to grant bail to jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. The court is set to announce its decision at 3pm today.