Archive - 26 January 2004

Two newspapers have been taken to task for publishing the photographs of three minors who had lodged a police report that they had been raped.

Orang Asli villagers want the Johor government to 'turun padang' (go down to the ground) and decide on the next course of action in resolving their grievances.

A security guard was today sentenced to 20 years in jail and 24 lashes after pleading guilty to raping a 10-year-old girl in a case that outraged the nation.

Pemuda PAS percaya, sekiranya Umno memenuhi syarat-syarat yang dikemukakannya, proses muzakarah PAS-Umno akan lebih berkesan dan disokong oleh setiap lapisan rakyat.

The RM400 million baggage handling system - touted to be the world's fastest and most sophisticated when it was launched five-and-a-half years ago - had broken down almost a dozen of times.

Zulhelmi Yahya claims he was beaten by 10 anti-riot police personnel when they moved in to disperse a ceramah in support of jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday.

As when someone dearly beloved is on their death bed, you prepare for the inevitable but the moment still brings you grief and pain. You tell yourself that it has all been written in God's way.

The Keadilan Youth chief accuses Lokman of engaging in 'detrimental' activities and claims that he made a verbal request to quit his key post last week.

PAS mungkin menumpukan usahanya untuk memenangi kerusi baru Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Bangi yang telah dikeluarkan dari DUN Kajang yang dimenangi calon parti itu pada 1999.

While the Malaysian government pursues steps to re-establish public confidence in the police force, its history argues that trust will have to be an essential factor in this relationship.

The failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq proved that opponents of the US-led invasion were right, says former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

The Health Ministry says everything is under control and that the health authorities will remain vigilant.

Most Malaysians are now quite self-assured and self-confident about their ethnic and national identities, which are internal, not external to their hearts and minds.

National carmaker Proton has revived plans to acquire an auto assembly plant in Indonesia as part of its expansion into Southeast Asia.

Kelompok 'liberal' Melayu mesti dibesarkan untuk menyekat kemaraan konservatisme dan fundamentalisme, hujah FATHI ARIS OMAR.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi defended the judiciary after an attack by jailed deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, who accused three appeal court judges of being "under the thumb of the executive".

The United States repeats its condemnation of court decision last week to deny bail to former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.

The movement says Anwar Ibrahim's case has been a protracted one marked by undue delays and dishonourable tactics that have ravaged justice.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will visit Vietnam today as part of an introductory tour by new in Southeast Asia.

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has dismissed suggestions that he is still making decisions for his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

In the incident which occurred late Saturday, dozens of riot police using with water cannons barged into a hall where Anwar's Keadilan party were conducting a rally.