Archive - 29 January 2004

The government's mandatory death proposal does not tackle the rise in sex crimes against women and girls from the perspective of prevention, says a women's interest group.

Party vice-president Azmin Ali says that this will cover constituencies which are under the crosshair of DAP as well.

As the prime minister is about to announce the names of commissioners in the newly set-up police royal commission, Suaram suggests that the government seeks public opinion to ensure the commission's independence.

Adnan Yaakob's report is too general and this poses a problem for the cops. On the other hand, an ex-director of a logging company says he has documents which can facilitate investigations.

The five Karachi students are said to have given up hope after being held without proper access to lawyers and family members for more than 10 weeks.

Jailed former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim filed a bail application at the Federal Court today in a final bid for freedom ahead of an appeal hearing.

The Indonesian government will set up a special team to develop 92 small islands in border areas after losing two of them to Malaysia.

"It never entered my mind," says Lim Kit Siang in reaction to a malaysiakini article which suggests that he may contest the seat as it is deemed a safe bet.

An international human rights watchdog calls on the government to release or charge two suspected terrorists. Its demands are contained in an 'ang pow' handed to the Malaysian Consul-General.

Media reports say that the airline has to comply with the US request or it may be barred from flying into the United States.

Parti-parti yang berbilang kaum dalam Barisan Nasional (BN) tinggal pada nama sahaja. Secara pragmatiknya, mereka menari mengikut rentak politik perkauman. Hanya Gerakan yang masih bersusah payah membela imej multi-etniknya.

Malaysia's cabinet, reacting to public outrage over the rape and murder of two 10-year-old girls, has given the go-ahead for the mandatory death sentence to be imposed on rapists who kill their victims.

US-trained biochemist Yazid Sufaat, who has been in detention since his arrest in November 2001, has his detention order renewed for another two years.

To take a cursory look at Iraq's fragile political arrangement today, it is somewhat easy to understand why the Iraqis feel they have been left out and cheated of their own political future.

Pak Lah's actual work, says SUGU, would only begin after he leads a convincing win for the Barisan Nasional at the polls as a resounding endorsement.