Archive - 6 February 2004

The right body was told to investigate whether the Court of Appeal's decision to reject the bail application by Anwar Ibrahim was a violation of the jailed former deputy prime minister's rights.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today national carmaker Proton would not be granted new tariff protection because it could now stand on its own feet with the launch of its new generation of cars.

A lawyer claims a senior member of the Bar Council has flouted the law in the last polls. He wants the council to sack the individual or he will take the matter to court to declare the election illegal.

The families have suffered enough and the detainees must be released unconditionally when their detention orders expire this month, says the Abolish ISA movement.

Two key issues will affect the opposition party's performance in the next general election - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the Islamic state.

The High Court wants to know if the charge sheet against the ex-Melaka CM was part of the classified documents that was leaked to the media in 1999. Keadilan Youth chief Mohd Ezam Mohd Noor is appealing against his conviction for leaking these documents.

The Police Watch and Human Rights Committee wants to meet with the Police Royal Commission head before it hold its first meeting on Feb 11.

The two opposition parties must sit down soon to thrash out their claim over eleven overlapping seats in Perak if they want to avoid three-cornered fights in the coming polls.

Khatib yang dikatakan mempersendakan kematian mangsa rogol Nurul Huda, menafikan dakwaan tersebut, sebaliknya mendakwa khutbahnya telah diputarbelit.

Apart from sensationalising rape and murder cases, the media needs to play a role in creating awareness and educating the masses.

Commenting on the Hutton report, a local English daily takes the US and UK governments to task and laments that the media there was 'muzzled'. However, JOSH HONG notes that the Malaysian media is not synonymous with the word freedom either.

The general election has yet to be called, but a billboard rooting for the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition is already up. While opposition leaders claim it is an offence, the commission says it is powerless to act.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says he will "not interfere" in the probe of Scomi Precision Engineering Sdn Bhd (Scope), which allegedly supplied centrifuge components for Libya's uranium-enrichment programme.

baru Setiapkali tibanya Hari Kekasih, HISHAMUDDIN RAIS menjadi resah dan ingatannya melayang kembali ke saat dia cuba meluahkan perasaan cinta terhadap guru fotografinya.

The latest play by Five Arts Centre appears to have run foul of City Hall's new set of guidelines, which humourlessly forbids any lampooning of politicians or any of the nation's policies.

One hundred days after taking power, new prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has staged a quiet revolution in foreign policy which has won high marks from foreign diplomats.

The new premier has surprised the business community with some bold moves such as deferring a multi-billion-ringgit rail deal and indicating a possible change to Malaysia's six-year-old currency peg against the dollar.