Archive - 12 February 2004

UN nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei on backs a call by US President George W Bush for tighter controls to curb smuggling of atomic technology.

Logging watchdogs frustrated with the alleged inaction of authorities here to stem the smuggling release a video which show local businessmen and enforcement officers having a hand in the crime.

A former newspaper reporter who returned to China from Malaysia after a study trip has been arrested on subversion charges, his father and a US-based rights group said today.

Pemuda Umno Negeri Sembilan mendakwa sudah lama menjangka beberapa pemimpin utama parti Keadilan di negeri itu akan kembali semula ke pangkuan Umno.

US President Bush says Scope - a subsidiary of a company controlled by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's son Kamaluddin - was part of a clandestine nuclear black market network.

The former plantation workers claim that they have yet to receive the low-cost houses promised to them after their estates were acquired to build the new administrative capital.

The Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall has made a number of suggestions to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on how to fight corruption, among others.

The absence of clear provisions stipulating payable fees and minimum wages could lead to much worse treatment for Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia, says Mahfuz Omar.

The arrests this week of a government minister and a high-profile tycoon show that new Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is backing his pledge to crack down on corruption with unexpected vigour.

Activists at a UN environmental conference accuse host-country Malaysia of turning a blind eye to large-scale smuggling of illegal timber from Indonesia, provoking strong denials from the government.

The prime minister is given a little over two weeks to release 16 ISA detainees who are allegedly linked to Kumpulan Mujahiddin Malaysia. Among them is Nik Adli, the son of Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat.

Among the 59 complaints listed in the report were charges of physical assault and mental abuse, including sexual threats.

Despite the current war against corruption, many civil society activists regret that so far none of the really big Barisan Nasional politicians have been arrested...

The 'moral guardians' axe another play deemed unpalatable for Malaysian minds. However, SALBIAH AHMAD contends that free speech and expression are not on the wish-list of those in power.

Being over-concerned about certain questions leads to 'bottom-lineism'. This in turn blinds people to two important features of political activism - long-term change and ideological struggle.

Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam merupakan orang kenamaan kedua ditahan BPR dalam tempoh seminggu ini selepas bekas Pengarah Urusan Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd, Tan Sri Eric Chia dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur Selasa lalu.

A second high profile figure is charged, three days after Perwaja steel's ex-boss Eric Chia was brought to book. This time around it is Land and Cooperative Development Minister Kasitah Gaddam in the dock.