Archive - 24 February 2004

The prime minister announces today that he is skipping the G-15 Summit in Caracas. He was scheduled to leave for Caracas tomorrow to attend the two-day meeting.

The DOE is unable to give a deadline for the completion of the EIA technical evaluation. The opposition is banking on the controversial project to be an election issue.

MCA has just submitted a list of its proposed candidates to the BN top leadership. But the number of seats to be contested by the Chinese-based party has yet to be finalised by the ruling coalition, says the party president.

Kementerian Penerangan telah mewujudkan jawatan baru untuk disandang oleh Datuk Zainuddin Maidin yang tamat tempoh perkhidmatannya sebagai senator hari ini.

Describing Parti Sosialis Malaysia leaders as a 'rare breed', former politician Dr Kua Kia Soong says DAP should make way for these 'giants' to contest in four seats sought by the yet-to-be-registered party.

The writer talks about how her late husband James managed to write a book on the economic development in Malaya and Singapore while he was imprisoned in Singapore's Changi Prison Camp from 1956 to 1959.

Although rape and murder are heinous crimes, the Human Rights Commission wants the punishment meted out on convicted rapists to be in line with universal human rights principles.

Families and supporters of the six ISA detainees who gathered outside the Kamunting detention camp on Saturday had to return home disappointed as the six alleged JI members were slapped with another two-year detention order.

The issue of whether the recent election held by the Bar Council had breached the Legal Profession Act as alleged by former council president Manjeet Singh Dhillon will now be determined in court.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi renewed a call today for the establishment of an East Asian community as he sought closer integration with emerging economic giant China.

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Corp offer to sell their collective 15.8 percent stake in national carmaker Proton to its key shareholder, Khazanah Nasional.

Sime Darby Bhd says its first half net profit rose 6.3 percent on year, mainly due to stronger earnings from its plantation, property and power divisions.

I am a Malaysian medical doctor with specialist qualifications who had served the country for many years. I am writing in response to an article by JJ Ray which questioned Suhakam's stand on homosexuality.

Majlis Transparensi Malaysia (MTM) yang baru ditubuhkan, mahu siasatan yang lebih telus dilakukan bagi mendapatkan penjelasan sebenar berhubung isu membabitkan Scope.

Tiny Brunei is thinking big, port-wise that is. The sultanate wants to compete with the region's shipping hubs by building a RM5.7 billion mega port.

Importers blame goverment red-tape for the delay in allowing the consignments through, saying consumers could soon face a shortage.

'I don't think the US will go to that extent of imposing sanctions because of this one small incident,' says Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Countries falling short of strict standards set by the United States' anti-trafficking law may be subjected to withholding of aid and international loans.

Kerajaan Persekutuan bagi naik gaji, kita ambik, orang Umno bagi duit kita belanjakan, Tok Pa bagi kain batik, kita pakai tetapi apabila mengundi, kami pangkah bulan purnama! Itu antara luahan hati pengundi di Kelantan...

Budaya pop atau seni 'tinggi' kehilangan arah. FATHI ARIS OMAR menganalisa beberapa punca kebekuan minda Melayu dalam hal ini.

Dr Sulaiman Daud, one of Sarawak's more highly regarded politicians for his humble lifestyle, is finally calling it a day after four decades in the political arena. He says he will not defend his parliamentary seat.