Archive - 26 February 2004

Telekom Malaysia's net profit soared 64 percent to RM1.39 billion in calendar 2003 due to enhanced earnings from its cellular business.

Zero Malaysian Indians in the opposition camp as elected representatives has prompted a lawyer-cum-politician to accuse opposition parties in the country of being discriminatory.

With an agreement signed between PAS and Keadilan to avoid a three-cornered fight in Kedah, the two opposition parties appear all set for the coming general election. There is, however, one minor blip.

The State Department's latest report was written in much of the same vein as the previous, but this time around particular attention is given to issues related to the police.

Sixteen ISA detainees threaten to go on hunger strike from Monday in protest against the extension of their detention. They say they will refuse food and water, even those provided by their families.

Pak Lah dijangka membuat keputusan muktamad senarai calon Barisan Nasional bagi pilihanraya umum akan datang, sebelum Rabu depan.

The Sarawak BN washes its hands off the selection of PBDS candidates for the coming elections and leaves it entirely to the prime minister to decide.

Human Rights Watch says the government should stop taking advantage of the 'war on terror' to detain individuals indefinitely under the Internal Security Act.

The peaceful assembly to press home public concerns over extrajudicial use of police powers will be held outside the federal police headquarters.

Irene Fernandez, whose passport was seized after being found guilty of publishing false news, retracted her appeal due to the court's delay in hearing the case.

FARISH A NOOR (who happens to be a columnist for the paper) talks to one of Daily Times's editors, Ejaz Haider, about the trails and tribulations of the paper and the role of the journalist in these troubled times.

The present 'Dog Complex' is a piece of repressive legislation that should have no place in a country that claims to be multi-cultural and takes pride in its 'tolerance'.

Former party chief Leo Moggie is keen to talk about resolving the PBDS crisis but James Masing shrugs it off saying that "the husband and wife are already not on talking term and there is no point for in-laws trying to intervene."

The local council says the policy requiring dog owners to seek their neighbours consent before being allowed to keep their pets is now put on hold until it is able to get more public feedback on the matter.