Archive - 5 March 2004

The news organisation comes under attack from a hacker this morning, causing the site to become temporarily inaccessible.

Family members and friends of sixteen alleged Kumpulan Militan Malaysia (KMM) members refuse to leave until the commission takes a stand on the protest action.

Last year, Fong Po Kuan shocked her supporters by saying she would not seek re-election. Now, she has changed her mind and is prepared to defend her seat against the MCA president's brother.

PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat says his party PAS will use the issue until nomination day as the pledge is only deemed illegal when used during campaigning period.

Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR) menjelaskan pembatalan kelayakan tiga pemimpin Keadilan daripada bertanding dalam pilihanraya dibuat berdasarkan undang-undang melalui peruntukan di dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan.

As voters, the public has no say over the choice of candidates to be nominated for the general election. But we do have the right to decide whether the candidate...

Malaysia remains unchanging in the sea of democratic volatility. Is it a measure of our success? Does our version of the 'democratic process' deliver what the population wants?

Opposition leader Abdul Hadi Awang accuses the United States of protecting Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi over a nuclear black market scandal to prevent Islamists from taking power in upcoming elections.

Three years after the Kampung Medan tragedy, seven victims are suing the police and the government for their negligence in stopping the racial violence.

The chief minister, it seems, has the support to stay on but other incumbents in Sarawak are feeling uneasy after hearing that Pak Lah is scrutinising every detail of potential candidates' background.

An analyst friend of JOSH HONG once said that should one understand the powerful effects of viagra on an impotent man's psyche, one would appreciate the huge significance of a two-thirds majority for the BN government.

In the visit to take place next week, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai will also spend two days in Singapore.

The coming general election will see some reshuffling among the top leadership in PAS, the country's biggest opposition party.

Its Kuala Lumpur chairperson Dr Tan Kee Kwong says there are 'encouraging' signs for a victory in the DAP stronghold - Kepong.

The party will go ahead with their nominations, reveals president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She also says legal action will be initiated against the EC soon.

Selangor round-up Home to the country's largest number of registered voters totalling almost 1.5 million and the envy of others for being the most developed state, Selangor is set to be the venue for the battle of the giants.

The Nuri helicopter came down at a housing estate, but there were no immediate reports of casualties on the ground.

The Election Commission announces that the polling day will be on March 21 and all parties will have to nominate their candidates on March 13. Campaigning period is eight days - the shortest in Malaysian history.