Archive - 9 March 2004

As discussions between the two opposition parties seem to be heading towards a brick wall, the battle for Chinese-majority seats will most likely see three-cornered fights.

Sebuah kelab ditubuhkan bagi memberi kesedaran kepada bukan Islam mengenai dasar pentadbiran PAS.

The Gerakan chief is in big trouble. The party's disgruntled Indian members plan to embark on drastic measures to prevent him from securing much-needed Indian support come the polls.

Pemuda Umno mendakwa orang atas pagar yang dipengaruhi oleh isu Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sudah mengalih kesetiaan politik mereka daripada pembangkang kepada Umno.

Imej yang buruk telah mengorbankan pengaruh Umno pada tahun 1999. Akan bersihkah Umno dengan tiadanya Dr Mahathir? Jawapannya pada 21 Mac nanti, kata AMAN RAIS.

A former Sarawak politician claims that the Dayak have zero corporate equity, drawing objections from several Dayak businessmen close to the state leadership.

With just three more days to go before nominations have to be filed, the horse-trading over seats appears to be far from settled in some states, as malaysiakini's News Roundup reveals from the day's Chinese and Malay dailies.

The groups say much more has to be done by candidates to secure women's votes than merely distributing flowers and greeting cards once every five years.

The struggle for Islamic hearts and minds in Malaysia's elections shaped up today as a contest with global resonance as the government pressed a modernist agenda despite a strong challenge from fundamentalists.

A struggle over the role of Islam intensified today ahead of March 21 elections, with opposition Islamic party PAS calling on Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to state his stand on Islamic law.

Malaysia has allowed the United States to station customs officials at its key port of Klang to jointly screen US-bound container cargo for terror risks.

Struggling Japanese automaker Mitsubishi said today it had sold its 7.93 percent stake in Proton, Malaysia's biggest carmaker.

Two groups have taken the Election Commission to task for its decision to call elections within the shortest period in Malaysian electoral history.

In the run-up to the general election, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi seems to be under pressure from all fronts over charges of alleged nepotism pertaining to his son's business interests.

Political pundits have it that Barisan Nasional (BN) lost Terengganu in 1999 because at least one key leader had over-stayed his welcome. It is determined not to repeat the mistake.

Where ruling elites are so entrenched, SALBIAH AHMAD says corruption should mean the broader moral kind in which the moral health of the body politic is at issue.

The latest oil discovery off eastern Sabah could be the country's largest deepwater find and is likely to substantially boost the fortunes of Southeast Asia's second top oil producer.

The students list a number of demands for the new government. These include, the abolishment of certain laws and limiting the term of the prime minister.

Kedah Umno plans to field a large number of young leaders in the 'hot state' to defend itself from the PAS onslaught.

Controversy over Islamic opposition party PAS' election promise that its supporters will go to heaven forced Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to break his silence on the issue.