Archive - 3 April 2004

Bar presses for inquests into custodial deaths, police shootings

Bar presses for inquests into custodial deaths, police shootings

Its chairperson says the attorney-general has promised to arrange a meeting with the police chief regarding this.
Election glitches: Bar calls for independent probe

Election glitches: Bar calls for independent probe

The 11,000-strong Malaysian Bar backs calls for a probe by an independent commission into the allegations of electoral fraud.
Contest for top posts will divide Umno, warns Najib

Contest for top posts will divide Umno, warns Najib

The deputy premier says Umno members in general prefer unity as contests will lead to the formation of camps and factions.
Suspend national service, cabinet told

Suspend national service, cabinet told

DAP calls on ministers to act boldly and suspend the programme until it is incident free at their next cabinet meeting.
Part Two: Umnos failed modernist Islamic project

Part Two: Umnos failed modernist Islamic project

While controversy still rages about the election results, FARISH A NOOR says there is a need for both Umno and PAS to discard the instrumentalist, political and ultimately distorted views on Islam.
Chin Peng memoirs co-authors to sue Nanyang Siang Pau

Chin Peng memoirs co-authors to sue Nanyang Siang Pau

The legal action is for alleged breach of contract, which sources claim resulted from the Home Ministry's 'advice' to the daily.
JIM: Kaji semula perlaksanaan PLKN

JIM: Kaji semula perlaksanaan PLKN

Pertubuhan Jamaah Islam Malaysia mendakwa Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN) menghadapi pelbagai masalah akibat daripada pelaksanaannya secara tergesa-gesa.
JI suspect: Bali bombers acted on Osama's fatwa

JI suspect: Bali bombers acted on Osama's fatwa

Mohamed Nasir Abas tells TV3 in an interview that the Bali bombers believed they were fulfilling the wishes of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.
Mustapa: Umnos failure in Kelantan due to infighting

Mustapa: Umnos failure in Kelantan due to infighting

The Kelantan Umno chief says if members did not indulge in acts of sabotage, the party would have recaptured the state.
Peace dividend hard to come by in war-torn Jaffna

Peace dividend hard to come by in war-torn Jaffna

Two years into a ceasefire and peace negotiations between the government and the Tamil Tigers have not yet brought the promised peace dividend to the region.
Husband cuts wife's scalp for not wearing headscarf: report

Husband cuts wife's scalp for not wearing headscarf: report

The wife failed to wear a headscarf and had dyed her hair, which her enraged husband 'did not like'.