Archive - 5 April 2004

TV3's JI broadcast runs into a storm

TV3's JI broadcast runs into a storm

TV3 is under heavy barrage following its insistence in airing the 'confessions' of four alleged Malaysian JI terrorists last week. Among others, the broadcast was said to have been contempt of court.
Adun PAS Kelantan dipelawa sertai BN

Adun PAS Kelantan dipelawa sertai BN

Wakil rakyat PAS Kelantan disaran supaya 'berkorban' untuk kesejahteraan rakyat negeri itu dengan menyertai Barisan Nasional

Opposition to pick up on Zahids dare

Opposition to pick up on Zahids dare

Show me yours, and I'll show you mine - elected representatives on both sides of the political divide are getting caught up in the business of who should first declare their assets publicly.
PBDS elections to be internal matter

PBDS elections to be internal matter

The trouble-ridden Sarawak party is on track to fulfil at least one condition of its recent reinstatement - fresh elections.
Why no names?

Why no names?

Dont call for anything, Bar Council

Dont call for anything, Bar Council

Kesatuan umah lebih penting dari politik

Kesatuan umah lebih penting dari politik

Sabah Umnos immigrant factor

Sabah Umnos immigrant factor

MCA sacrificial lamb to resurrect?

MCA sacrificial lamb to resurrect?

Enough grace for Pak Lah

Enough grace for Pak Lah

NS just about wallet-building

NS just about wallet-building

National Service cannot be a quick fix

National Service cannot be a quick fix

Witch-hunt totally undemocratic

Witch-hunt totally undemocratic

Pelatih diraba: Keluarga anggap kes selesai

Pelatih diraba: Keluarga anggap kes selesai

Keluarga pelatih PKLN yang didakwa diraba dan dipeluk di Kem Seri Impian Sungai Bakap menerima permohonan maaf daripada pengurus pentadbiran kem tersebut.

Apa perlu perkataan Cina di sini?

Apa perlu perkataan Cina di sini?

Sejak setahun lalu, 'imej nasional' PAS ialah seperti yang diwakili oleh (presidennya) Abdul Hadi Awang dan (timbalannya) Hassan Shukri. Hanya segelintir rakyat sahaja yang 'selesa' dengan corak dan gaya kepimpinan kedua-dua tokoh ini.
Rafidah: M'sia hopeful on US free trade deal talks

Rafidah: M'sia hopeful on US free trade deal talks

Malaysia expects to sign a pact with the United States soon to kickstart possible free trade agreement (FTA) talks and will pursue other bilateral FTAs to boost market access and spur trade.
Manufacturers want 30 pct bumi equity rule eased

Manufacturers want 30 pct bumi equity rule eased

Malaysian manufacturers called today for the easing of a rule requiring 30 percent equity in bumiputera hands as part of proposed measures to boost competitiveness and woo foreign investors.
USM hauls up election campaigners

USM hauls up election campaigners

Three Universiti Sains Malaysia students have been given until Thursday to explain if they were involved in election campaigning, an activity prohibited by law.
Sleeping through civics - the NS experience

Sleeping through civics - the NS experience

Trainees agree that, while the courses have useful content, the teaching methods send most of them to dreamland.
Squandering an impressive mandate

Squandering an impressive mandate

Experiencing joy and despair in equal measure after the 11 th general election, M BAKRI MUSA culls cautionary lessons for Malaysia's political leaders of all persuasions.
Pak Lah: Avoid southern Thailand

Pak Lah: Avoid southern Thailand

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told Malaysians to avoid visiting southern Thailand as he prepared for talks with his Thai counterpart over recent violence there.
Sime Darby expands motor business

Sime Darby expands motor business

Conglomerate Sime Darby has agreed to buy a controlling stake in three companies involved in auto distribution and parts manufacturing as part of moves to expand its motor vehicle business.
Whither Sabah opposition parties?

Whither Sabah opposition parties?

It's back to the drawing board for opposition parties in Sabah, where losing candidates have to analyse where and how the elections went wrong for them.
M'sian militants' confessions prove terror threat: PM

M'sian militants' confessions prove terror threat: PM

The televised confessions of four Malaysian militants in Indonesia prove that terrorists pose a major threat in Southeast Asia, says Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Najib: TV confessions prove gov't was right to detain JI members

Najib: TV confessions prove gov't was right to detain JI members

Televised confessions by four Malaysians allegedly involved in the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror network show the Malaysian government's harsh actions against militants were justified.
Gov't rejects US help to guard Malacca Straits against terrorists

Gov't rejects US help to guard Malacca Straits against terrorists

Malaysia rejects military help from the United States to flush out terrorists in the Straits of Malacca, one of the busiest waterways in the world.
UAE freezes assets of company linked to nuclear blackmarket

UAE freezes assets of company linked to nuclear blackmarket

The UAE central bank says it has frozen the assets of a company linked to a Sri Lankan named by Western intelligence as a middleman in the sale of Pakistani nuclear secrets and parts to Libya, Iran and North Korea.