Archive - 9 April 2004

Role in BN: PPP looks inwards for answers

Role in BN: PPP looks inwards for answers

The PPP looks in the mirror for reasons as to why the BN saw fit to allocate it only one parliament and state seat each during the recent general election. The party argues that it has faced the last three general elections empty-handed.

Memo to Suhakam: ISA detainees want promises kept

Memo to Suhakam: ISA detainees want promises kept

The human rights body is asked to pressure the Home Ministry for a quick decision on the alleged KMM members now held in Kamunting.
NS absentees to be charged in court

NS absentees to be charged in court

Some 10,000 Malaysian youths who did not answer their National Service programme call-up will be charged in court and if convicted are liable to be jailed up to six months or fined up to RM3,000 or both.
Ex- ISA detainees sue govt, former IGP

Ex- ISA detainees sue govt, former IGP

The detainees are seeking to prove that their 'unlawful detention' under the security law was politically motivated.
AirAsia geared for dogfight over Southeast Asian skies

AirAsia geared for dogfight over Southeast Asian skies

Budget carrier AirAsia says it is unfazed by a looming dogfight over Southeast Asian skies as rivalry heats up after Australia's Qantas entered the fray this week.
Tindakan mahkamah untuk peserta yang tidak sertai PLKN

Tindakan mahkamah untuk peserta yang tidak sertai PLKN

Lebih kurang 10,000 remaja yang tidak hadiri program latihan khidmat negara berkemungkinan dikenakan hukum penjara selama enam bulan atau didenda sebanyak RM3,000.
Ex-murder suspect files RM22 mil suit against dailies

Ex-murder suspect files RM22 mil suit against dailies

A Finnish national who was arrested and later freed in connection with the murder of a company executive claims five national dailies had defamed him by publishing photographs and articles that insinuated his guilt.
Kerk told me Kota Melaka was safe, laments DAP leader

Kerk told me Kota Melaka was safe, laments DAP leader

DAP chief Lim Kit Siang says that he would have taken time out from his own campaigning in Ipoh to help canvass for support in the party stronghold in Malacca had he been informed of the true situation there.
NUTP launches survey on gangsterism in schools

NUTP launches survey on gangsterism in schools

The union representing 120,000 teachers in Peninsular Malaysia wants the Education Ministry to act on its pledges to deal with disciplinary problems among students.
PAS president takes BN voters to task

PAS president takes BN voters to task

Abdul Hadi Awang says these 'purchased' individuals were willing to bring about the downfall of an Islamic government.
New York Times? Please ...

New York Times? Please ...

Go Zaid, go!

Go Zaid, go!

MCA boss doing a Caligula?

MCA boss doing a Caligula?

No such thing as a free lunch

No such thing as a free lunch

Special camp for national service bullies

Special camp for national service bullies

The National Service Council chairperson says the move is not meant to punish delinquent trainees but to help them rehabilitate. He was confident that the affected trainees' parents would not protest the decision.
Affirmative action doesnt work

Affirmative action doesnt work

No privileges for East Coast folk

No privileges for East Coast folk

Correcting the incorrigible

Correcting the incorrigible

These rights impoverish Malaysia

These rights impoverish Malaysia

Jalinan Keadilan-PAS memang wajib dikaji

Jalinan Keadilan-PAS memang wajib dikaji

PAS: Ada yang belum terjawab

PAS: Ada yang belum terjawab

Supps post-mortem report on Kuching defeat ready soon

Supps post-mortem report on Kuching defeat ready soon

The party's Kuching group may lose more of its clout with the defeat of its candidate for Bandar Kuching at last month's polls. Party chief Dr George Chan, however, is working overtime to pacify the group.
Jeffrey vows to soldier on despite rout in Sabah

Jeffrey vows to soldier on despite rout in Sabah

The other half of Sabah's famous Kitingan brothers says he will continue to pursue what is right and just for Sabah and its people through politics.
Indonesias 2004 polls: Islamist democrats hold the key?

Indonesias 2004 polls: Islamist democrats hold the key?

It is among the new generation of Islamist moderate progressives that we are witnessing the real changes taking place in Indonesia today.