Archive - 14 April 2004

At the close of a two-day dialogue on human trafficking hosted by Suhakam, participants note the increasing difficulty in tackling trans-border enforcement with agencies crippled by manpower and funding shortages plus lack of coordination.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court's move to throw out an application by a mother to nullify the conversion of her two children to Islam has evoked strong criticism.

The EC should stop blaming others for the election irregularities last month but should find ways to improve the system, says the opposition who also wants the commission to name its alleged 'saboteurs'.

Keadilan Youth says that if the police fail to act on Anwar Ibrahim's report against ex-PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad's alleged abuse of power, the body will go to the police royal commission.

The government can't afford to bear the high cost, says Youth and Sports Minister Azalina Othman Said, and has to turn down OCM's bid to host the Asiad 2010.

The demand for anti-terrorism equipment by security forces worldwide has risen sharply since the attacks on the United States, defence officials said at a major international arms show in Kuala Lumpur.

The council is wondering where to house the 10,000 absentees who did not report for national service and who will train them, following the decision to give them a second chance.

Kerajaan Kelantan membatalkan arahan kontroversi Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu (MPKB) yang melarang peniaga menggunakan patung untuk mempamerkan pakaian jualan mereka.

PBDS may finally be able to put its troubles behind it, if it can resolve its protracted leadership tussle through fresh elections at a triennial delegates conference (TDC) by August.

Keadilan is prepared to move a motion in Parliament for mandatory declaration of assets for cabinet members though it thinks the premier is the right person to do so.

I'm writing this in order for someone to tell me the official results of the parliamentary constituency I voted in.

The Japanese carmaker will sell a minority stake in its Malaysian operations unless it can gain control of the business as part of its regional restructuring.

Former state executive councillor Azman Mahalan is alleged to have given bribes amounting to RM7,000 in relation to the Tapah Umno division election.

The government is seeking a foreign partner for national carmaker Proton to boost its competitiveness, improve exports and tap new commercial opportunities.

Police have stepped up arrests of undocumented Burmese nationals following the attack on the Burmese embassy in Kuala Lumpur last Wednesday.

The jailed ex-deputy premier's appeal will be heard next month by the Federal Court, which will decide whether the jailed politician walks free or serves his sentence until 2009.

What is unfolding in the Middle East and in much of Africa now, says MGG PILLAI, is a revised version of the genocidal havoc the Western colonial powers inflicted before World War I.

A Malaysian Airlines Airbus 330 plane with 167 passengers and eight crew aboard made an emergency landing yesterday in the southern Indian city of Madras due to engine failure.

Although rights groups have shot down Selangor's proposal to open up low-cost housing purchase to the wealthy, Suhakam is support of the plan as a short-term move.

An author of anti-semitic books is found guilty of racism. What are the implications of this decision on the freedom of speech and expression?

Malaysia's potential for an ethical foreign policy is often compromised by elite business interests, which are also at the heart of many domestic problems of democracy, accountability and corruption.