Archive - 20 April 2004

A anguished mother stormed into the Brickfields police station in Kuala Lumpur this morning demanding a full explanation over her missing son earlier arrested by police. Fearing the worst, she believes that her son could have died while in police custody.

Two government agencies are trying to sort out the legalities involving migrant workers awaiting trial in trade disputes which have been rendered illegal by employers through an abuse of the law.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak menasihatkan ahli Parlimen BN bekerja kuat dan mengambil iktibar daripada pengalamannya yang hanya memenangi majoriti 241 undi dalam pilihanraya umum 1999.

The government has applied for an early hearing on several issues involving the NUBE in an attempt to break the deadlock that has occupied the union and the ministry for almost three years.

The police today charged three brothers for the attempted murder of a senior Burmese diplomat after they were accused of attacking him with an axe in early April.

Kini kerajaan sedar, sikap terburu-buru menjalankan program ini telah membawa padah, tetapi masih belum terlambat bagi kerajaan untuk menyelamat dan memperbaiki PLKN.

PAS has filed its first two election petitions - one against BN chairperson and premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - as it challenges the outcome of the 2004 general election.

In an unprecedented move that augurs well for good governance, the government invites the Bar Council to give its direct input on the proposed restructuring of the Industrial Court.

It will be a tedious and expensive affair, but PBDS branch meetings must be held nonetheless to ensure 'fair' selection of delegates to the Sarawak party's triennial delegates conference.

Aktivis Reformasi mendakwa polis beri arahan yang tidak jelas dan mereka tidak langsung diberi peluang untuk bersurai.

Making a 'personal observation', a PAS vice-president concedes that Barisan Alternatif disunity was probably a factor behind the opposition's lacklustre performance in the recent polls.

Proton is going to be yet another event after Perwaja that is going to have a major impact on our country. I cannot but feel very strongly about it.

EC chief Abdul Rahman Rashid's call for a royal commission to probe flaws in the recent elections and the prime minister's rejection of the suggestion could turn out to be a big blunder, says MGG PILLAI.

Malaysia's economy was clearly gaining momentum, in line with global trends led by growth in the US economy, says the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research.

Pak Lah berkata beliau sentiasa mengalu-alukan pertandingan terbuka dalam pemilihan parti bagi memberi peluang kepada mereka yang mahu berkhidmat kepada parti.

One of the victims had machete wounds to his head while a second victim was nearly hacked in half at the waist during the fight involving members of the Bugis and Bima ethnic groups.

Pihak berkuasa digesa supaya mewujudkan dasar anti-gangguan seksual untuk dikuatkuasakan di semua tempat termasuk di Kem Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN)

China, the new whizz kid on the economic block, may be providing all the excitement that global investors are seeking, but its growth fetish is hiding several problems.

Globalisation has made it easy for people the world over to consume American pop culture and junk food at a moment's notice, but it also means that it has made it easier for an American army to find itself parked at your doorstep.

Jailed ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is no longer being sent for physiotherapy, according to his lawyer who wants an explanation.

For all that several state representatives in the Parti Keadilan Rakyat Youth wing feel it is time to cut ties with ally PAS after the opposition's abject showing in the general election, they are unlikely to get their way.

DAP pertikai mengapa pengguna NPE perlu bayar tol yang tinggi kerana kesilapan Kementerian Kerjaraya dan syarikat pembinaan lebuhraya tersebut.