Archive - 24 April 2004

Commissioner Prof Hamdan Adnan says the delay in announcing the appointment of commissioners for the human rights body reflects badly on itself, as well as the government.

The opposition party says it will offer legal support to parents who have problems with the programme, as well as the 10,000 dodgers who are expected to face criminal charges.

Umno members have been reminded not to indulge in campaigning that can harm the party in the coming Umno elections. The Umno acting president says party members must know how to behave themselves.

The BN secretary-general now decides to recognise the PBDS supreme council elected before July 23 last year despite saying earlier that it no longer exists.

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations will gather in Kuala Lumpur next month to discuss the worsening crisis between Israel and the Palestinians, a news report said.

Malaysia is confident the number of tourists visiting the country this year will climb back to the 2002 level of 13.3 million after dropping last year because of SARS and the Iraq war.

To ensure a good discussion on religions, SIM KWANG YANG says admitting ignorance is a starting point at extending our common horizon towards some kind of common understanding which in turn will further a deeper appreciation of our own faith.

A Colombian national believed to be part of a gang which fled with RM1 million after tricking guards at a bank at the world's tallest building has been arrested.

Former Indon Army chief General Wiranto's nomination as the presidential candidate of the Golkar party seems like a sad and twisted case of history repeating itself.

Reacting to the anti-graft blueprint launched yesterday, anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International says the plan is, in its present form, full of platititudes and missing of any practical solutions.