Archive - 5 May 2004

Pihak PLKN dakwa gagal hubungi keluarga pelatih yang meninggalkan kem latihannya di kampus UKM manakala keluarganya mendakwa diberitahu pelatih itu dipindah ke kem Rembau.

The prime minister's son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin declines to confirm speculation that he will soon be appointed chief operating officer at Khazanah Nasional, the investment arm of the Finance Ministry.

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations gathering here next week are expected to condemn alleged abuses of Iraqi prisoners by US and British troops, says Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.

Seven Thai fishermen have been detained by the Malaysian navy for illegally fishing in Malaysian waters off Pahang.

A senior editor from the national daily Star makes an impassioned call for the Printing Presses and Publications Act to be repealed. He says the act will become obsolete eventually.

Malaysia said today that military might would not alone solve the deadly unrest in Thailand's Muslim south and it was considering a request to send moderate Islamic preachers to the area.

Labour toils for its capitalist bosses but don't be surprised if the sweat of the working class is not exactly a hot topic of conversation at swanky dinner parties in posh neighbourhoods. The writer looks at why a dignified representation of labour is absent in a capitalist environment and the working class' right to full humanity.

Although shocking and worrisome, the current spate of violent incidents in southern Thailand bordering Peninsular Malaysia is not unprecedented as separatist sentiments and aspirations can be traced back to the 1930s.

Keadilan wants Abdullah to listen to his own advice to the US and Britain about the recent expose on the maltreatment of Iraqi prisoners of war.

A sense of relief was palpable at Ladang Bukit Jelutong in Shah Alam after 30 families comprising ex-estate workers discovered that a scheduled demolition of their homes would not take place. They now await Friday for a court decision on their eviction notice.

Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo tidak akan melalui jalan mudah untuk ambil alih teraju Pergerakan Pemuda Umno daripada Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein.

Recently, the Asian Strategy and Leadership Initiative (Asli) organised an important event, the Malaysian Education Summit 2004. We, a number of Malaysian students studying both locally and overseas, would like to congratulate Asli for making this summit possible.

Total exports in March grew 16.9 percent year-on-year and were up 22.3 percent from February to hit a record RM38.76 billion fueled by rising global demand.

The Malaysian military denies any knowledge of a shipment of 2,800 sub-machineguns seized in Hong Kong.

An unhappy Law Hieng Ding says that party chief George Chan should have been brave enough to tell him the truth that he could not keep to the gentleman's agreement anymore.

Jika nilai-nilai disiplin, patriotisme dan perpaduan kaum gagal dihayati remaja lepasan sekolah menengah, ia bermakna sistem persekolahan kita gagal membina jati diri mereka. LEE BAN CHEN mengulas lanjut mengenainya.

The modern Hindu crematorium in Penang has been completed and in operation but about 30 individuals, mostly prominent businessmen, have still not paid up RM50,000 of what they promised for the project.

The revived RM5.8 billion Bakun project in Sarawak offers many contract jobs as it goes into full swing and the locals are asking for a share of the pie.

Thailand praises a one-day visit by Malaysia's deputy prime minister as proof of closer cooperation in curbing attacks in the kingdom's restive south after earlier rejecting outside help as interference.