Archive - 8 May 2004

The labour movement is being courted by an opposition party which hopes to nail government ministers responsible over related issues with hard facts and figures in parliament.

The many attractions of southern Thailand could be further developed to bring in the tourism dollars and the authorities there are doing just that now.

The Internal Security Ministry is looking into placing an embedded counsellor at each police district headquarters in the country to guide and help policemen who have problems.

Responding to the PM's call for mastery of English in order to have the edge in the global market, the DAP supremo and Ipoh Timur MP proposes that the language be allowed for parliamentary debate first.

The Supp deputy president makes his view known to all - that he would like to see the party's central working committee decide collectively on all major decisions, as was the case in the past.

Malaysia's place in the global economy lies in the hands of knowledgeable and disciplined workers and the premier is happy that Malaysian workers have such attributes.

The troubles in southern Thailand where most of the 4-5 percent of Thailand's Malays-Muslims are concentrated have always been multi-layered and multi-faceted.

The discussion on Islam continues, as SIM KWANG YANG draws some lessons from the recent storm in the Harakah teacup - charged up by the learned ulama Harun Din against the writing of academic Farish A Noor.

Indonesia and Malaysia reject a suggestion that US anti-terrorism patrols could be mounted in the Malacca Strait and say only the countries sited along the crucial waterway should protect it.

A veteran union leader has found fault with key government officials for prolonging a controversial feud in a banking sector union and for the backlog in trade dispute cases.