Archive - 10 May 2004

A former Internal Security Act detainee reminds Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that the tortures meted out by US soldiers on their Iraqi prisoners were also practised at home.

Selepas digemparkan oleh tindakan Pang Shu Juan keluar dari kem PLKN di Bangi, kini empat pelatih wanita dilaporkan keluar tanpa kebenaran Sabtu, tetapi pulang semula petang semalam.

The opposition leader says the public cannot tolerate more delays and thus welcomes the premier's call for the police commission to start making recommendations expeditiously.

Ahli Umno dilarang salahguna kuasa, wang, memberi atau menerima hadiah, guna kekerasan, ugutan, guna media dan ejen berkempen atau menjadi ejen pelobi sewaktu pemilihan parti.

The Health Minister says the country is still free of the deadly disease and urges the media not to exaggerate.

French telco giant Alcatel sees good prospects in Malaysia and is now helping state-owned Telekom Malaysia to develop and introduce 3G services in the country by next year.

Kes terbaru berlaku selepas Jabatan Latihan Khidmat Negara melarang kegiatan perkelahan diadakan selepas kejadian seorang pelatih PLKN mati lemas di Sungai Cina Matang di Kuching pada 24 April lalu.

Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Dr Rais Yatim urge the nation's leaders to speak in proper Bahasa Melayu at official functions to encourage the right usage of the national language.

The government is stepping up its efforts to tackle hardcore poverty and therefore its concept and definition will be reviewed in a comprehensive manner.

Jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's final appeal against a conviction for sodomy as well as his bail application began at the Federal Court today with the three-man bench rejecting his application to disqualify two of them.

Students in Perlis have started undergoing a pre-National Service programme, which among others, sees them designing and building sandcastles.

Journalists and editors are shying away from the proposal to establish a media council because the government remains silent on the laws that curb media freedom.

Some years back, as part of the government's corporatisation policy, government hospitals were directed to increase the rate of their cost recovery...

Malay Muslims are part of the global Islamic society and this is where they should belong and identify themselves with.

The threat to Malay culture, argues MAZENI ALWI, does not come from the Middle East as suggested in a recent newspaper article. He blames the American consumerist culture for the erosion.

The government wants a peaceful dialogue to resolve the conflict in Chechnya following a bomb attack that killed pro-Kremlin leader Akhmad Kadyrov and 31 others.

National carmaker Proton is in talks with three foreign firms, including Britain's MG Rover group, for possible tie-ups but will not rush to sign on a strategic partner.

'Media ehsan', hujah FATHI ARIS OMAR, perlu diperkenalkan bagi mendukung hasrat Perdana Menteri ke arah kempen anti-rasuah dan "khabarkan kebenaran kepada saya".

Sekelompok ahli dan pemimpin Pemuda Umno mahu pergerakan itu kembali berfungsi sebagai kumpulan pendesak dalam kerajaan.

However, it is learnt that the letter states that the supreme council of the beleaguered party will only function to organise the new elections.

The former premier also proposed that the Arab countries withdraw the large amount of money they keep in the United States so that it can go bankrupt.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi urges the United States to ensure that Iraqi prisoners are not abused in the future.

As jailed ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim launches his final bid for freedom, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists call for a fair hearing for the politician.

International observers and diplomats were among those who were present today at the Federal Court to show support for jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim in his appeals against his sodomy conviction and bail application.