Archive - 11 May 2004

Satu lagi kes memukul pelatih, kali ini hingga pengsan berlaku lagi di Kem PLKN Teluk Rubiah Lumut semalam.

Indonesian police have travelled to the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia to try to build a new terrorism case against Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir.

The premier says that if such cases go unreported the public would become apathetic and would not do anything to help in checking these crimes.

Commissioner Chiam Heng Keng says the human rights body will probe the high-profile Brickfields case after hearing oral recounts from both the detainee's mother and the family's lawyers.

International ratings agency Standard and Poor's affirms Malaysia's investment-grade sovereign credit ratings today, citing its strong external liquidity and competitive export-oriented economy.

Jailed ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim received a new setback at his final appeal hearing today when the judges refused to consider a bail application.

The premier's son-in-law may contest the seat if he receives enough nominations. However, a party source says he should step aside for his elders.

A middle-aged man believed to be a Malaysian national has died in Japan after being stabbed 40 times, according to Tokyo police.

Defence lawyer tells the three-man bench that 'weird and bizarre' events which had occurred during the former deputy prime minister's preceding trials and appeals suggested that a miscarriage of justice had occurred impacting both him and the country.

Prominent human rights lawyer P Uthayakumar claims that he was attacked and threatened at gunpoint by three men as he was driving home in Kuala Lumpur last night.

Non-Aligned Movement nations gathering in Kuala Lumpur this week will attempt to galvanise international support for the Palestinians, says Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.

The party supports the call by the deputy premier to take action against the errant commandant as this is vital to protect the programme's image.

Despite the complexities of the problems and issues in southern Thailand, it is highly unlikely that the bilateral relations between Malaysia and Thailand would be affected because of the many political, economic and security ties between the two nations.

None of the 25 democratic nations studied on government accountability gets top scores in stopping or checking corruption. Every one of them, including the United States, is susceptible to abuses.

Three foreign companies in Europe and Asia are negotiating to buy the Campro engine made by Malaysia's national carmaker Proton in deals that could boost its global status, a report said today.

Inviting the United States to patrol the Malacca Straits could see a transfer of the superpower's own problems to the region, the Malaysian foreign minister said in remarks published today.

Ahli Umno sudah cukup matang dan tahu menilai bila pertandingan bagi jawatan tinggi parti perlu diadakan atau tidak. Serahkan kepada budi bicara mereka untuk menentukannya sendiri, kata AMAN RAIS.

The Tenaganita executive director can finally attend a regional conference starting this weekend after the High Court orders the release of her passport.

The early part of retirement, as SUGU found out, can be a testing period. The daily routine is gone and there is that rather frustrating role of a passive observer of life passing by. But there are also interesting outlets...

Considering himself an eternal optimist, opposition leader Lim Kit Siang says new Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has two years to walk his talk. In this exclusive interview, the veteran politician also fields questions on the future of DAP and its succession plan.

Lim Kit Siang, the opposition leader-in-waiting, is arguably the country's longest-serving politician. He has offered to answer questions as part of a malaysiakini question-and-answer forum.

The United States and Malaysia sign an agreement setting up a special forum to address trade issues, Washington's fifth such pact with export-driven Southeast Asian nations.

Developing and developed nations have neared consensus on several contentious trade issues giving fresh hopes for the relaunch of the Doha Round of global talks, the Malaysian trade minister said in Washington today.