Archive - 12 May 2004

Pemilihan Umno pada 23 September

Pemilihan Umno pada 23 September

Pemilihan pucuk kepimpinan Umno yang dinanti-nantikan oleh ahli-ahli Umno ditetap pada 23 September depan di mana pertandingan diramalkan sengit bagi merebut jawatan naib presiden.
Bar Council asks IGP to probe lawyers assault

Bar Council asks IGP to probe lawyers assault

The council says Inspector-General Mohd Bakri Omar must investigate lawyer P Uthayakumar's allegation and if proven true, the perpetrators must be exposed, regardless of who they may be.
Trial judge ignored Anwars witnesses, Federal Court told

Trial judge ignored Anwars witnesses, Federal Court told

All attempts by jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim to prove that the sodomy charge was part of a political conspiracy to oust him was suspiciously shot down by the trial judge hearing the case, said his counsel.
Empat peserta PLKN diusir dari kem

Empat peserta PLKN diusir dari kem

Sebuah kem Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN) menghantar pulang empat peserta program itu kerana melakukan terlalu banyak kesalahan sewaktu menjalani latihan di situ.
Hishamuddin: Quality women teachers, not quantity men

Hishamuddin: Quality women teachers, not quantity men

The education minister rejects NUTP's proposal to relax the academic requirement to enable more men to enter teacher training colleges.
HRW: Labour accord between Msia-Indonesia falls short

HRW: Labour accord between Msia-Indonesia falls short

Human Rights Watch says the newly signed labour accord fails Indonesian migrant workers as it denies basic labour protection and excludes domestic workers.
Time for a new leader at FAM

Time for a new leader at FAM

Affirmative action for all

Affirmative action for all

Very equal rights overseas

Very equal rights overseas

Perjuangan belum selesai

Perjuangan belum selesai

Admit Proton debacle

Admit Proton debacle

Soggy water supply issues

Soggy water supply issues

What about unity after NS?

What about unity after NS?

Torture anywhere is wrong

Torture anywhere is wrong

Police and the invisible detainee

Police and the invisible detainee

No borders for human abuse

No borders for human abuse

Recently, newspapers throughout the world, including here in Malaysia, carried the repulsive images of the sexual and physical tortures in Iraq. The US army's activities there have rightfully...
Dr M not interested in kow tow UN sec-gen post

Dr M not interested in kow tow UN sec-gen post

The former prime minister also criticises the UN for failing to serve its member states and helping to right the wrongs perpetrated on innocent people.
The tide has turned in Iraq

The tide has turned in Iraq

There comes a time, says MGG PILLAI, in every colonial and military occupation, when a simple act of defiance puts it on notice. It is downhill after that.
Penjara Abu Gharib, Saddam dan Bush

Penjara Abu Gharib, Saddam dan Bush

Berikutan pendedahan penderaan tahanan Iraq oleh tentera Amerika, LEE BAN CHEN menggesa kerajaan Barisan Nasional menubuhkan jawatankuasa bebas menyiasat penderaan terhadap tahanan ISA.
Move to impeach EC chief when Parliament resumes

Move to impeach EC chief when Parliament resumes

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang will move a motion of no confidence against the Election Commission over its conduct of the polls when Parliament re-convenes next week.
Mosques urged to play matchmaking role

Mosques urged to play matchmaking role

The Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (Ikim) says it is concerned about a decline in the number of Muslim marriages in the country and urged mosques to play matchmaker.
MAS mulls fuel levy to offset high oil prices: report

MAS mulls fuel levy to offset high oil prices: report

National flag carrier Malaysia Airlines may impose a passenger fuel levy to offset the impact of rising oil prices on its operating margins.
First two days of Anwars appeal hearing

First two days of Anwars appeal hearing

The long-awaited Anwar Ibrahim appeal hearing against his sodomy conviction and nine-year jail sentence kicked off on Monday at the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia's swanking new administrative centre.
The publics perception of Bush

The publics perception of Bush

US President George W Bush cannot be accused of being ignorant of one of the fundamental principles of politics: that politics is perception.
Third anti-impotence drug on sale to tap 'silent sufferers'

Third anti-impotence drug on sale to tap 'silent sufferers'

A research on 351 Malaysian men aged 50 and above, showed 69 percent suffered mild to severe erectile dysfunction and only 7.2 percent had tried a prescription medicine.
PBDS to attend BN meet tomorrow

PBDS to attend BN meet tomorrow

PBDS, given another life-line in March, will be attending its first BN meeting since it was re-instated. Tajem's men are representing the party.