Archive - 13 May 2004

After weeks of negotiating on when to hold its party conference and fresh elections, a date is now fixed by the Barisan Nasional for PBDS to do so.

Anwar Ibrahim's defence team continues to attack attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail for his alleged involvement in the conspiracy to topple the politician.

The Kuala Lumpur-based company comes into spotlight for allegedly hosting the muntada al-Ansar website, which yesterday showed the grisly video footage of the beheading of an American who was kidnapped in Iraq by militants.

Komandan Kem Latihan Etnobotani, Gua Musang telah dipecat kerana melanggar peraturan dan arahan sehingga menyebabkan kematian seorang peserta PLKN Sabtu lalu.

Opposition party DAP wants the government to investigate allegations that it was hosting a network of terrorist websites, including one that showed the beheading of a US citizen in Iraq.

A new United States terrorism warning against travel to Malaysia was dismissed by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who said Malaysia was on top of the security situation.

While the police are taking seriously the assault case of human rights lawyer P Uthayakumar, there are however no plans by the KL CPO to take it away from the jurisdiction of the Brickfields police.

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang says the government's move to allow the public to participate in the process of amending laws is a significant step in restoring the doctrine of separation of powers.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says the grisly decapitation of an American in Iraq was a direct result of the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US troops.

There is growing public insecurity these days. Rampant crime is in the news almost every day. Whilst reading the morning papers, we are fed with a daily local diet of murders, rapes...

The nine parliamentarians want their government to pressure its counterpart here on the importance of a fair verdict as Anwar's previous trials were 'deemed not to have met international standards of fairness'.

PAS tegur OIC dan NAM yang dipengerusikan oleh Malaysia kerana belum menyuarakan pembelaan terhadap nasib umat Islam yang diganasi puak Kristian di Nigeria.

The state government has also instructed local councils to keep the issue under wraps but no reason was given for the secrecy.

Tidak kedengaran langsung bantahan parti pembangkang dan NGO terhadap tindakan kerajaan menaikkan harga bahan bakar awal bulan ini. Mengapa?

Much has been said and written about the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. The writer, a former US military intelligence interrogator, concludes that the wanton cruelty there is all too clearly symptomatic of a systemic failure.

The Federal Court was told that Anwar Ibrahim was asked to prove the impossible in the third day of the jailed ex-deputy prime minister's appeal hearing, which is his final bid for freedom.

The United Nations should intervene in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as it is sliding dangerously towards fully-fledged war, says NAM chairperson and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Prominent human rights lawyer P Uthayakumar and his colleagues in Police Watch are not cowed despite the threats made against them. Giving up is not an option, they say.

The United States renew concerns over the safety of American citizens and interests in Malaysia, especially in Sabah, amid a terrorism threat in Southeast Asia.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin wraps up a visit to France by touring the factories of European aircraft maker Airbus in the southwestern city of Toulouse.