Archive - 14 May 2004

Indonesian police today were questioning a suspected senior member of the Jemaah Islamiah regional extremist network deported earlier by Malaysia.

Singapore's state investment arm Temasek Holdings edged closer to buying a stake in Malaysia's Alliance Bank, as the bank's parent Malaysian Plantations announced today its key shareholder had obtained central bank approval for sales talk.

Pertubuhan mahasiswa Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia mengadakan satu perhimpunan aman di Kedutaan Amerika Syarikat di Kuala Lumpur bagi untuk membantah tindakan kejam Amerika Syarikat ke atas tahanan rakyat Iraq di Penjara Abu Ghraib.

While admitting that it had been unwittingly hosting an Islamic terrorist website which two days ago posted a video showing the gruesome beheading of an American, the Kuala Lumpur-based web-hosting company stresses it has no connection with any terrorist groups.

Bukit Jelutong ex-workers managed to save their homes from being demolished. Next week, a bigger challenge awaits them in the ongoing legal saga with their former employer.

Federal Court judges in the Anwar Ibrahim appeal heard that the politician's co-accused was subjected to intense mental torture under police detention but this was not fully considered by the trial judge at the High Court.

A coalition of student groups make this demand in a memorandum submitted to the US embassy here. They also want Iraq to be returned to its rightful sovereignty.

The BN meeting yesterday seemed to come up with plans which pleased a lot of people in PBDS, its president Daniel Tajem in particular.

The minister is worried that if the issue is not given any attention, the values of Malaysian society would be tainted by foreign cultures.

Information Minister Abdul Kadir Sheik Fadzir says the media will be allowed to operate without restrictions and calls for better cooperation from private media organisations to ensure that government policies are successfully implemented.

Alleged top terror suspect Mohamad Iqbal Abdul Rahman is deported to Indonesia just hours before a High Court hearing seeking his release.

Prominent academic Chandra Muzaffar says Islam does not condone mindless acts of revenge and calls upon Muslims to reject such practices.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says the government will transfer shares worth billions of ringgit in some 30 publicly listed companies held by the Ministry of Finance to its top investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

Komandan kem PKLN di kem Hutan Reakreasi Ayer Keroh, Melaka dan tiga orang jurulatih kanannya yang digantung tugas semalam kini berhasrat merujuk masalah mereka kepada Perdana Menteri.

As the security problems in southern Thailand are multi-dimensional, there is a need for flexible and creative approaches to bring about peace with dignity and honour for all sides

While some applaud the interview with opposition leader Lim Kit Siang in a mainstream newspaper as a positive step towards greater press freedom in Malaysia, JOSH HONG says this is misplaced optimism.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission - the industry's regulatory body - said that action may be taken if the content of a particular website is considered a threat to other individuals.

With tontos back on the streets in Penang, enforcement gets tougher. But the state Domestic Trade and Consumers Affairs Department is determined to achieve its goal of wiping out the menace.

Malaysian companies fear that the return to power of India's opposition Congress party after eight years may hurt their bids for multi-billion ringgit infrastructure projects in that country, says a media report.

Lead defence counsel Christopher Fernando spells out seven reasons why jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim should have been acquitted from the sodomy charge.

Environmental groups once again accuse Malaysia of turning a blind eye to illegal timber being traded in its ports, but authorities here say they are doing their best to curb this.

Extreme poverty and wolves in sheep's clothing have forced a hard life upon families already struggling to re-organise their lives.

Apabila Yang Diseksa mengalami kesakitan maka orang Yang Menyeksa mendapat nikmat. Jeritan dan laungan kesakitan ini melahirkan berahi seksual. Malah, kata HISHAMUDDIN RAIS, erotisma juga muncul dari lelehan darah yang keluar dari badan yang di belasah

The national registration identity card, now known as MyKad but commonly referred to as 'IC', is generally taken for granted by many Malaysians. But there still exists some who, through either sheer ignorance or fear, have been living without one.