Archive - 17 May 2004

The police commission wants a review to ensure that remand orders are only given in cases where there is sufficient evidence.

All 219 members of parliament elected in the recently-concluded general election were sworn in today, the first day of the parliament new session. The vocal return of two veteran opposition leaders from the DAP was among the highlights.

Kesilapan berlaku dalam Warta Kerajaan yang dikeluarkan oleh Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya di mana calon PAS yang tewas bagi kerusi Parlimen Mersing, telah diwartakan sebagai pemenang.

The plantation giant also rejects claims by the ex-workers over the issue of alternative housing and blames them for not taking up its offer.

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar however said NLD's absence must be addressed and the junta should be serious about engaging with Aung San Suu Kyi.

The body representing British lawyers says it will be closely observing Anwar Ibrahim's appeal and calls on the Malaysian judiciary to feel confident to return to judicial independence now that a new government was helming the country.

Deputy Internal Security Minister Noh Omar says the allegation of torture is aimed at tarnishing the country's image and is spawned by those unhappy with the way Malaysia deals with terrorism.

It is believed to be the stiffest penalty ever handed down for such an offence.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz claims that the chairperson of parliament's Public Accounts Committee must come from the BN fold as certain 'sensitivities' need protection from public scrutiny.

In an exclusive interview with malaysiakini , deputy Umno Kelantan chief Zaid Ibrahim says he is vying for the vice-president post because he wants to sell his idea - which is to let MPs elect a prime minister and Umno members their president.

The Kelantan Umno deputy chairperson says as long as Umno positions translate into ministerial positions, the party runs the risk of being possessed by factionalism once again.

There are obvious signs of the fizzling of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's 'feel good' factor pumped up for the recent polls.

Twenty-one Burmese asylum seekers, including a seven-year-old girl, were arrested by the police as they were staging a pro-democracy protest at the embassy in Kuala Lumpur this morning.

'Ruang awam', wacana utama 'masyarakat madani', belum dikaji dari teori Islam, analisa FATHI ARIS OMAR. Akibatnya, kemelut serius timbul di kalangan aktivis dan pemikir Islam.

The reality is that similar abuse and torture is taking place all over the Arab and Muslim world, and the developing world by extension.

Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to build four new military posts along their shared border as Malaysia deployed a fourth battalion to the area following a wave of violence in southern Thailand.

The bombs, planted in front of the gates of all three temples, destroyed the gates and hit part of the temples but the damage was not serious and no one was injured, says a provincial police commander.