Archive - 18 May 2004

Dive resort operators on Malaysia's famous Sipadan island off Borneo have been told to move out by the end of the year to protect its environment as part of a bid to list the island as a World Heritage Site.

Information Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir calls on the media to be disciplined and tells them not to cause problems to the extent of drawing complaints from the public.

The 21 detainees, including a freelance journalist and her seven-year-old daughter, were protesting outside the Burmese embassy here against a national convention held in Rangoon.

Japan's Honda wants Malaysia to ensure a level playing field for non-national automakers under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Free Trade Area.

UKM sebagai sebuah institusi pendidikan tinggi yang dihormati, seharusnya meneliti kepada siapa dan apa anugerah yang hendak diberikan.

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang is perplexed as to why absenteeism among BN MPs in parliament should be a problem given that there are more than 190 of them to meet a quorum of just 26.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will pay an official visit to China from May 27 to 31, the Chinese foreign ministry said today.

In his royal address to Parliament at its first session today, the king expresses satisfaction with the conduct of the recently-concluded general election and says the smooth transition of power was a Malaysian tradition all could be proud of.

Dalam usaha memantapkan persembahan serta mengorak langkah ke depan, AgendaDaily akan menggenakan bayaran langganan bulanan untuk mendapatkan akses ke lamanweb berkenaan.

Prominent human rights lawyer P Uthayakumar, who claims to have been assaulted and threatened at gunpoint by policemen, says he applied for the licence as he no longer feels safe.

The United Nations will spearhead economic and humanitarian aid to Burma if it freed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and consulted the opposition in constitution talks, says UN envoy Razali Ismail.

Ketika dunia merayakan kemenangan Sonia Gandhi, usah kita lupakan Aung San Suu Kyi, wirawati demokrasi Asia Tenggara yang masih dalam tahanan kerajaan diktator di negaranya.

Manufacturing sales in March surged 16.2 percent year-on-year to RM33.7 billion, official data showed today, with economists saying it marked a record high boosted by strong global chip demand.

The country will fight Islamic extremism through "aggressive efforts" to explain the religion's peaceful message, the king today told the first session of parliament.

exclusive W Scott Thompson, who once worked for US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, says his ex-boss is like Hannibal, who knew how to win but not what to do with the victory.

Traders in Little India are upset with the Penang Island Municipal Council for reneging on its assurance and slapping them with summonses.

Wakil rakyat BN dinasihat jangan ambil mudah jumlah pembangkang yang semakin kecil di Dewan Rakyat, kerana kemampuan mereka yang terpilih kali ini, tidak boleh dipertikaikan.