Archive - 27 May 2004

Bekas Menteri Penerangan Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob yang tidak bertanding dalam pilihanraya umum lalu dilantik sebagai Yang Dipertua Negeri Melaka yang baru.

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang is mulling over whether to move a motion of no-confidence against the parliament speaker, should his motion seeking a review of an earlier rejection is thrown out again.

The recent debate concerning media coverage on cases involving sex and violence has led the information minister to call for a set of guidelines.

A well known human rights lawyer has sought asylum in the UK saying that he will not return until his safety is guaranteed.

The London-based human rights group announces in its latest annual report that human rights continue to be curtailed in the country - the most visible sign being the conviction of rights activist Irene Fernandez.

Asian food exporters were warned by UN experts that they needed to clean up their act to meet the increasingly tough food safety standards of their main trading partners.

The minister says the cabinet decided that there shouldn't be a special occasion to debate the report, but it can be raised in the general debate during the supplementary bill stage.

Government hospitals are doctor-starved, reveals the health minister. According to current statistics the doctor-patient ratio is at an alarming one to 5,000.

Walaupun jawatan Ketua Pemuda Umno tidak dipertandingkan, tetapi persaingan hebat akan berlaku dalam perebutan bagi jawatan naib ketua pergerakan.

The central bank awards Islamic banking licence to Kuwait Finance House as part of financial liberalisation to make the predominantly Muslim country a key Islamic financial hub in Asia.

The human rights watchdog says it does not want to override the powers of other authorities by initiating probes into such cases.

The no-frills carrier has no plans to impose any passenger fuel levy as it has hedged nearly all its fuel requirements for the next three years, says its chief executive Tony Fernandes.

No matter how despicable a crime appears to be, or how much one believes that the available evidence points to one person or one conclusion, the council stresses that due process must be given.

Malaysia's Human Rights Commission releases its report on Human Rights and the Administration of Law and asks that the police cut down on 'road show remands' as they infringe on the rights of suspects.

Masyarakat amnya seperti sudah lali dengan penderaan di merata tempat, dan terus membisu sepertimana membisunya si suami yang membisu terhadap keganasan isterinya mendera Nirmala, kata LEE BAN CHEN.

The government launches whipping demonstrations in schools to strike fear into the hearts of children tempted by criminal careers.

The question facing the world today, says HARUN RASHID, is whether the United States and Britain are prepared to use military force in order to get the essential oil for their economies.

The Nirmala Bonet case has fired everyone up, including the government. But a women's group asks whether ministers are prepared to make real policy changes for the proper protection of foreign domestic workers.

A team from the state Domestic Trade and Consumer Department raids a house where the goods, ranging from imitation watches to whisky, are assembled and distributed.

Malaysia Airlines will make passengers on its international flights pay a fuel levy from June 1 to offset rising oil prices, the government announced after the plan won cabinet approval.

Should Nirmala Bonet, victim of abuse and torture, testify via video-conferencing? As prosecutors propose venturing into a new dimension of legal proceedings, interest groups debate the issues this raises.