Archive - 2 June 2004

Deputy Health Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad slammed malaysiakini for a 'false report' on the massive cutbacks in his ministry's expenditure. However, his colleagues said cost-cutting measures were being undertaken to ensure that the ministry's budget would not run into a deficit.

Casino operator Genting Bhd says it is keen to invest in proposed casinos in neighbouring Singapore and Thailand, which would intensify competition in Asia's lucrative gaming industry.

Transparency International Malaysia says it is disappointed that neither the prime minister nor his deputy saw it fit to put their signatures on the organisation's integrity forms pledging to remain free of corruption and abuse of power.

Deputy Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin says viewers will be shown exclusive video clips on the dangers of fanaticism on a daily basis for a week.

MIC president S Samy Vellu says that in its weekly meeting today, the cabinet directed the Higher Education Ministry to absorb the students who failed to secure a seat to study medicine in public universities.

Documentary evidence has been provided to show that human rights lawyer P Uthayakumar is indeed seeking asylum in the United Kingdom following an alleged assault.

Burmese journalist Ko Minn Kyaw Minn, who was abducted by unknown persons yesterday, was freed by his captors late last night after a 12-hour ordeal.

Apakah pertambahan pelajar bumiputera ke IPTA kerana sistem meritokrasi ataupun program matrikulasi telah menjadi 'kilang tauhu" seperti yang pernah disuarakan oleh Profesor Diraja Ungku Aziz.

Press freedom? Dream on... this sums up the government's response to Suhakam's recommendations on loosening laws and practices affecting media operations.

Nama Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob didakwa tidak pernah dibersihkan daripada dakwaan melakukan rasuah dan salahguna kuasa ketika menjadi Menteri Besar Pahang.

The National Service 'Boleh' magic bullet for social cohesion is only an empty shot fired in the air, for all that it aspires to instil racial integration, patriotism and discipline in young Malaysians.

For a multi-racial country like Malaysia, the best way of ensuring national unity is through the education process. If students grow up together under a systematic national education process, they will one day end up...

Kehangatan percaturan politik di Perlis berterusan berikutan perlantikan Datuk Radzi Sheikh Ahmad sebagai setiausaha agung Umno dan Barisan Nasional semalam.

Deputy Education Minister Hon Choon Kim says that 17 more 'micro' Chinese schools have been granted permission to relocate to areas with a bigger population.

In a bid to up the standard of living for residents in the district, the Penang Island Municipal Council will build three one-stop five-storey complexes, which among others, will house wet markets and libraries.

The enlargement of the European Union holds important considerations for Asean as a regional grouping, not the least of which are issues of grassroots democratisation.

The Penang-based Citizens International is upset that the authorities are choosing to ignore the validity of UN papers, returning individuals without making the distinction between conflict-fleeing refugees and illegal migrants.

The government will take its cue from the Federal Court decision in determining the future of the Hudud and Qisas enactment in Terengganu.

Few women in Asia physically torture their maids, as a wealthy Malaysian housewife is alleged to have done recently, but many are accused of treating them like slaves.