Archive - 3 June 2004

Power firm Tenaga Nasional signs two agreements worth RM283.5 million, to buy power from small renewable energy power plants for 21 years.

Ko Minn Kyaw Minn says the black hood, which was used by his assailants to cover his head, was removed when he was being interrogated by them.

Of the 10,000 transvestites, Malays comprise 70-80 percent, reveals the minister. She also says that comprehensive studies must be conducted before any action to help them is initiated.

Although the police have denied any involvement, the Centre for Independent Journalism says the claim must nevertheless be investigated.

The Malaysian Trades Union Congress will host pickets and rallies throughout the country in September in protest against anti-union activities.

After nearly a year of waiting, the authorities have formally approved the merger of Keadilan and Parti Rakyat Malaysia and with the decision, preparations are underway for party elections by the end of this year.

The government plans to build a low-fare air terminal to make the country a regional low-cost hub and to support budget carrier AirAsia, which has just tied-up with Lufthansa Cargo as part of its rapid expansion.

Kini timbul desas-desus bahawa Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein mahu mengekalkan jawatan ketua Pemuda Umno bagi menghalangkan karier politik naibnya Datuk Aziz Sheikh Fadzir dalam Umno.

The deputy premier claims the cabinet's decision to absorb 128 high achievers, who were denied medical seats, was not made under pressure from any quarters.

The government says subsequent investigations into the complaints of detainees being physically and psychologically abused has not unearthed any evidence of such practices.

Wisma Putra says today that the foreign minister was in New York on Wednesday to hold talks with Kofi Annan.

A new report reveals that Iranians led the Americans into disposing their arch-nemesis Saddam Hussein. SUGU says this has got the US reeling like a punch-drunked boxer with Teheran delighting on how brains prevailed over brawn.

The Health Ministry needs to slash its spending by about RM3.8 billion following a Treasury directive emphasising on wise and prudent spending.

East Asian countries must make the regional integration more comprehensive, going beyond mere economics to the realm of politics and diplomacy, says Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

The attorney-general has closed the case on Rafidah Aziz as he was satisfied there was insufficient evidence against her.

The minister claims 'anonymous sources' had put up the election advertisement praising the new premier and describing the former government as 'corrupt and rotten to the core'.

With a National Convention discredited even before it began, Burmese Prime Minister Khin Nyunt was grasping at straws to save his "road map to democracy" when he visited his counterparts in Malaysia and Thailand.

The minister says interests of the nation should be above other interests and this includes the power the judiciary and legislative may be permitted to wield.

Kenyataan Jabatan Perdana Menteri di Dewan Rakyat semalam mengesahkan pelaburan tidak langsung Tabung Haji dalam perniagaan perjudian lumba kuda Pan Sweep Malaysia.

Keadilan mempertikaikan mengapa ahli perniagaan Sri Lanka BSA Tahir dihantar terus ke Kem Tahanan Kamunting tanpa melalui sesi penyiasatan 60 hari di bawah Seksyen 73 ISA.

Record high oil prices are a double-edged sword for Malaysia, boosting its oil earnings but potentially also damaging the global economy and so its major export markets.