Archive - 8 June 2004

The family of deceased police detainee G Francis Udayapan is no closer to claiming his body for burial - today, his mother came up against another hurdle.

While saying that malaysiakini's application for a print permit is still under consideration, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has also hinted that it will be rejected.

The Higher Education Ministry tells the Dewan Rakyat that it will monitor Malaysian students abroad via 11 Malaysian Student Departments.

A 74-year-old grandmother was raped and robbed of her jewellery in her house in Maran, Pahang and the police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the case.

Malaysia is ready to ship back nearly 12,000 tonnes of toxic industrial waste to Taiwan which was exported illegally to the country.

Pada zahirnya ahli-ahli Pemuda Umno boleh menerima Khairy sebagai naib ketua, tetapi penyokongnya, termasuk di pihak media, dilihat terlalu gelojoh berkempen untuknya.

The impact of globalisation is being keenly felt at the level of domestic implementation, where workers are in danger of being shortchanged, says the umbrella grouping for trade unions.

The possibility of US troops operating in the region has got PAS concerned. However, an emergency motion raised by one of its MPs is rejected on the grounds that it is a mere speculative issue.

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says he will visit Malaysia later this week for talks on trade and the battle against terrorism.

When PAS ruled Terengganu, it issued timber licences as gifts and not via tender as it had claimed. The current BN state government slams PAS for not practising what it preached.

Senarai calon penerima darjah kebesaran akan dirujuk untuk tapisan oleh Badan Pencegah Rasuah dan polis

Malaysia shares Singapore's concern over security in the Malacca Straits and welcomes cooperation against terrorism short of the deployment of foreign forces.

Apakah perebutan jawatan tertinggi dalam pergerakan Pemuda Umno kali ini akan berlangsung dalam suasana membosankan?. Tiada yang mendebarkan dan keputusannya sudah boleh diteka!

In order to safeguard the interest of bumiputera contractors, Second Finance Minister Mohamed Yackop says not all contacts will go through the government's open tender system.

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak says many proposals have come forth on how to plug the shortcomings in the national service programme. Among them, is segregating trainees according to their background.

Sibu is gaining notoriety as a town which breeds gangsters and violent crime. The latest voice of concern over the matter comes from Sarawak DAP.

A Taipei-based company has exported 12,000 tonnes of toxic waste to a local company with a fake Malaysian import licence.

Politicking, notes SALBIAH AHMAD, did not help the development of a multi-ethnic, multi-religious political community of citizens against the inherited categories of ethnicity and religion.

The Chinese and Islamic responses to the Western idea of modernity may produce different outcomes as each has a unique history, belief-system and modes of interaction, says scholar Prof Wang Gungwu in the conclusion of a two-part report.

Media advocacy groups have strongly cautioned Information Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir from insisting that the local media set up a professional ethics code to regulate their news content and sieve through the 'black sheep'.

From its main entrance, it is a 15-minute walk to a fortress-like structure behind high fences standing starkly against a lush backdrop of green rolling hills.