Archive - 9 June 2004

The authorities should have acted much faster in closing down the factory's operations given that they had been informed about it last year.

Kini timbul persoalan sama ada sokongan Pemuda Umno di peringkat negeri kepada Khairy Jamaluddin adakah tulen atau sekadar memperlihatkan rasa simpati mereka terhadapnya.

BN backbenchers were up in arms as the opposition leader disputes former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's declaration that Malaysia is an Islamic state.

While Malaysian laws accord foreign workers the same rights and benefits as those in the local workforce, the reality is something else.

Federal Territories Minister Mohd Isa Abdul Samad says the sum includes the cost of maintaining government complexes and recreation parks.

A massive illegal narcotics factory believed to be run by Malaysian and Hong Kong gangsters was uncovered in Fiji today, in what investigators described as one of the world's biggest ever drug-busts.

As police consider measures to improve lock-up conditions and investigate custodial deaths, human rights groups point to more important priorities.

Menteri Kewangan Kedua Nor Mohamed Yakcop jawab dakwaan kerajaan beli harta Country Heights Holdings Bhd untuk selamatnya daripada bebeban hutang besar.

About a dozen parliamentarians from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition and the opposition came together in a rare cross-party caucus to demand free and fair elections in Burma.

Prisons are practically bursting at the seams, given the current population as well as the presence of remand detainees and foreigners, prompting the government to take remedial action.

Realising why the Sibu populace are unwilling to step forward with information and be witnesses, the Sarawak CID chief gives a timely assurance.

A plan to exhume some 200 graves, including that of a Belgium nun, in the grounds of the Church of Saint Francis Xavier in Penang drew criticism yesterday from former students who joined a heritage group in opposing the move.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who took over when Mahathir retired last October, has a far less confrontational style and Downer's visit is seen here as signalling a change in approach.

Non-bumiputeras will be appointed to top posts in government-linked companies or GLCs, Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop told Parliament.

It is important for human rights activists struggling for justice and the rule of law in Malaysia to view issues in a clear and morally correct way. The same should apply for the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop says the Health Ministry postponed its plans to build 11 new hospitals in order to focus on other aspects.

The police have arrested 33 Indonesian workers in connection with a bloody weekend attack that killed three people, including a small child.

The secrecy over water-supply policies and tender awards has denied the public the opportunity to debate the pros and cons of the government's privatisation stance.

Sibu police claim that their hands are tied in closing the files on cases of violent crime mainly because witnesses are afraid of appearing in court.

Former MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik's elevation from 'Datuk Seri' to 'Tun' has become the subject of scrutiny by political rivals, but he is not short of champions either.