Archive - 21 June 2004

Malaysia criticised European countries today for cancelling two meetings with Asian partners because of a rift over the attendance of military-ruled Burma.

Their lawyer says the family of the police detainee, who is feared dead, feel vindicated as the authorities are finally looking into their plight.

Two years on, residents of Broga and Semenyih are no closer to finding out if their worries over the operations of an incinerator project are being heard. Yet again, they have been assured that everything is under control.

The two parties are said to have reached a 'gentleman's agreement' which says neither will pursue all the election petitions filed by them in Kelantan and Terengganu with one exception.

Bilateral relations with several countries are back on track, according to the prime minister who, however, has reserved the right to disagree whenever necessary.

Commander of US forces in the Pacific, Admiral Thomas Fargo, irons out differences between the two countries in hour-long talks with Defence Minister Najib Razak.

The International Union of Socialist Youth says the Asean connection has spurred economic growth in the country and bolstered the position of its military leaders.

Party deputy president Najib Abdul Razak says aspiring candidates should not toss around the names of top leaders but instead stand based on their personal integrity.

It will take "at least two generations for East Asia to reach the European benchmark ... (so) the sooner we start in all earnestness the better", warns premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Prestasi baik Umno dalam pilihanraya umum yang baru lalu telah mendorong pemimpin pelapis di Kelantan untuk mencuba nasib merebut kepimpinan Umno bahagian.

Police have closed the case on the death of a man found hanged in a police station toilet. His family and friends maintain their doubts.

A move to privatise Sarawak's electricity supplier has attracted flak in the legislative assembly, where the lone opposition assemblyperson proposed alternative measures.

Abdullah Ahamd Badawi and Najib Abdul Razak need each other as Umno leaders. But MGG PILLAI says there is inner anger, compounded by an inept and unwise move to prevent contest in the upcoming party polls.

For decades, public discourse in Malaysia relating to China have remained circumspect for political, ideological and even security reasons. However, younger Chinese Malaysians now appear to be more open in expressing their opinions.

The no-frills carrier's plan is to spread its wings across Asia, and that include regional giants China and India, says AirAsia chairperson Pahamin Razab.

However the Singaporeans cautioned that the three nations - Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore - could not secure the waterways alone.