Archive - 22 June 2004

The anti-corruption walk carried out by a group of citizens is nearing Kuantan where a police report will be lodged against a top Pahang politician for 'corruption, abuse of power and deceit'.

Four Klang Valley locations marked a decline in air quality today, while visibility in Penang and the northern peninsular improves. Still, the DOE has no plans to release precise figures of the API.

The deputy premier says the government is considering this as part of its efforts to enhance the security of Malaysian waters.

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang said that Burma should not be allowed to be an 'albatross' by hindering greater political, economic and cultural ties between Asia and Europe.

The Indonesian and Malaysian armed forces agree to hold joint exercises in the Malacca Straits to counter piracy and threats of terrorism in one of the world's busiest waterways.

Kai Hong - wanted in three countries for a string of offences and the leader of the Sun Yee Onn triad - had been arrested recently during an operation against an international drug syndicate.

Soal perlukah bahagian Kepala Batas dan Pekan pimpinan Pak Lah dan Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak turut mengemukakan calon naib presiden, kini hangat diperkatakan. AMAN RAIS mengulasnya.

The committee, headed by deputy president Chan Kong Choy, is hearing the 11 cases of members who allegedly tried to sabotage the party in the March 21 general election.

In order to tackle corruption more effectively, the former head of the Hong Kong-Independent Commission Against Corruption says the public must play a pertinent role.

I had been trying to secure the documents of some transactions that took place between XYZ Bank and a borrower of which I was still deemed a guarantor even though I had resigned as a director three years prior to the transaction.

The relief of 99 medical school hopefuls after the prime minister's invention may be short lived, as they could end up forking out a hefty sum for their studies should they fail to secure scholarships.

Parts of the Malaysian peninsula, including the capital, were shrouded in thick haze caused by fires in neighbouring Indonesia.

Additional conditions attached to the EIA approval of the incinerator project seem to be more a case of appeasing the people than allaying their fears, says an action group that wants facts.

Dua pemimpin Umno Kelantan diminta buktikan dakwaan mereka bahawa 13,000 gadis Kelantan jadi GRO di Lembah Kelang.

Tindakan ketua penerangan Pemuda Umno Datuk Azimi Daim tidak mahu bertanding sebarang jawatan dalam parti kali ini telah menimbul tandatanya di kalangan ahli pergerakan tersebut.

Aceh's history is a bloody one although it played a crucial role in the development of the Indonesian national identity. FARISH A NOOR relates how one province has given so much and received so little for the cause of Indonesia.

Issues of impartiality, independence and public morality formed the core of legal arguments, as the appellate court heard submissions on the validity of Section 46A of the Legal Profession Act 1976.

Despite the grave risks that await them at home, Malaysia has deported many refugees and asylum seekers. Those who return, speak of the horrors encountered but some do not live to tell their tales.

The appointment of a minister in charge of parliamentary affairs may have rendered the BBC redundant. Not so, says newly-minted club chairperson Shahrir Abdul Samad.