Archive - 24 June 2004

The High Court will decide if it is empowered to hear the case by the opposition party against the Election Commission over the alleged irregularities in the recent polls.

Businessman Lee Sin walks from KL to Kuantan, covering a distance of some 240km, to highlight how he was allegedly squandered by the politician in a logging deal.

Tenaganita, which launched the holine, describes it as a community service to enable domestic workers free themselves from abuse and violence, and for the public to help those who are being abused.

While Suhakam doesn't mind NGOs accompanying its commissioners on visits to various detention centres, it is restricted by bureaucracy and limited access itself.

Kerajaan didakwa mencabul hak ibu bapa apabila memaksa mereka menghantar anak-anak mereka mengikuti Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN).

Sarawak is expected to see a major revamp of Abdul Taib Mahmud's cabinet next week. Talk is that the chief minister wants his men in key posts before he leaves the political scene.

There has been a sharp increase in the number of hotspots in Sumatera and the Department of Environment warns of misty days ahead.

An organisation representing the movement's Malaysian members says China should end its 'brutal' persecution against Falun Gong's followers.

Kini terdapat dua calon dari Kelantan untuk bertanding jawatan naib presiden selepas Datuk Mustapa Mohamad mengesahkan hasratnya untuk turut bertanding jawatan berkenaan.

The problem is that the figures get distorted by the international media which will then give a grim picture of Malaysia, says deputy premier Najib Abdul Razak.

The four men were accused of setting up a blockade to prevent the employees of an oil palm plantation from entering their native customary land (NCR) in Pelagau, Sarawak.

Higher education in Malaysia is in dire need of a magic pill. And the first step to this could be the implementation of a varsity intake system that blends meritocracy with socio-economic affirmative action.

Traditional Islamic law dating from the 7th century, says SALBIAH AHMAD, does not accord equal rights to dhimmis, the term used to describe non-Muslims.

Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang, in this Q&A forum with malaysiakini readers, talks about DAP's perceived anti-Malay image, the future of the party and his plan for a no-holds-barred memoir of his many decades in politics.

The Southwest district on Penang Island will see drastic changes in its landscape as the government prepares to splash RM40 million for several infrastructures over the next two years.

And he doesn't expect to see a non-Malay becoming one in his lifetime either, says the opposition leader.

It is bleeding from its huge investment in Kuching-based 1st Silicon, an ailing state-owned silicon chipmaker.

Human rights lawyer P Uthayakumar is considering asking for police protection through the High Court to avoid being 'harassed' again.