Archive - 26 June 2004

The DAP supremo wants to get to the bottom of why PAS had conceded victory to Umno in Pasir Puteh and the role of the Election Commission on the issue.

Many Malaysian Muslims and their counterparts of other faiths are very unhappy over the current state of affairs pertaining to religious freedom, especially the ultimate control and restrictions of the state.

A Kuala Lumpur source says the Multi-Purpose group will sell its 10 per cent stake in SECB to Kuching-based CMS.

A reform initiative of Pak Lah announced this week is the easing of procedures for foreigners to buy property and major stakes in local companies.

A row of 10 wooden shophouses in Pekan Kubor Panjang in Kedah were destroyed in a fire Friday night causing damage estimated at RM1 million.

Union president Zainal Rampak says lower-income group will suffer if the government goes ahead with its proposal to trim fuel subsidies.

The cabinet says it will tackle youth indiscipline and the growing crime committed by the young and interest groups hope there will be consultation with the youth before policies are finalised.

Three Muslim extremists believed to have kidnapped two Malaysians and an Indonesian were killed in the southern Philippines, military officials said.

The brutal slaying of the young translator Kim Sun-il by an Iraqi militant group was not only a sad day for his Korean family but also for the Muslim world, says FARISH A NOOR.

Kofi Annan's move for private business to have a stronger role in UN issues fuels civil society's concerns about the growing influence of corporations within the organisation.