Archive - 8 July 2004

The commission must uitilise its full powers to probe cases of human rights violations but one of its commissioners claims it faces many obstacles.

Usaha menantu perdana menteri untuk menjadi naib ketua Pemuda Umno semakin cerah apabila beliau mendapat pencalonan daripada Umno bahagian Cheras.

Kesediaan Datuk Dr Siti Zaharah Sulaiman bertanding jawatan Ketua Wanita Umno, membuka peluang kepada ahli Wanita Umno memilih calon alternatif kepada Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz.

Seorang lagi pemimpin Umno berharap Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah akan menimbang menerima pencalonan bagi jawatan naib presiden.

The reply that the 'Passion of the Christ' has been approved for screening at designated cinemas and limited to Christian movie-goers makes MP Teresa Kok very unhappy.

Johor Baru MP Shahrir Samad says he was a recipient of the BN posters which some firms claim had not been paid for since the March elections.

It is a serious allegation and those who defame BN can face stern action. He also suggests that the disgruntled suppliers may be using the media.

Pleading innocence over the matter, he accuses the company's top executives of going against the directors and placing orders for BN's campaign paraphernalia.

Exactly when did Dr Fong Chan Onn imply that free market theory had become Malaysia's 'national philosophy'?

Unless those involved move into high gear, it seems impossible that the mammoth project will be completed before its September 2007 deadline.

The government seems to be doing away with big-ticket projects and appears determined to ensure a wider reach of the public funds disbursed, says an economist.

There's an additional twist to mystery involving missing detainee Francis Udayappan. Results of a DNA test revealed that the body in the morgue is not him. His mother plans to dispute the results.

The 22 ISA detainees can now sue the Election Commission for denying them their constitutional right to vote in the last general election.

It seems that Asean is prepared to sacrifice its good relations with the EU to protect the Burmese military government

Misgivings about safety always stopped this writer from travelling to Lebanon in the past. But a recent trip to the country, rich in history and beautiful landscapes, changes his perception.

Less than nine months after taking over from Dr Mahathir, Abdullah's low-key international diplomacy has won him friends not only in the United States but in Australia and Singapore.