Archive - 19 July 2004

During the talks, due to last three days, the two countries are to propose a list of goods, services and investment to be liberalised under an accord.

Rescuers are still searching for seven people, including officials and a deputy state minister, missing after their helicopter was feared to have crashed in the jungles of Borneo a week ago.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has secured his position as the country's undisputed leader by winning the ruling party presidency, brushing aside a surprise challenge from a veteran prince-politician.

MCA's power brokers are already being engulfed by undercurrents in the party, although the election of office bearers is still a year away.

University students will soon have to take a compulsory course on racial relations amid fears of a widening gap among races in the country.

The PM rides high. He has been handed on a silver platter an overwhelming mandate to rule. But the past baggage of the Anwar issue haunts him much as he tries to hide it.

This is to compel the human rights lawyer to provide information on allegations he had made.

The Federal Court will deliver its decision on the jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy appeal on Thursday. Here's a chance for the judiciary to regain respect, says Suaram.

The Chinese-language daily Nanyang Siang Pau has filed its defence in a civil suit brought by the co-authors of Chin Peng's memoirs, for alleged breach of contract.

In an interview with malaysiakini , the Kelantan MB talks about his succession plan, the future direction of PAS and recalls how a horse and a lizard caused him great distress as a child.

Current legislation must be strengthened and made clearer so that the judiciary can assist the upholding of fundamental rights.

The former premier had acted within the law when presenting his close ally with RM100,000 worth of timber to build the wall panels in his 25-room mansion.

No, we have not been raided by the police. Malaysiakini has been inaccessible since late last night after two of our main servers' hard disks were fried by overheating.