Archive - 23 July 2004

ISA-detained son's tearful reunion

ISA-detained son's tearful reunion

Amidst tight security, Nik Adli is taken to meet his ailing father who is visibly pleased to see him.
Pertubuhan Melayu bantah bahasa Inggeris jadi bahasa pengantar di IPTA

Pertubuhan Melayu bantah bahasa Inggeris jadi bahasa pengantar di IPTA

Keputusan menggunakan bahasa Inggeris sebagai bahasa pengantar di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA) dibantah kerana ia bertentangan dengan Akta Pendidikan negara.
Tajem camp ready for October party polls

Tajem camp ready for October party polls

In an effort to silence their detractors, a Tajem faction leader within Sarawak's PBDS declares that the group is ready for the BN-directed party elections.
Why Anwar must play by the rules

Why Anwar must play by the rules

I would like to respond to the letters from Edmund Burke Fan and Umar Mukhtar. The underlying principal behind the concept of a prison system is to remove the fundamental human rights of an individual the moment a breach...

Setiausaha politik Pak Lah menang di Kuala Terengganu

Setiausaha politik Pak Lah menang di Kuala Terengganu

Ketua penaja Umno Kuala Terengganu terpaksa akur kepada keputusan bahagian tersebut untuk diterajui oleh timbalannya Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh.
Cautioned statements: Caution advised

Cautioned statements: Caution advised

Pak Lah wins but democracy loses

Pak Lah wins but democracy loses

Pilih menteri dari perkhidmatan awam

Pilih menteri dari perkhidmatan awam

Chandra vs the evil US

Chandra vs the evil US

NEP: Syed or Wong, not right or wrong

NEP: Syed or Wong, not right or wrong

The dynamics of emigration

The dynamics of emigration

In the beginning, there was Proto-Islam

In the beginning, there was Proto-Islam

The bitter struggle for religious freedom

The bitter struggle for religious freedom

Four Malay-Muslims who lost their appeals at the Federal Court earlier this week over points on religious freedom recount their private in and out of court battles when met recently.
A tribute to Wan Hassan

A tribute to Wan Hassan

Nik Aziz to be out of ICU soon after angioplasty

Nik Aziz to be out of ICU soon after angioplasty

The Kelantan menteri besar is in stable condition and is expected to be transferred out of the intensive care unit in the next few days.
Parents question no non-halal food in school order

Parents question no non-halal food in school order

A letter issued by a primary school in Kuala Lumpur prohibiting non-Muslim students from bringing non-halal food into the school did not go down well with parents.
Pressure builds on Burma from all fronts

Pressure builds on Burma from all fronts

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's message to Asean on Burma should tell the 10-member group that mere 'constructive engagement' may not suffice.
Lorong ketiga untuk Ku Li

Lorong ketiga untuk Ku Li

Satu pencalonan dari Gua Musang untuk Ku Li bertanding presiden Umno, boleh ditafsirkan sebagai satu tembakan permulaan untuk satu pertempuran yang lebih besar.
To be misled and confused

To be misled and confused

We have to forgive each other if we are guilty of leading a delusive life, no thanks to the so-called mainstream media.
Five harrowing days in lock-up for refugees

Five harrowing days in lock-up for refugees

Seven Acehnese refugees, including three children, relate their traumatic experience in a police lock-up in Kuala Lumpur. UNHCR says the detention contradicts the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Malaysia is a signatory.
M'sia to cooperate with France to stamp out poverty

M'sia to cooperate with France to stamp out poverty

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and French President Jacques Chirac pledge to work together to promote sustainable development and stamp out global poverty.
Ministers ordered not to visit Taiwan

Ministers ordered not to visit Taiwan

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak says the move is to avoid hurting close bilateral ties with China.
M'sia on alert: Possible attack in southern Thailand

M'sia on alert: Possible attack in southern Thailand

Malaysia is maintaining tight security along its border with Thailand amid reports of a possible attack by Muslim militants in southern Thailand.