Archive - 26 July 2004

A New Straits Times editor says the government will not grant new licences for newspapers, in order to allow media players to improve the quality of current publications.

The ailing PAS leader says he became invigorated when he saw his son, who has been held under the ISA since 2001, by his bedside. He thanks the premier for this as well as for his concern and prayers.

Politicians who come out with unilateral declarations such as Dr Mahathir Mohamad's Islamic state proclamation affect individual human rights.

The debate on the Internal Security Act, which was aborted two weeks ago, is all set for tonight in spite of the numerous conditions set by the police.

Has the missing Bell helicopter been hijacked? A police team is said to be investigating this possibility.

In a remote village along the Kelantan-Terengganu border lives a man and his band of followers amidst strange structures. This is the dwelling place of the 'divine incarnation' known as Ayah Pin.

Datuk Seri Nik Aziz Nik Mat berharap keperihatinan Perdana Menteri dan timbalannya terhadap keadaan kesihatannya sekarang, akan dapat menyelesaikan banyak kesilapan dan salah faham politik.

Opposition party DAP wants the ruling coalition to pay for election materials allegedly ordered in its name, although BN has shrugged off involvement in the matter.

Translation The Kelantan prince-politician knew what he was doing when he offered to challenge the Umno presidency - the outcome underscores his point.

The bookworms in Malaysia are an endangered lot. Despite the government pumping in cash to hold big budget campaigns to promote reading, Malaysians continue to steer clear of books.

Shaman have been asked to help with the search operations for a missing helicopter with seven people on board.

In this final part of a three-part series, Indonesian intellectual Dr Dewi Fortuna Anwar talks about her country's relations with the United States and China as well as the 'special importance' it gives to Malaysia and Singapore.

Malaysian officials have floated the possibility of a free trade deal over the past 18 months.

The determined 23-year-old Nurul has met officials at the White House, the State Department and Congress as well as human rights groups.

Thailand has admitted that Malaysia was not to blame for failing to catch insurgents behind attacks in the kingdom's restive south.

The hi-tech factory in Tanjung Malim north of Kuala Lumpur was awarded the Conformity of Production (COP) certificate from Britain's Vehicle Certification Agency less than seven months after it had begun operations.

The central bank has envisaged a second wave of consolidation to leave between six and eight banks ahead of market liberalisation in 2007

Deputy premier Najib Abdul Razak brushes aside speculations that the government planned to pull out of the controversial project.