Archive - 27 July 2004

Pemimpin Umno cawangan dan bahagian diingatkan bahawa mereka akan dibebankan dengan perbelanjaan besar jika datang awal ke ibu negara untuk berkempen bagi calon masing-masing.

A restaurant worker injured after he was detained by police has not been receiving medical treatment, says his wife.

As police moved into the Selayang area last night, it picked up some 80 illegal immigrants, including 40 asylum seekers.

Ordinan Darurat boleh digunakan terhadap pelajar yang terlibat dalam jenayah peras ugut dan gangsterism.

Unlike in the past, Pak Lah says his leadership and the government's current policies have met the approval of Malaysians overseas.

As expected, the minister defends the ISA, explaining why it was still necessary and why it must not be subjected to judicial review.

The premier says his statement that those who lose would not be appointed to the supreme council should not be misconstrued as discouraging candidates.

Fears that an open discussion of the Internal Security Act would cause chaos proved unfounded - the audience had weightier matters on their mind.

After more than a year of negotiations, the employees and the banks agree to a nine percent salary revision.

I am much overwhelmed by the various 'fatwas' issued by your readers vis-a-vis the legal position of Anwar Ibrahim as a prisoner and his legal rights to pursue medico-surgical options other than that provided by the establishment.

National flag carrier Malaysia Airlines says it can launch a no-frills carrier in six months if the situation merits but it would not rush into the budget sector.

Dalam keghairahan merebut jawatan tertinggi Umno, tidak mengejutkan jika timbul semula gejala politik wang sepertimana yang berlaku di peringkat cawangan dan bahagian.

The premier wants to send a medical team to Iraq. Could we, if worse comes to worst, accept the casualties that must be expected in a dangerous adventure like this?

The battle for hearts and minds is as important as the military means employed to liberate repressed peoples, as the Iraqi outing has shown the 'coalition of the willing'.

The premier has succeeded in laying the groundwork to emerge as the most significant political figure in Southeast Asia today.

Energy, Water and Communications Minister Lim Keng Yaik says the amount equates to a third of the budget for the entire 9th Malaysia Plan.

However, both countries agreed to increase cooperation to fight terrorism and improve maritime security, particularly in the pirate-infested Malacca Straits amid signs of improving bilateral ties.

The coronary angioplasty operation on Thursday will be the second one on Nik Aziz since he suffered a heart attack last week.

Sales had picked up after confusion over car prices following the imposition of new duties in January was resolved, with consumers then accepting the higher prices