Archive - 6 August 2004

The Malaysian Bar stands firm by the article that has generated some heat among Shah Alam Umno leaders.

Undian SMS TV3 mengenai keputusan pilihanraya kecil Kuala Berang boleh timbulkan kemarahan pengundi di kawasan tersebut, kata Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad.

Perwaja's treasury unit did not go through normal procedures before approving the payment as the then managing director's authorisation was deemed to be sufficient, the Sessions Court was told.

A campaign to disqualify Burma from chairing Asean in 2006 was launched in Bangkok today by activists to apply pressure on the Burmese military junta.

The court today found the fifth formers guilty of beating to death their fellow 16-year-old schoolmate Muhammad Farid Ibrahim.

The commission disclosed that the report is classified but a group of NGOs demand transparency.

The troubles appear never ending for the family of missing police detainee G Francis Udayappan. They find a specialist willing to conduct the test but they cannot transfer the body.

Jihad is a holy war meant to be waged on the enemies of Islam. But when it is used as a pretext to kill even Muslims, it is in fact, murder.

Nomination and polling day has been fixed for the Ba'kelalan by-election and a few names are being bandied about as the possible BN candidate.

Should Malaysia send troops or a medical team to war-torn Iraq? What would the domestic implications be? These are the questions on the mind of Malaysia's new 'US-friendly' premier.

Chandra Muzaffar's rebuttal to my letter is largely clouded by his personal feelings about Anwar Ibrahim and he is still unconvincing that the US' would use the issue to pressurise Abdullah to compromise his stance against ...

The government threw its support behind Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai as the region's candidate to replace outgoing United Nations chief Kofi Annan.

The Flying Doctor Service (FDS) must continue operating in the interiors of Sarawak in order to treat the communities living there.

The Indonesian plant provides Proton with its second manufacturing base in Asean, a condition that qualifies the carmaker for full tax breaks under a regional industrial tariff scheme.