Archive - 9 August 2004

Cross-over to PAS will not hurt PKR

Cross-over to PAS will not hurt PKR

Under a new leadership, Kelantan PKR is confident of putting this episode behind it. Its Youth chief also vows there will be no bad blood between the two parties.
ROS rejects Police Watch Committees application

ROS rejects Police Watch Committees application

The committee, which has kept tabs on cases of police brutality, had its hopes of becoming a registered society dashed.
BN janji tidak guna jentera kerajaan berkempen di Kuala Berang

BN janji tidak guna jentera kerajaan berkempen di Kuala Berang

Jentera kerajaan digunakan untuk menerangkan dasar-dasar kerajaan kepada rakyat dan bukannya berkempen untuk memenangi pilihanraya, kata Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Umno leaders attempt to avert money politics

Umno leaders attempt to avert money politics

Umno leaders, who are aiming for a clean party polls next month, are keeping a close eye on developments.
Anwar unlikely to attend Federal Court review tomorrow

Anwar unlikely to attend Federal Court review tomorrow

But the jailed ex-deputy premier, currently warded at the Hospital Kuala Lumpur for a slipped disc, wants his review against a corruption conviction to proceed in his absence.
Tajems man is new SDNU president

Tajems man is new SDNU president

The battle for the top post in the Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) over the weekend saw the politics of the beleaguered PBDS spilling over.
Dont jump the gun over article, politicians told

Dont jump the gun over article, politicians told

Read it first, is the advice going out to politicians and others who have taken umbrage with an article that has been seen in some quarters as insulting Islam.
Umno semakin bimbangkan politik wang

Umno semakin bimbangkan politik wang

Menjelang pemilihan Umno bulan depan, pemimpin-pemimpin parti tersebut tidak henti-henti mengingatkan calon-calon supaya tidak menggunakan wang untuk membeli jawatan.
Amnesty: Asean charter should start with Burma

Amnesty: Asean charter should start with Burma

The human rights organisation calls on the regional grouping to respect the choice made by the Burmese people in favour of a democratic government during the 1990 polls.
Campaign against paraquat use gains momentum

Campaign against paraquat use gains momentum

Women workers are among those most vulnerable to the hazards of pesticide use, but a regional movement is slowly making inroads against a formidable commercial lobby.
Anwar doesnt doubt competency of local docs

Anwar doesnt doubt competency of local docs

I read with interest the letter by Beng entitled 'Take a cue from Nik Aziz, Anwar'. The writer, being a respectable medicine practitioner, tried his best to defend Malaysian doctors...

Anwar not suffering from heart ailment

Anwar not suffering from heart ailment

MAS budget carrier may get AirAsia to buck up

MAS budget carrier may get AirAsia to buck up

Rehman Rashids freedom of the press

Rehman Rashids freedom of the press

Smart tunnel project not smart

Smart tunnel project not smart

Malaysia Inc: Lets go for the low-hanging fruits

Malaysia Inc: Lets go for the low-hanging fruits

Paper workload crushing teachers

Paper workload crushing teachers

Democracy in Spore a difficult exercise

Democracy in Spore a difficult exercise

Many claim that civil society, rather than electoral politics, will be the site for democratic growth in the city state. It's time to reassess the claim.
Why are non-Muslims discussing Islamic laws?

Why are non-Muslims discussing Islamic laws?

The Muslim holocaust

The Muslim holocaust

Bukan saya tulis surat kritik Khairy

Bukan saya tulis surat kritik Khairy

Penang CM blamed for PDCs financial woes

Penang CM blamed for PDCs financial woes

The Penang Development Corporation is in financial dire straits and DAP points the finger at Dr Koh Tsu Koon.
Tough times for Swak poultry farmers

Tough times for Swak poultry farmers

The Sarawak poultry industry is a-flutter over high prices and cheap imports that are allegedly eating into profit margins.
Granny arrested for allegedly slashing maid over banana: report

Granny arrested for allegedly slashing maid over banana: report

The 72-year-old woman allegedly slashed her maid on the neck for eating the fruit and drinking a cup of hot chocolate at her home.
Snap shortlists five highly credible names

Snap shortlists five highly credible names

Acknowledging that the Ba'Kelalan by-election will be no walk in the park, Snap is hoping that its track record will help the party win the seat.