Archive - 11 August 2004

Show of support for Anwar on 57th birthday

Show of support for Anwar on 57th birthday

Shouts of reformasi reverberated around the Hospital Kuala Lumpur compound as supporters of jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim celebrated his birthday.
Police commission submits report to IGP

Police commission submits report to IGP

The country's top cop gets a copy of the report which found the police force allegedly riddled with corruption. It also accused police personnel of using excessive force.
We may be down but were not out, says PKR Sabah

We may be down but were not out, says PKR Sabah

The opposition party in the East Malaysian state says it will adopt a different strategy to ensure that it stays relevant to the electorate.
Azman bebas tuduhan bunuh Norjan

Azman bebas tuduhan bunuh Norjan

Bekas pelayan hotel terlepas daripada tuduhan membunuh Datuk Norjan Khan Bahadar kerana timbul keraguan mengenai siapakah yang membunuh bekas pembantu menteri itu.
Saya serius tanding naib presiden: Adnan

Saya serius tanding naib presiden: Adnan

Menteri Besar Pahang akan mula berkempen selepas ini dalam usahanya untuk merebut salah satu jawatan naib presiden Umno dalam pemilihan Umno bulan depan.
Migrant worker allegedly shot and wounded during raid

Migrant worker allegedly shot and wounded during raid

Who dunnit it? No one seems to know in the incident involving an undocumented Indonesian worker, but the incident has upset his government as well.
DAP questions actual amount in MCA-linked fund

DAP questions actual amount in MCA-linked fund

A DAP leader suspects something amiss in the figures disclosed by MCA and files a police report on the matter.
Bahai faith growing

Bahai faith growing

Signature on RM76m payment demand letter forged, says expert

Signature on RM76m payment demand letter forged, says expert

A government chemist tells Eric Chia's criminal breach of trust trial that the signature on a letter from a Japanese firm demanding RM76 million was not genuine.
Sordid apathy of Malaysian docs over Anwar

Sordid apathy of Malaysian docs over Anwar

As a previous member of the Malaysian medical profession, I feel very upset with the various parties continuing to debate the various aspects of Anwar Ibrahim's impending spinal cord compression with continued oblivion.
Anwar: Local docs competent but untrustworthy?

Anwar: Local docs competent but untrustworthy?

Infoline articles argument by analogy fatuous

Infoline articles argument by analogy fatuous

Why non-Muslims can question Islamic laws

Why non-Muslims can question Islamic laws

Discussion of Islam benefits society

Discussion of Islam benefits society

Apostasy laws involve non-Muslims, too

Apostasy laws involve non-Muslims, too

Emigration part of Natures grand design

Emigration part of Natures grand design

The US and the devils luck

The US and the devils luck

Can the nanny state promote entrepreneurship?

Can the nanny state promote entrepreneurship?

Singapore is desperately making moves to inject an element of local entrepreneurial flair into the city state's economy. But it is hampered by several constraints.
Of left turns and Hindustani songs

Of left turns and Hindustani songs

How many times have we been inconsiderate motorists? How times have we cursed at other inconsiderate motorists? And how many actually understand the Quran or Hindustani songs for that matter?
Rush for masks, medication as air quality drops

Rush for masks, medication as air quality drops

Sarawakians are packing private clinics and government hospitals as the haze continues to worsen.
Judicial inquest postponed pending appeal

Judicial inquest postponed pending appeal

A lawyer holding a watching brief for a family of a missing detainee wants a review of the coroner's decision not to allow him to question witnesses or exhibits.
Time for nervous nanny to bow out

Time for nervous nanny to bow out

Genuine friendship and self-discipline cannot be instilled by wielding the whip, as the National Service pioneer training schemes have already proved.
Pengajaran daripada isu azan

Pengajaran daripada isu azan

Isu azan dan salakan anjing berpunca dari garispanduan Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) yang membelakangi sikap toleran yang diamalkan selama ini.
Umno polls: Muhyiddin, Taib on thin ice?

Umno polls: Muhyiddin, Taib on thin ice?

The two veterans could face problems in retaining their vice-presidency posts in the party polls come September as delegates may opt for younger leaders.
Tenaga signs major new private power deal

Tenaga signs major new private power deal

The agreement enables Jimah Energy Ventures to start seeking funds for two 700-megawatt plants which are to be built within Negeri Sembilan.
China unlikely to overtake US as world's top economy: ex-WTO head Moore

China unlikely to overtake US as world's top economy: ex-WTO head Moore

A strong China is an asset, not a threat, to the global economy but the rising giant is unlikely to overtake the United States as the world's biggest economy in the next century.
Wanted Thai nabbed over bloody Pattani uprising

Wanted Thai nabbed over bloody Pattani uprising

One of the men most wanted over a failed separatist uprising in southern Thailand in April that left 113 people dead has been arrested by Malaysian officials.
Gov't to punish illegal migrants before deportation: report

Gov't to punish illegal migrants before deportation: report

At present illegal immigrants rounded up in special operations are deported without punishment.