Archive - 16 August 2004

Three weeks after deferring its judgment on Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy appeal, the Federal Court finally sets Aug 28 as D-day.

Eric Chia's criminal breach of trust case took a twist today when a prosecution witness refused to answer questions about two letters which allegedly show that he lied to the court last Friday.

Stop insinuating that candidates who are contesting in Umno polls next month are taking advantage of the Kuala Berang by-election to win support for themselves.

Repairs to the defective Middle Ring Road 2 flyover need not be held up just because an anti-graft inquiry is underway, says the opposition leader.

The three killed are the helicopter's pilot, co-pilot and quartermaster. The rescued seven have been sent to hospitals in Miri and Labuan.

Democratisation is one of the best weapons to defend Taiwan from being attacked by China, says Taiwanese official Frances Lee, in the second and final part of this article.

Calon PAS gagal bagi kali kedua untuk membatalkan pemilihan Abdullah sebagai wakil rakyat bagi kawasan Parlimen Kepala Batas dalam pilihanraya umum lalu.

The concept of privatisation may look beautiful on paper, but implementation has led to widespread practice of crony-capitalism.

translation The azan issue provides several lessons for all those who value harmony in a plural society.

Kenyataan supaya tiada calon pemilihan Umno bulan depan, mengambil kesempatan meraih sokongan sewaktu pilihanraya kecil Kuala Berang berunsur sindiran dan perlu diberhentikan.

Emergency services rushed to the tightly-guarded US embassy in Kuala Lumpur after a powder which police said could be anthrax was found in a letter.

As a long time resident of Kepong, we were the first district to embrace tolled roads at Jalan Kuching for which the concession was extended after the expiry period due to the intervention of the Works Minister S Samy Vellu.

Two months after he was abducted by unknown assailants, Minn Kyaw and his family will be leaving for Sweden. But he intends to return to Malaysia to help the sizable Burmese community living here.

No major surprises here as BN's Mohd Zawawi Ismail is pitted against PAS candidate Muhyiddin Abdul Rashid for the Kuala Berang state seat.

As the city state marches into modernity, policy in post-colonial Singapore continues to elude rigid western categorisation.

The Sarawak political party has acted to prevent new members from contesting top posts too quickly.

The DAP may not have won a seat in Sabah during the elections, but insists that it can still be a watchdog.

The government is considering lowering airport parking fees and other measures to ease Malaysia Airlines of its burden from rising fuel costs.

Indonesia blames illegal logging as the main cause of fresh fires, admitting that it is ill-equipped to fight the fires.

For the second time since last month, a massive search-and-rescue operation is being mounted to locate the whereabouts of a missing helicopter, this time belonging to the air force.

Most of them have received three strokes with the cane as allowed by the tough new immigration laws.