Archive - 21 August 2004

Government officers must implement policies sincerely if the Indian community are to benefit from them, says the MIC president.

The health minister says that a lethal strain of bird flu virus was only restricted to a village in Kelantan and that it has not spread.

A group says that postponing the crucial sodomy appeal has caused additional anguish to Anwar and his family.

The Sabah DAP is on a signature drive to get Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) shareholders take the case of the controversial share swap to the higher authorities

The minister aims a potshot at the opposition leader, saying that he should take a hard look at his failure at the helm of DAP instead of pointing his finger at others.

The Malaysian captain of a tugboat was killed and six of his crew were rescued in an accident on board their vessel off the southern Philippines.

It is time for the government to take stock of problems plaguing the implementation of social policies and work towards a partnership that includes engaging citizens for their opinion.

Tired of post-9/11 hassles, Arab tourists head east. Saudi visitors to Malaysia were up 53 percent in 2004.

The entry and rise of the Justice and Welfare party in Indonesian politics should not come as a surprise for it shows that the spirit of rational enquiry and innovation (ijtihad) is alive and well.

The Sarawak government came under fire from the DAP for what it described as a sub judicial act in breaking down nine houses in Kuching.

Meeting PAS vice-president Mustafa Ali who delivered a protest letter to him over the EC officer's statement, Abdul Rahid Abdul Rahman hopes that the matter will end with his apology.