Archive - 25 August 2004

The time has come for party leaders to cast aside traditional practices and find new ways to garner support from the younger generation.

Minggu lalu, Umno mengumumkan pewujudan rangkaian ejen perisik untuk memantau kempen calon, terutama membabitkan politik wang.

Malay reserve land is better developed than left lying idle, but steps must also be taken to prevent a land grab.

The seven percent import duty will increase book prices, warns a veteran trader, who also questions why the government amended the law 'quietly'.

Those in power are said to be standing in the way of measures to sustain the fish population, which could become extinct in three years.

translation The saviour comes in the form of Pak Lah. But he must remember that quality and not quantity was synonymous with the prestigious institution.

Charles F Moreira's perspective on press freedom in Malaysia begs a closer look. With the power to determine what is news concentrated into the hands of the political elite, press freedom in Malaysia is the freedom of the powerful.

The candidate was hauled up for allegedly breaching the party's election guidelines as advertisements are considered as a form of campaigning.

The national news agency has been rebuked for sending out an 'official' directive last week to newspapers, to black out stories on the Kelantan bird flu outbreak.

The editorial direction of the PAS organ has irked some party leaders who want heads to roll. Its editor-in-chief and managing director are in the crosshairs.

The embattled PBDS faction leader is keeping his line-up close to his chest for at least another three weeks, but it has not stopped tongues from wagging.

Even as women's rights and achievements are celebrated today, a labour rights group points to the deteriorating quality of life among specific categories of workers.

Ketua Pengarah baru DBP bertanggungjawab menyedia jawapan bagi kritikan mengenai bahasa rojak. Jika tidak, beliau tidak layak menerajui DBP di zaman globalisasi yang penuh cabaran ini.

Modern day parents are putting so much emphasis on educational success that they are neglecting the happiness of their children.

The economy grew 8.0 percent in the second quarter on year from 7.6 percent the previous quarter, powered by strong growth in the manufacturing and services sectors.

A Malay interests NGO says that there should be proper mechanisms to ensure that Malays are not shortchanged if Malay reserve land is eventually allowed to be developed by non-bumiputeras.

Roslan Aziz, a judge in the amateur singing contest, predicted that at least two of the three Chinese finalists would survive because they were supported by Chinese viewers.

Police officers swooped on a van at Kubang Pak Hitam in Kelantan and confiscated the poultry worth RM30,000.

High-level government contacts are accelerating, tourism is booming and cross-border investments are expanding between the neighbours, says Malaysian High Commissioner N Parameswaran.

Bank Negara says it will issue three new licences to foreign banks this year, with the first one awarded to Kuwait Finance House in May.