Archive - 3 September 2004

The local stock exchange which surged yesterday on news on Anwar Ibrahim's release saw a dip at the end of trading today.

This is the second Hornbill Skyways' helicopter to go down and the third crash in the state over the past three months.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim seperti tidak percaya bekas timbalan perdana menteri sepertinya telah dibelasah ketika dalam tahanan polis enam tahun lalu.

Recalling the six years in detention, the former premier tells how he was beaten unconscious by the then police chief.

Am I understanding Anwar Ibrahim's acquittal correctly? If the conviction on sodomy charges is overturned, then there was no sodomy offence to cover up to begin with?

While welcoming the decision, many local and international organisations note that it also signals a new beginning for the judicial system.

Sehingga ini, sejumlah RM20,000 telah diserahkan kepada Lembaga Disiplin sebagai bahan bukti politik wang sepanjang pemilihan Umno kali ini.

The former private secretary to the late Dr Judson Tagal is most likely going to be the one chosen to contest in the coming by-election.

Joint military exercises with the Philippine armed forces does not mean Malaysia will turn its back on the Islamic separationist movement in southern Philippines, which it has supported for decades.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tidak akan berlepas ke Jerman malam ini kerana terdapat masalah penerbangan.

Can he transform his six years of invisibility from politics to an otherwise invincible profile as a kingmaker?

Chemicals form nearby oil palm plantations are preventing an Orang Asli community in Selangor from reaping the riches of the rivers as how their ancestors did in the past.

Citing a directive from higher authorities, the Sri Aman Dewan Suarah cancels the approval for the faction to hold a function in its premises.

Dengan kebebasan Anwar Ibrahim, apakah gerakan reformasi bahagian kedua akan bermula? Hishamuddin rais sudah bersedia sekali lagi untuk turun ke jalan raya untuk memperluaskan ruang demokrasi.

Waving his new passport, which was produced within an hour, Anwar told the 300-strong crowd: "I'm happy now. I can leave for Germany for my back treatment."

After six years of following Anwar's fall from grace, one can't help but notice how much this fiery and charismatic politician has changed.

The United States says the surprise release of ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim from prison was a victory of the judicial process in Malaysia, while Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin says he was delighted by the news.

The crowd spilled out of the living room of Anwar's house, with people standing on the walls trying to catch a glimpse of him as traffic backed up for a couple of kilometres after word spread that he had been released.

Anwar will only be able to leave to Munich tomorrow due to a delay in the arrival of a private jet offered by the Saudi government.

A helicopter with four people on board crashed early toay in Sarawak in the third incident in two months, with the fate of the passengers still unknown.

The cameras, set up along a 5.3 kilometre stretch of the border in Perlis, will be operational by mid-September.

The release from jail of Anwar Ibrahim signals that the era of former strongman Dr Mahathir Mohamad is finally over and Malaysia's new leader is charting his own course.

Anwar Ibrahim says that he had never considered rejoining Umno, party in which he was a deputy president before his sacking.

Officials said the US authorities last raised the Anwar issue when Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made his first visit to Washington in July after taking over from Mahathir Mohamad in November.