Archive - 13 September 2004

Complaints are being registered over campus elections - even before students go to the polls.

Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein also hints the two protracted problems will need a political consensus first in order to be resolved.

The deputy premier says the government has contacted the Indonesian government to verify reports of a local connection in the Jakarta bomb attack.

Perwakilan berhak untuk menyuarakan pandangan mereka di Perhimpunan Agung Umno termasuk mengenai isu berhubung dengan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

As the veteran politician begins his spell 'in exile', his party is rallying around to fill in for him in the Dewan Rakyat and to muster support for him.

Anwar cannot walk unaided yet, says his personal physician, Dr Halili Rahmat. He should be able to do that in three weeks, but full recovery will only come in two or three months.

Wanita Umno juga menentang sebarang cubaan untuk membawa Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kembali semula kepada Umno.

Certain Budget 2005 proposals have not gone down well with Barisan Alternatif leaders, among these the liberalisation of the capital market.

I refer to the letter 'Anwar's acquittal not a matter of public perception' by Dr S Vijayaratnam. Unless I have misunderstood its context, it sounds platitudinous in its apparent position that a public...

A Federal Court judge's comment that freed politician Anwar Ibrahim was involved in homosexual activities should not be allowed to stand, says lawyer Karpal Singh.

translation The X-factor has never been as unattainable as it is in the phenomenal story of Anwar Ibrahim and the birth of the reformasi movement.

An even-handed approach to anti-terrorism strategies remains elusive, even after the findings of a bipartisan US inquiry committee.

An anti-piracy raid has led to claims and counter-claims by a VCD trader and enforcement officers - police are investigating.

It may be David against Goliath for the Ba'Kelalan state seat, but the Independent candidate's supporters are making the best use of their strengths.

Malaysia's pioneer budget carrier AirAsia may have its initial public offering as early as October as it has secured preliminary government approval.

Understanding emigration: If we are to stop the brain drain, we must respect the talents of individuals, without plaguing them with contempt and inane tests of loyalty.

Namibia was to begin repatriating some 400 Bangladeshi workers who protested living conditions and pay at a textile plant owned by a Malaysian supplier to top sportswear brands such as Nike and Puma.

The authorities launched a new poultry cull to control its latest bird flu outbreak yesterday but announced that a hospitalised veterinary worker was free of the disease.

Forensic teams probing Thursday's blast said detectives have identified the truck's chassis number, a clue that could help track those behind the attack.

Party bigwigs are increasingly worried that Anwar Ibrahim would change the leadership equation within Umno and are expressing concern that the issue could be raised at this month's annual assembly.

The party's youth wing will distribute pamphlets to the concert-goers, advising them to avoid social ills, not to participate in drugs and other activities.

The government wants to see the preventive measures taken by the kingdom in battling the bird flu.

The eighth consecutive budget deficit will be gradually reduced, but there are other challenges for the economy due to rising world oil prices, says the premier.

Anwar Ibrahim reiterates his resolve to focus on unity of Malaysians in the interest of political stability, economic growth and progress for everyone.