Archive - 16 September 2004

The company's former corporate banking general manager reveals in court how he prepared the report on the alleged swindle to 'get support from the government'.

The irate members of the National Union of Journalists say their management is dragging negotiations over a new collective agreement to prevent employees from having a gratuity scheme.

The petitioners are calling on the premier to keep the labour activist, who was found guilty of publishing false news, out of jail.

P Uthayakumar's lawyers submitted an application to the High Court asking it to rule the arrest warrant used in arresting him last week as null and void.

The Internal Security Ministry also reveals for the first six months of this year alone an alarming figure of 13,000 new addicts had been discovered.

Marred by boycotts and allegations of irregularities, the 'pro-establishment' candidates take control of most universities.

Ketua Pemuda Putrajaya Ahmad Zaki Zahid yang turut didapati bersalah kerana terbabit dalam politik wang dan tata etika pemilihan parti, hanya diberi amaran.

The inconsistency of the majority judgment of the Federal Court on Anwar Ibrahim's acquittal pointed out by Karpal Singh is disconcerting because it carries with it four disturbing implications ...

The refugee agency however believes that this was just a routine operation and not the prelude to a large-scale crackdown. The 15 meanwhile are detained at Brickfields police station.

After six years of virtually ignoring him, Malaysian newspapers are faced with a quandary on how to cover his release.

Efforts to privatise water treatment, management and distribution aided by international financial institutions have become a major concern among civil society bodies.

translation Anwar will need to make his political stance clear, in order to retain his credibility in the face of rumours that he will eventually return to Umno.

According to Malaysian historian Professor Cheah Boon Kheng, all ethnic and cultural communities in Malaysia must claim their contribution to the nation's struggle for independence, as the existing public narratives and discourses are one-sided.

The government may introduce stiffer penalties to curb poultry smuggling in Kelantan which is hit by bird flu outbreaks, as three new patients were placed under observation.

Asean will not object a lower-level Burma delegation to the Asia-Europe (Asem) summit in Vietnam because it does not want it to fail.

Anwar is neither a threat nor will he create new dynamics in Umno. He is in the opposition and should be treated as such, says senior party leader Syed Hamid Albar.

Media reports today say that the Japanese auto giant was negotiating a deal with the Kedah state government to build a plant on a 900-hectare site in Bukit Kayu Hitam.