Archive - 27 September 2004

The minister apologises to parliament for what he calls a 'genuine mistake' in his reply on the controversial Justice Bao advertisement in June.

Defence Minister Najib Abdul Razak also wants more non-Malays to sign up as trainers.

The party called on BN coalition partners to disavow themselves from a senior Umno leader's statement last week that those who questioned Malay rights risked igniting racial riots.

Anwar Ibrahim's interview with CNN's Lorraine Hahn in her 'Talk Asia' programme last Saturday was surprisingly not repeated as scheduled, readers complain to malaysiakini .

It's a formula which has been bandied about before but now it appears to be the plan the prime minister has in mind to 'save' PBDS.

I refer to malaysiakini's report 'Don't stir the hornet's nest called Malay Rights'. I must say that only a fool in Malaysia would question the Malays' special rights.

The timing is ripe for Malaysia to enact laws that promote and protect freedom of information, a workshop was told today.

The former deputy premier is willing to testify in the trial and wants the prosecution to subpoena him and Mahathir because recent news reports had misled the public from the truth.

Certain Dayak leaders in Sarawak seem to be over sensitive about issues affecting their community that they even try to sabotage a seminar on their kinfolk.

Pesticide pollution has rendered one of China's largest lakes, the Dianchi, an environmental disaster, to the great detriment of traditional local economies.

Will newly elected President Susilo continue to prosecute journalists? Will the conviction of a top editor, and the trials and convictions of other journalists, mark the beginning of the end of Indonesia's hard-won third democracy?

Patriotism stems from the heart, and is more adequately shown in taking pride in our natural and human resources, rather than annually flying the Jalur Gemilang.

Contestants in these shows hug each other on stage with boys and girls mixing freely with each other. It shows that there is no limit to glamour and socialising, says one delegate.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi consolidates his position as the president of a party which is under increasing spotlight for allegations of vote-buying.

The maid claimed her 27-year-old employer in Kelantan also punched her in the eyes and smeared her body with excrement in the incident early Sunday.

Terror group Jemaah Islamiah is seeking new alliances amid an intensive crackdown on its activities in the region, warns terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna.

The siblings are believed to have been pushed off the building in Penang by their 34-year-old mother who became depressed after losing her job recently.