Archive - 29 September 2004

The inquest into the 'John Doe' case resumed today, with the family of missing police detainee G Francis Udayappan being awarded access to key documents.

Despite only less than one percent of students from these religious schools made the switch to national schools, the Education Ministry is adamant about not providing assistance.

translation A disappointed Muhammad Muhd Taib reflects on what could have gone wrong during the Umno elections, which saw delegates dropping him as a vice-president.

Sinking their jaws into the police department was the final straw. Now the predators have become the prey as authorities vow to net them one way or another.

Participants at a recent workshop call on the government to implement the law, which should be based on 10 minimum standards.

The only slogan Umno leaders repeat year after year is, 'The National Economic Policy must be continued for as long as the bumiputeras have not achieved their target or else...

The Sarawak deputy chief minister wants the association to apologise to his boss for not inviting him to speak at a seminar last year.

In an e-mail interview with malaysiakini , Anwar says he could not agree to capital controls being used to refinance, bail out and further entrench a narrow circle of cronies to the detriment of the economy as a whole.

Ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim responds via e-mail to questions from malaysiakini as he recuperates from back surgery in Munich, Germany.

translation If the allegations of money politics are true, it would mean that the votes of Umno delegates have become a commodity which can be traded or auctioned.

Time will tell if the surge of support for Ba'kelalan's independent candidate Baru Bian is a mere flash in the pan for local politics.

For all the talk of clean politics, vote-buying was a feature of last week's Umno elections, claims an insider.

Participants of the Caravan, spearheaded by Malaysians, were threatened at gunpoint and had their vehicles set ablaze.

Factionalism in Umno, regardless of money politics, will continue to occur. Institutionally, there is nothing wrong with such factionalism. They form part of a healthy party.

Media report says that Petronas' plan to develop two new oil and gas blocks off Sabah may be in jeopardy due to overlapping claims by neighbouring Indonesia.

Asia now contributes about seven percent to Carlsberg's global turnover but this is expected to rise to about 25 percent over the next few years.

Airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holding hopes to woo carriers from China and Middle East by waiving parking and landing charges in an effort to make Kuala Lumpur International Airport a regional hub.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will travel to Britain today on a two-day visit aimed at promoting and strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties.