Archive - 6 October 2004

The couple and their six children have set up camp outside the UNHCR office in the hope that their plight will receive quicker attention.

NUJ Utusan plans to submit claims to the Industrial Relations Department over the deadlock in collective agreement talks with Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd.

A group of unhappy taxi, bus operators and stall owners protesting the relocation of the Medan Kidd bus terminal have taken their protest to Parliament.

The al-Qaradawi's approach often reproduces the form of Islam that boils down to observing the prescriptions (the dos) and proscriptions (the don'ts).

I do not understand why some people are shocked and dismayed by what Badruddin Amiruldin said at the recently concluded Umno election. It is not something unusual.

Instead of going after critics with guns blazing, Umno leaders should explain to the public what this 'political product' is all about.

Based on the findings of the initial probe, the police will then decide on whether or not to launch a full investigation on the comment posted on a local blog.

Barisan Nasional is reported to have told the Sarawak party that it need not hold fresh party elections after all.

If the government is serious about national unity, then it must act against politicians who make racist remarks, says a DAP leader.

Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang had in the past exchanged verbal blows with Lim Keng Yaik, chief of rival party Gerakan. But today, the DAP supremo gives Keng Yaik the thumbs up.

Former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim tells US deputy defence secretary Paul Wolfowitz that it is important for Washington to understand the causes of terrorism.

The investigations are being carried out quietly to prevent those under the microscope from being prematurely judged by the media and party members.

A PBDS leader lodges a police report over what he claimed as 'untruths' being spread among members about the party polls.

An international organisation has called for a change of approach in dealing with child victims of human trafficking.

translation As long as a position in Umno remains the goldmine that it is today, the practice of money politics will continue unfettered, no matter what measures are put in place to curb it.

Umno's doors may be closed to its former deputy president Anwar Ibrahim, but he could help strengthen the position of president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, argues a researcher.

With the Australian election looming, public distrust in politicians is at a high as Prime Minister John Howard continues to lie about wide-ranging issues

Online polls, though notoriously unreliable, can also be full of surprises as MCA - the second largest party in Barisan Nasional - has discovered.

Total arrivals in Malaysia for the first eight months surged to 10,384,784 compared to 6,174,098 for the same period last year.