Archive - 11 October 2004

A Joint Media Team Malaysia journalist, who was almost killed in Iraq last year, blames the government for endangering their lives.

Former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim and his family leave Munich today for Jeddah to perform their umrah.

The government will act against the self-styled spiritual leader who has drawn thousands of followers to his teachings.

Now it's PAS turn to fret about Anwar. Dissenting voices are allegedly being heard against moves to give former deputy premier a high profile in opposition politics.

Saya adalah seorang perwakilan Umno Pulau Pinang ketika Perhimpunan Agung Umno tempoh hari. Saya ingin membuat pengakuan tulus tentang gejala rasuah yang berleluasa dalam Umno kerana bimbang...

Inconsistent stands by the prosecution vexes the judge, who announces a recess and storms out of the courtroom.

Munfiatun alias Fitri, the second wife of fugtive Noordin Mohammad Top, was arrested last month under Indonesia's anti-terror law, according to an Indonesian media report.

If the two airlines formally agreed to start cooperating, they would create history by becoming the first no-frills and full-service carriers to work together.

The former premier may assume the role of a mediator between Islam and the West. However, he must avoid being once again labelled as having 'sold out'.

Disputes over land ownership in Sabah are a matter for the bureaucracy of the Philippines rather than for the sultans.

The deputy chief minister, unhappy with recent activities of some Dayak professionals, now wants to meet Unimas lecturers in private.

Sabah's sovereignty within Malaysia and as part of the country's territory cannot be uprooted or overturned, to be decided upon by the International Court of Justice, says Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.

An inquiry will be launched into a US report which said a man with the same name as Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was involved in an oil scam with the former Iraqi regime. Authorities will also investigate malaysiakini for reporting on the issue.

This despite the state investment arm's failure to acquire a 51 percent stake in Indonesia's PT Bank Permata.

The government says there was a need for stepped up security in the strait and that littoral states Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore must have the ultimate say.

Mahathir, whose anti-Western rhetoric often caused controversy during his 22 years in power, said Asian minds were still "colonised" by Western influence.

Re-stating his assertion that Anwar was released from jail only because of an administrative blunder, Mahathir said rapists and murderers could also now dodge Malaysia's legal system on technicalities.