Archive - 3 November 2004

The former premier wants the Thai government to give greater autonomy to its southern provinces. But senator Kraisak Choonhavan says this is not possible.

Two Rohingyas are elated with the the Malaysian government's decision to recognise them as refugees, but urge caution to prevent the identification system from being abused.

The non-government organisation hopes to create greater awareness regarding the struggle via this event, which will also have a multimedia and slide show presentation.

Former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is awaiting a response from Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's office for a meeting.

Over the past decade, a researcher claims that the party is moving away from mainstream politics.

Malaysiakini columnist Phar Kim Beng refers to himself as a Muslim revert. A 'born-again Christian' is a person who was once a church-going Christian, then stopped, but then rediscovered Christ or returned to the church.

Incumbent president Bush is very close to securing a second term in the White House. The current electoral count is Bush, 254 and Kerry, 252, with Ohio the decider.

Human rights organisations have rejected outright the proposed use of whipping as a penalty for snatch thefts.

Two days after returning to Malaysia, former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim visited a market for Ramadan shopping.

Osama bin Laden has taken a leaf out of Lenin's book in 'campaigning' for presidential candidate George W Bush.

Jakarta would make it easier for labourers keen to work in Malaysia to obtain work permits, Indonesian Manpower Minister Fahmi Idris told reporters after a two-hour meeting with Malaysian Home Affairs Minister Azmi Khalid.

Just two days before the US election, Osama bin Laden has spoken, demonstrating his continued influence on American politics.

The aircraft says the issue price for the institutional and retail tranches was more than enough to fulfill their expansion plan and to build up their war chest.

The Indonesian police were closing in on Azahari Husin and Noordin Mohammad Top after clues were found following an explosion at a boarding house in the West Java town of Sukubumi last month.