Archive - 4 November 2004

The Nipah outbreak victims did not name the government officers who allegedly caused them millions in losses in damages, including by culling their pigs, during the deadly virus outbreak in 1998 and 1999.

They claim the article in Berita Harian on the self-styled spiritual master is offensive and has an ulterior agenda.

Local politicians, academics and activists react to the results of the American polls. While one calls on the president to regain global trust, another predicts an empire in the making.

Rantaian peristiwa berdarah di Selatan Thai dilihat mempunyai hubungkait dan berakar daripada diskriminasi hak asasi rakyat serta tahap pembangunan sosioekonomi yang rendah.

The victory of President George W Bush in this US election holds valuable lessons to Malaysians. These lessons are important to those, and there are significant number in Malaysia, who call American arrogant, corrupt or morally weak.

George W Bush secures a second term in the White House and the real loser in the American presidential elections is not John Kerry, but the terror connoisseur.

Umno sebagai pembangkang di Kelantan perlu bekerjasama dengan kerajaan negeri pimpinan PAS terutama dalam perkara-perkara yang menyentuh kepentingan rakyat.

The two traditional rivals - Sarawak Tribune and Borneo Post - are keeping a close watch on the tabloid phenomena, now sweeping the world, including Malaysia.

The request was made over the state assemblyperson's failure to live up to his promise to resolve the problems pertaining to a housing project.

The recent political upheaval in the country is a 'slap in the face' for the regional body, whose lack of assertiveness has encouraged the Burmese military regime to become more hardline.

National car company Proton has signed a deal with German car maker Volkswagen, however the partnership may not be sufficient to save Malaysia's ailing car manufacturer.

The controversial dam is facing problems again - this time civil and engineering works are more than a year behind. The consortium undertaking them stands to face a hefty penalty for the delay.

The beheading of a Japanese back-packer in Iraq has not lessened support for prime minister Junichiro Koizumi or the presence of Japanese troops in the region.

Indian plantation workers are getting a raw deal, as the MIC continues to fail to address the real issues faced by the people.

George W Bush has won another four-year term as United States president after his Democrat challenger John Kerry conceded defeat in one of the bitterest election campaigns in American history.

Out of a total of 251 pirate attacks worldwide, 70 took place in Indonesian waters, says the Malaysia-based Piracy Reporting Centre of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).

The plantation conglomerate plans to invest around one billion ringgit to buy a controlling stake in three companies involved in auto distribution and parts manufacturing.

Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants President Bush to listen to views from world leaders, world bodies and organisations like OIC and NAM on any new policies involving Palestine.

Tokyo is expected to press Kuala Lumpur to abolish tariffs and regulations on Japanese car exports.