Archive - 9 November 2004

Kampung Saujana villagers are seeking Suhakam's help to probe the long-standing housing woes said to involve several parties closely linked with the Selangor government.

Pemuda PAS menafikan sekeras-kerasnya tuduhan pihak perisikan Thai yang mendakwa parti itu telah mengapi-apikan pergolakan berdarah yang berlaku di wilayah selatan negara itu.

A web of business deals involving three companies has allegedly deprived a businessman of a plot of land, for which he has paid a substantial sum.

MPs are looking forward to more funds to assist needy constituents, but those in the opposition ranks want the government to take this a step further.

Lima wakil rakyat bekas PBDS berhasrat sertai PBB, parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) terbesar di Sarawak.

PAS Youth leaders vehemently deny claims made by Thai intelligence that the party was responsible for fuelling the recent deadly violence in southern Thailand.

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia urges the government to incorporate a rights-friendly approach in its housing policy and to review existing laws with this in mind.

We have to understand that the history of the southern Thailand is a clear cut case of Thai imperialism and colonisation. The southern Thai people are in fact Malays by race and Muslims by religion.

The five elected representatives from the former PBDS are keen to join PBB, Sarawak's dominant BN component party.

Jabatan Negara Amerika mendakwa terdapat tanda-tanda mengenai adanya perancangan untuk menculik rakyat asing yang mengunjungi pusat peranginan di pantai timur Sabah.

As in previous state elections, Sarawak opposition parties may decide to join forces in taking on Barisan Nasional.

Now that reformasi icon Anwar Ibrahim is free, the movement may be quietening down to make way for a reconciled and united Malaysia.

The amnesty offer to foreigners has its good and bad points but the real danger is whether it will encourage more aliens to come in illegally.

The diverse perceptions of transexuality deserve an airing through dialogue, to prevent simplistic approaches to dealing with the situation.

Political leaders of the Islamic world need to stop trying to appear pious and being addressing the real needs of their people.

There are indications of planned additional kidnappings in eastern Sabah's coastal areas, especially at resorts frequented by foreigners, said a US State Department public announcement.

It was the last fang for Malaysian snake-charmer Bidin Mat Hashim when a cobra bit him in front of a Korean television crew.