Archive - 29 November 2004

The former deputy premier has had an 'emotional reunion' with an old friend and has met anti-apartheid crusader Nelson Mandela in South Africa.

The opposition leader says the violence in the neighbouring country should be the concern of all parliamentarians, regardless of party affiliations.

Much to his chagrin, the opposition leader is told that there is no need for an urgent discussion on the controversial matter. Action has been taken, says House Speaker Ramli.

Calls for its removal from heading the bloc in 2006 have been mounting, most recently coming from an Asean Inter-Parliamentary Caucus with its interim chairperson Zaid Ibrahim geared to seek support from the government.

Memorandum kepada Perdana Menteri minta kerajaan iktiraf sumbangan pendidikan bahasa ibunda.

In a very short period of time of his new found freedom, Anwar Ibrahim is back on track in search of his own destiny and identity in Malaysian mainstream politics for which he was almost totally excluded...

The politicians were invited to talk about how political parties can serve as agents of national integration. But they end up crossing swords instead.

The document will seek recognition of the contributions and status of mother-tongue education.

Budaya ikonoklasme telah menyebabkan pengarca Melayu tidak berani menghasilkan karya-karya seni kerana bimbang dikaitkan dengan "berhala" atau dituduh "haram".

It is the second time in less than two months that a pygmy elephant in Sabah has been slaughtered by poachers.

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had earlier threatened to walk out of the Asean summit starting today if Malaysia raised the topic for discussion.

The Laotian government first proposed the controversial dam in the early 1990s. Officials said they expected construction to start in 2006 and be completed by 2010.

Another one bites the dust. Four years after it was launched, Malaysian Today - a small circulation tabloid linked to Sarawak businessman-cum-politician Sng Chee Hua - will stop publication in the state next month.

Singapore pits moral values against financial value as it battles to reach a decision on operating a casino.

The carrier said the results would have been better had it not been for rising fuel costs, which boosted overall costs by 29 percent in the six months to September.

The Thai PM met the leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia to soothe tensions after he threatened to walk out of the Asean summit here if leaders raised the unrest.

Among the issues to be decided is whether the summit would only involve Asean and its dialogue partners China, Japan and South Korea, or include other Asian nations.

There are no change in plans to deploy more than half a million members of volunteer neighbourhood security groups to track down and detain the illegal migrants, says Home Minister Azmi Khalid.