Archive - 16 December 2004

Less than two weeks to the Malaysian Trade Union Congress elections and a first-time candidate is already stirring up a controversy over the status of his nomination for a key position.

The decision if the prosecution has proved its case on the 'ISA 7' is postponed to Feb 16 next year. This frustrated the accused as they had waited for so long to be reinstated to continue their studies.

So many of its services had already gone private. Now the ministry's intention to privatise its medicine supply will only benefit certain companies while Malaysian consumers will suffer.

The decision on whether to launch a probe into the case, which the detainees' families have claimed to be an orchestrated fray, will depend on the police's investigations.

Both The Star and the New Straits Times , two leading newspapers in the country, have launched their respective campaigns to mobilise and rally the public...

The newly formed parliamentary caucus is awaiting the green light to dispatch a fact-finding team to investigate the alleged human rights violations at the Kamunting and Simpang Renggam detention centres.

Menurut Menteri Kerja Raya kerajaan tidak dapat menanggung beban subsidi kadar tol yang membabitkan RM600 juta setahun, jika jika kadar tol tidak dinaikkan.

The message is simple. The next time, Ali Bukhari Amir wants to write articles to the media, he must get the green light from the university.

The state government has borrowed heavily and pumped in more than RM3 billion to set up a major wafer fab, which has been making massive losses over the years.

While the financial costs of government subsidised airlines are low, the environmental costs run at an unprecedented high, as Europeans can't resist the bargain-priced flights.

Prof Lee Poh Ping argues that the US will do everything it can to prevent Taiwan from declaring independence because that would lead to war. But if China attacks Taiwan without provocation, then US military intervention is likely.

Young lawyers must shake themselves out of their complacency, comfort and move forward. They complain in private but when there are opportunities to make changes, they do nothing.

Indonesia has signed an anti-graft pact with three of its neighbours, asking for their help in catching corruptors fleeing a clampdown at home.

He warns that the Arab world faces numerous economic, social, political and security changes, and should focus more on education and human resources.

A top US official is due to discuss piracy of health products with Health Minister Chua Soi Lek.

Budget carrier AirAsia announced today that it will buy 40 A320 jets for RM9.5 billion from Europe's Airbus, which beat US aerospace giant Boeing in bidding for the contract.

A trainee pilot and his instructor in a Royal Malaysia Airforce plane were killed Thursday when their Pilatus PC-7 crashed shortly after takeoff.