Archive - 20 January 2005

After its near-obliteration in the last polls, the party has decided to close ranks with other opposition parties and revive the spirit of '99. But to do this, it must rein in its theocratic ambitions.

Both the Malacca and Selangor state governments are embroiled in two highly controversial overseas 'study tours'- one to United States and Dubai, the other to Egypt. The opposition is turning up the heat.

The study tour for the Selangor PAC members is on again but with some major adjustments to the itinerary.

After giving the police watchdog the cold shoulder, the special police commission finally opened its doors to meet the group, albeit being forced to do so.

The journalism students are in a lurch as they have yet to receive their national higher education loans while the university warns of axing them if the fees are not paid by Jan 31.

It is crucial that we appreciate from a high-level perspective the direction and content of the Ninth Malaysia Plan, which currently is in the process of being articulated by...

Touted as the world's most dynamic economy, it has an unimaginably huge market, a population of 1.3 billion and now a rapidly growing influence in the world. So what is wrong with it?

Musa Aman's political patron is Pak Lah. He controls all that matters in Sabah, perhaps even ignoring advice, consultation and the law.

The Sarawak politicians who were thrust into the limelight after the ACA revealed that one of them is being probed for corruption, are crying foul over the matter and want to air their woes to the premier.

Many in Sarawak are not happy with the delineation exercise that will add eight state seats and three parliament seats. All they can do is object and protest, probably to no avail.

Former premier Mahathir Mohamad, the man who controversially pegged the country's currency to the US dollar in 1998, says it is time to review the peg.

Admiral Thomas B Fargo says "there have been no deadlines or datelines established" but that two months was probably long enough for the main military aid effort.

If there comes a time when changes are required to be made for the benefit of the people, we would consider making the changes then, says the premier.