Archive - 31 January 2005

Opposition party DAP says the time has come for the premier to stop officials from accepting junkets that have no real benefit for public office.

Terengganu authorities are said to be building an airtight case against Ayah Pin and his followers for allegedly deviant practices.

He spoke at a dinner held in conjunction of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland - the prestigious annual event which was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

The Sarawak political party is fighting its deregistration, but will allow members to decide its future next month.

The lack of proper election laws, he notes, has prevented the commission from keeping political parties in check and this has been unfair to those contesting in the polls.

Students affected by a delay in disbursement of study loans may pay up when they get the money.

The Jawi raid on a KL nightclub brought to the surface an unpalatable aspect of Malaysian society. Is the apparent silence of non-Muslims the result of divisive communitarian politics?

Johor Bahru member of parliament and Backbencher Club Chairman Shahrir Samad must be commended for his courage for being the first Malaysian leader to openly call for the scrapping of the proposed bridge...

A new column on IT by Dinesh Nair that investigates how and whether technology and society can co-exist.

The power blackout rendered the authorities clueless as to the long term implications on the country. Blame was sprayed all round including technical failure, gas leakage and even sabotage.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says he is constantly kept informed of the police moves to catch former university professor Azahari Husin.

Whether in politics or education, the exercise of power should be about bringing out the best in everyone, rather than subjecting them to unreasonable restrictions.

Raiding parties will arrest illegal workers and the factory managers, restaurant owners and householders employing them, with most facing jail terms and whipping.

But the busy strait is safe for navigation as the changes were "insignificant".

The Indonesian government dispatched a special ship, the KMM Umsini, to pick up about 5,000 migrants before the midnight deadline.

A minor war of words erupted last week after Syed Hamid criticised Thai premier Thaksin of not following diplomatic channels is requesting an extradition of a terror suspect.

Australia, Japan and South Korea, US allies which have deployed troops in Iraq, hailed Sunday's vote as a dawning of democracy, but China and Malaysia saw the election bloodshed as a sign of things to come.

The small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) require greater attention in the form of capital and loans and the setting up of an SME bank will give them the opportunity for growth, says PM Abdullah.