Archive - 1 February 2005

There should be more raids to crackdown on social crimes and curb moral decay, says the political party's FT Youth wing.

Despite assurances to the contrary, refugees and asylum seekers are still in the sights of enforcement officers, says the UN agency.

Veteran politician Karpal Singh is likely to be well enough to attend Parliament next month, after being injured in an accident.

How people dress or behave is a personal choice, say groups who want the authorities to focus on more serious issues.

Employers and landlords have moved to protect themselves by requiring foreign workers to show official documents, causing the Rohingya community particular difficulty.

Pakar undang-undang antarabangsa dari kedua-dua negara akan bertemu untuk menentukan sama ada lelaki itu boleh diekstradisi untuk didakwa di Thailand.

The earlier hubris, even conceit, following the apparent success of the 'East Asian Miracle' has given way to a loss of confidence as well as intellectual and policy surrender.

Once again, the social scene in Malaysia has become a laughing stock when overzealous officers of the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Affairs Department conducted what they called a raid recently.

We do things differently here! The 'we' could refer to Americans or Malaysians and the 'here' could be Washington DC or Putrajaya.

The Indonesian islands of Sumatra moved only 20 centimeters (or 7.9 inches) on average after last month's Asian earthquake and tsunami, and not dozens of meters as previously feared.

DAP's demand for PAS to abandon its Islamic state goal is not being seen as a setback to the Islamic party's reconciliation effort for a united opposition coalition.

Zaim Al Amin tries to figure out what romance is about, as Valentine's Day looms.

Police in Pahang have been offered a RM100 ringgit reward if they arrest people who try to bribe them.

A leading businessman Syed Ibrahim Syed Mohamed, who held the franchise for Jaguar cars, was found dead with a gunshot wound in the swimming pool of his Kuala Lumpur home.

The alleged mastermind behind an Islamic insurgency in southern Thailand, arrested last week in Malaysia, holds Thai citizenship and Bangkok will seek his extradition.

Malaysia has delayed a major crackdown on illegal immigrants apparently at the request of Indonesia, the Philippines and the United Nations.

The Philippine government has asked Malaysia to extend its amnesty for illegal migrants by a month in order to accommodate the estimated 170,000 Filipinos who failed to register.