Archive - 5 February 2005

There was a marked improvement in UPSR results among Tamil pupils and an elated Samy Vellu declares 2005 as the education year.

The former premier repeats his pledge that "once I step down, I will not disturb the government" when denying reports that he has interfered in the affairs of Proton.

Some 600 professionals and entrepreneur from East Malaysia's non-Muslim indigenous communities will make sure that their 'economic plight' will be heard at a confab in Kuala Lumpur.

The NGO asks the government to ensure that if there are potential adverse impacts on indigenous people as a result of proposed projects, then stringent measures should be taken to ensure they are protected.

Those in power forget that it needs two hands to clap, but it believes it can with one hand. Which is why all the scandals and misuse of office come thundering down the hill with embarrassing regularity.

The former Malaysian premier urges tsunami survivors in Indonesia's battered Aceh province to stand on their own feet, rather than become reliant on foreign aid.

Of all the premises and assumptions that govern most Malaysians' worldview and judgement of human affairs, ethnicity and religion are probably the two foremost terms of reference.

The opposition leader describes the reply from the prime minister as "most unsatisfactory, unacceptable and shocking", as it raises many questions about police and prison efficiency, accountability, transparency and integrity.

If the proposed statutory inter-faith commission gets the official nod, Malaysia will be the first nation in the world to adopt such a spiritual body.