Archive - 7 February 2005

Report lodged over RM5m allotment for Bt Caves temple

Report lodged over RM5m allotment for Bt Caves temple

Keadilan Youth want answers from Selangor MB Mohd Khir Toyo as to whether the amount has been distributed and if so, why the cultural centre project for the Hindu temple has yet to take off.
Interfaith commission on the cards?

Interfaith commission on the cards?

A statutory body may be the long-awaited solution to resolving religion-based problems in pluralistic Malaysia.
Kakus Parlimen dapat kebenaran lawat Kem Kemunting

Kakus Parlimen dapat kebenaran lawat Kem Kemunting

Untuk siasat dakwaan berlaku pelanggaran hak asasi manusia sewaktu berlaku perkelahian antara penghuni dan pegawal keselamatan kem tersebut pada 8 Disember lalu.
Reel life

Reel life

How a family outing transformed a cinema goer's life.
Caucus gets go-ahead to probe Kamunting clash

Caucus gets go-ahead to probe Kamunting clash

The parliamentary caucus on human rights will look into an incident during which several detainees claimed they had been abused.
Open house footed by public, says DAP

Open house footed by public, says DAP

Money that could be used for the under-privileged is being distributed to BN representatives to be used for festive occasions, claims DAP.
Officers asked for womens phone numbers

Officers asked for womens phone numbers

I refer to a number of opinions that have appeared here of late. For example, one stated the following: 'There are laws promulgated by our Parliament which state that Muslims should not consume liquor, and that they must be ...'
Jawi affair a Muslim issue

Jawi affair a Muslim issue

Muslims must get themselves together

Muslims must get themselves together

Jawi against spirit of Islam Hadhari

Jawi against spirit of Islam Hadhari

Religious dept needs to address root cause

Religious dept needs to address root cause

Proton ready to be cooked?

Proton ready to be cooked?

What Feng Shui is really about

What Feng Shui is really about

Sherwin Ng tells us like it is: Feng Shui isn't really about goldfish and porcelain Buddhas.
Give discounts for legalising workers

Give discounts for legalising workers

Dayaks insulted but not rocking the boat

Dayaks insulted but not rocking the boat

Social conservatism transcends race, religion

Social conservatism transcends race, religion

Humanistic values no less praise- worthy

Humanistic values no less praise- worthy

The production of truth-force

The production of truth-force

There is no ultimate truth, only variations of 'a truth' struggling to be imposed as 'the truth' by either fair means or foul.
Jawi raid wrong on two counts

Jawi raid wrong on two counts

High-handed actions of religious officers only serve to reinforce misconceptions of Islam, when the religion itself is founded upon human dignity and freedom.
Proton names new chairperson

Proton names new chairperson

The state-controlled automaker appoints Mohamad Azlan Hashim as its new chairman to replace the outgoing Abu Hassan Kendut.
Fatal attacks by pirates surge in 2004: watchdog

Fatal attacks by pirates surge in 2004: watchdog

The number of seafarers killed by pirates surged last year, even though the overall incidence of armed robbery on the high seas fell, says an international watchdog.
Iran prepared to accept nuclear weapon safeguards: Syed Hamid

Iran prepared to accept nuclear weapon safeguards: Syed Hamid

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar says the Iranian government has given an assurance that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only.
Indonesia plans to sue errant Malaysian employers

Indonesia plans to sue errant Malaysian employers

The Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur has hired five lawyers to take legal action against employers have not settled salaries of their Indonesian workers.
New round of bidding for 3G licenses

New round of bidding for 3G licenses

Media reports say that a second round of bidding for two remaining high-speed third-generation (3G) mobile phone licenses in Malaysia may start soon.