Archive - 26 February 2005

Indonesian labour activists claim the high levy imposed on workers who wish to return to Malaysia is one reason why they choose to work in Malaysia illegally.

A student coalition suggests that free tertiary education be provided to students in public universities following the brouhaha over PTPTN's outstanding arrears of RM7 billion.

The 18 Burmese nationals are charged under the Police Act for unlawful assembly. They were arrested last week outside the Burmese embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

The ascendancy of political Islam in Malaysia means that the state's propensity to 'care' for the moral welfare and wellbeing of the nation has manifest itself with more and more moral policing of the lives of citizens.

They also complain that the plantation company only offers them a miserly RM130 per year to each of the longhouses.

The crisis of our post-modern age may be precisely this: all men crave and pursue knowledge with frenzy, while ignoring the value of wisdom.

Genting Berhad says that its 2004 net profit rose 30 percent year-on-year to RM928.04 million.

Children who survived the civil war in Liberia are now given tasks like looking after animals or plantations, besides being given education.

WHO says that when the treaty comes into force, countries which are party to it are required to translate its general provisions into national laws and regulations. Malaysia has signed the pact on Sept 23, 2003, but has yet to ratify it

A high-level delegation from the Philippines was to make a similar request on behalf of Filipino illegals during a visit to Kuala Lumpur last week.

Pak Lah says Proton is the country's national pride but the company must improve the quality of its vehicles and boost its global competitiveness.