Archive - 9 March 2005

Fahmi Idris says it's unfair for the Malaysian government to set deadlines for the return of Indonesian workers. Both countries, he adds, must handle the issue as friends and not enemies.

The opposition party, through MP Teresa Kok, blasts the police for interrogating a journalist who reported on the land and hill clearing activities in Kubang Pasu, Kedah.

The racial profiling of social ills that students allegedly fall into when living on their own has irked some students.

An American professor says men just provide for the family. But it is the women who, apart from working, have to toil long hours caring for their families and attending to household chores.

In the past, the government offered varying reasons as to why the exiled former Communist leader should not return. Now, both parties should be mature enough to let the rule of law decide.

The first Borders outlet in Malaysia will open on April 19 at the giant Berjaya Times Square mall in Kuala Lumpur.

Good news for kids! After years of being told too much television is bad for them, they are now asked to watch more television to improve their English.

Disregarding international law in going to war in Iraq has set a dangerous precedent. And Bush should not continue the mistake by moving across the borders to Iran. The reasons stack up against his macho talk.

Prominent Iban entrepreneur Leonard Linggi Jugah responds to recent allegations from the chief minister regarding instigating Dayak leaders and the community's economic plight.

With the ongoing issue of uncontrolled development in various parts of the country, it is indeed shocking to hear that the Special Branch had interviewed TV3 journalist Fazli Ahmad...

Two lawyers ask their peers to support their call for an independent police investigation tribunal and to urge the attorney-general to prosecute errant police officers without fear or favour.

Hundreds of protestors took to the streets to vent their anger over a controversial oil concession in the Sulawesi Sea. They stomped on and burnt Malaysian flags.

The labour activist group claims the Indonesian envoy is not keeping in touch with reality and has failed to discharge his duties effectively.

A tie-up will strengthen production capacity, boost competitiveness and help reverse fortunes at a time when sales were being eroded by fierce competition from foreign carmakers, says the Perodua Vendor Association.

A group of Temuan villagers in Sepang are crestfallen over the wanton destruction of their orchards by a private company. Even a police report has failed to remedy their woes, as the company is said to be cutting the trees under the cover of darkness.

AirAsia is to offer daily services between Bangkok and the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen, becoming the first no-frills foreign airline to fly to China.

Government sites were the main targets of the campaign which came on top of three days of street protests against Malaysia's granting of an oil concession off Borneo island in an area claimed by both countries.

Their tugboat was attacked by gun-wielding pirates on Feb 28 in what is said to be the first incident since the deadly December tsunamis.