Archive - 15 March 2005

The Selangor DAP chief says that his party is willing to cooperate with the MCA on the Chinese school issue as it will do so for all issues affecting the rights of the people.

He was a healthy man prior to his arrest, claims S Manimaran's wife. The 33-year-old rubber tapper died seven hours after he was taken by the police and the official reason was a heart attack.

Sisters in Islam says that Islamic laws in Malaysia are lopsided in favour of Muslim men - from polygyny to claiming alimony from their wives.

Ideas pitched by participants at a public forum on restoring local government elections were varied, including petitioning the Conference of Rulers and meeting with Queen Elizabeth II.

Labelling Khairy Jamaluddin as a 'political newbie', the MCA asks the Umno Youth No 2 not to over-react to its proposal to build more Chinese schools.

Ini untuk menghalang Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) daripada merobohkan rumah mereka.

Ruhayat X, the angry man of print, explains why he is an Islamic anarchist.

A Muslim-based group has issued an urgent wake up call for a community self-examination to ascertain the reasons behind the desire of Muslims, in particular reverts, to leave the religion.

The opponents of Chinese-medium schools need some new lines. Like that we don't need any more schools that are identified by race. There should only be two types of schools...

Women should not be expected to be like men and not get pregnant. Thus sacking on ground of pregnancy, is discriminating and it offends the principle of equality.

Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi orders his government agencies to work hard to rescue two Japanese and one Filipino who were kidnapped by armed pirates from a Japanese tugboat.

Four large corporations control much of the world's booming bottled water industry and pose a threat to public water utilities.

Speaking at a seminar, Professor Madya Fuziah Kartini Hassan Basri says in comedies, women are sex objects and seducers whereas in action and drama flicks, they are portrayed as weak and envious.

Malaysian companies are well-placed in terms of expertise and capability to work together with Burmese companies to identify new opportunities and develop the untapped resources there, says Trade Minister Rafidah.

On his first visit to Sarawak after his release, the ex-deputy premier sits down with opposition leaders in the state to hear their concerns about happenings in Sarawak.

A motion to put additional pressure on Burma will be tabled in the Malaysian Parliament when it reconvenes later this month as the prospect of the military junta in Rangoon taking over as Asean chair nears.

The Malaysian actress is the latest in a growing list of celebrities to visit tsunami-hit Indonesian province of Aceh.

A lighthouse is not only for guiding sea navigation but it is also a mark of Indonesia's sovereignty in those particular waters, says the republic's Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa.

Nationwide, the courts have started sentencing illegal immigrants who were caught under the nationwide blitz beginning March 1.

We have five ships and a police helicopter combing the northern tip of the Malacca Straits, says marine police force commander Abdul Rahman Ahmad.