Archive - 17 March 2005

The fourth witness in the ex-ISA detainee Abdul Malek Hussin's RM30 million suit against the government tells why the activist was detained under the notorious security act.

DAP is baffled how the government gave the green light when there is still crucial work to be done. Its deputy chairperson raises this question at a meeting with the contractor and government reps at the hospital.

Abdul Taib Mahmud says the person has the right qualities to lead a state which has 27 different ethnic groups.

United States ambassador to Malaysia Christopher J LaFleur talks about the challenges confronting the Malaysian economy and the areas which investors would like to see improvement in this final of a two-part interview with malaysiakini.

The authorities must be seen to be winning the war against digital discs piracy if Malaysia is to remain attractive to foreign investors, said United States ambassador to Malaysia Christopher J LaFleur.

It seems to me that the latest controversy on MCA's public proposal to build more Chinese- language primary schools and the noisy rejection of it by Umno is but just another coordinated strategy between the two parties...

An embassy official says this is to prevent them from running away before the police here completes its investigation into the case of four Indonesian workers who were shot last week.

Rather than celebrate its magnanimity in allowing these detainees to pursue their studies, the government should release them and allow the youths to further their studies in freedom.

Although they have been released, the three are not withdrawing their application to have their remand order revised by the court. Their lawyer explains why.

I am now told I must pay a price for refusing to fall in line with Pos Malaysia's flawed computerisation plans. So what should I do?

One evening, after toying with an exotic dessert, one of the ladies chirped: Did you know that the rich get more plus points with God than the poor?

The first condition to be met when dealing with developments in the Arab world today is understanding that war and the exercise of power and violence are not means to spur genuine democratic change.

Apa tujuan penulis kaum India menulis tentang kaum India dalam Bahasa Melayu? Jika untuk mendidik masyarakat India, mengapa tidak ditulis dalam Bahasa Tamil?

Any strategy for raising living standards must include urgent measures that address Aids, TB and malaria. Stemming the spread of this deadly trio of diseases is the linchpin in the global fight against poverty.

The interfaith commission proposal has been submitted to top government leaders for legal and policy deliberations while detractors remain steadfastly opposed to it.

The government has called for a special meeting to discuss the alarming labour shortage in many vital industries.

The concert on Friday brings together US artistes and Asian stars including Malaysia's jazz queen Sheila Majid, Hong Kong pop singer Nicholas Tse and former Bond girl Michelle Yeoh.

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak hopes the military junta in Burma will undertake democratic reforms ahead of the meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in December.