Archive - 26 March 2005

Just: Iraqis suffer more two years after war

Just: Iraqis suffer more two years after war

The international movement urges the international community to rid oil-rich Iraq of its American occupiers as soon as possible.
Sabah negotiates release of seven Malaysians

Sabah negotiates release of seven Malaysians

Chief Minister Musa Aman says Sabah is seeking the cooperation of the Indonesian authorities to allow the seven Malaysians to return to Sabah as soon as possible.
Former ministers grandson sentenced to death

Former ministers grandson sentenced to death

Businessman Kenneth Lee Fook Mun was sentenced to death for causing the death of an accountant five years ago.
PSM supporters lobby ministry to register party

PSM supporters lobby ministry to register party

The party's proponents have waited seven long years for its registration. Today, they went straight to the Home Ministry to submit another appeal.
A Sarawak tag: If you cannot drink, youre useless

A Sarawak tag: If you cannot drink, youre useless

It seems that it is not only the Dayaks in Sarawak who are heavy drinkers. Consumption of alcohol, according to a Chinese politician, is more than a custom now in the state.
Linguistic multiculturalism or the tyranny of the majority?

Linguistic multiculturalism or the tyranny of the majority?

When Malaysia's right-wing Islamists support the Chinese vernacular educationists, we should be immediately aware of what this entails.
78 journalists killed last year

78 journalists killed last year

The shameful connection of the death of journalists and the continuation of a worrying trend is the authorities' failure to properly investigate and prosecute the killers of journalists.
Education outside the communal box

Education outside the communal box

The issue of Chinese education has once again stirred up heated debate on nation-building and ethnic relation. The status quo, which is an impasse, will be dissolved only when there is a radical structural transformation in our political culture.
Briton returns home after Malaysia jungle ordeal

Briton returns home after Malaysia jungle ordeal

A British scientist who disappeared in the Malaysian jungle for five days returned home Friday to an emotional reunion with his wife and two children.
DAP: Malacca councillor owing state money should resign

DAP: Malacca councillor owing state money should resign

The councillor owes RM41,000 in rent for a kiosk in the Hang Tuah Mall and the DAP says he should quit. The state government was also told to be transparent in its expenditures for mega projects.