Archive - 9 April 2005

The common grouse among lawyers on facilitating court proceedings and reducing waiting time can be resolved if judges are better trained in management.

Two key targets of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to improve the living standards of billions of people in developing countries are a reduction of child mortality by two-thirds and maternal mortality by three-quarters.

In his first public address in the United States after his release from prison, the former deputy premier also answers some troubling questions regarding PAS - Malaysia's opposition Islamic party.

DAP hands over a memorandum to the deputy premier highlighting three major incidents that has left a bad taste in the mouths of many citizens with regards to the environment, favouritism and cronyism.

MIC is set to become the first political party to embrace a key performance indicator to gauge the performance of its leaders.

The Muslim Professionals Forum says that Malaysia has to break the 'policy lull' among Muslim countries on the regulation of cloning activities.

The net result of the collusion between repressive states and conservative Islamist movements has been the limiting of the public sphere for discourse and debate.

US theme park giant Universal and Malaysia's Genting Group say they have submitted a proposal to build an integrated casino resort on Singapore's Sentosa resort.

A spate of pirate raids on ships in the Malacca Strait could tempt terrorists to stage a seaborne attack, says the vice-commandant of the US Coast Guard.

Teochew is a colourful language, especially when it comes to cursing and swearing, says the writer whose mother tongue is, of course, Teochew.

Belly dancing is creating ripples among women in East Asia as enthusiasts from Malaysia to Taiwan pick up the ancient art of seductive shimmying - and get a good work-out at the same time.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ended his visit to Australia today after calling for a new approach to the global campaign against terrorism, stressing that the root causes of anger and frustration must be addressed.