Archive - 2 May 2005

Although India is keen to enter the to-be-expanded UN Security Council, the country has been advised that it could afford to wait for an invitation.

The troubled state-owed hi-tech chipmaker suffered a loss of RM74 million in 2000, RM809 million in 2001, RM881 million in 2002 and RM727 million in 2003.

We imitate the grandiose of the French in building our Putrajaya instead of emulating their culture of producing grandiose intellectuals.

Statistics showed that 11 percent of the people became bankrupt because of non-payment of credit card debt while eight percent of the bankrupts were between the ages of 20 and 30.

The proposal was made by Singapore's elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew during a visit to Malaysia last week.

Critics said the move to detain illegal workers showed contempt for labour rights and a weakness in the Malaysian economy that depends heavily on cheap foreign workers.

The Internal Security Act - originally designed to combat a communist rebellion half a century ago - has been used liberally over the past few decades. Diesel smugglers are now included. Who's next?