Archive - 19 November 2005

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child chairperson Jaap Doek says Malaysia is among the eight out of 192 signatories of the Convention on the Rights of the Child that has yet to submit its report.

A transsexual who alleged ill-treatment by the Ipoh police during a raid last month, has lodged a police report at the Brickfields police station this afternoon.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says Southeast Asian nations will not take a confrontational stance towards Burma despite US pressure for stronger action.

A teenage girl lodged an ACA report against a policeman for allegedly forcing her to pay a RM300 bribe. The policeman was acquitted, and is now suing the girl for damages.

The Australian prime minister was told that Singapore could not accede to his clemency plea on behalf of an Aussie drug trafficker on death row.

new analysis Major shake-ups in the free-to-air television industry are expected soon as Media Prima attempts to revamp all four of its television channels.

After a break of 30 years, the 116-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is trying to resurrect a long-dormant proposal for the creation of a Southern news agency.

According to the Education Service Commission, there are 31 degree courses from six public universities that are not recognised by the PSD.

The rising tide of suicide cases is a tell-tale sign that all is not well in Malaysia. The causes cannot merely be analysed in mere medical terms. There must be deep-seated social factors at work.

Ruslin Husin will be called by the police next week to record his statement in connection with the publication of a highly-controversial book about him.

The prime minister says he welcomes the visit by Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Thailand adding that he hopes an understanding could be reached towards resolving the southern Thailand issue.