Archive - 25 November 2005

Azmi Khalid, who will visit the republic to mend the damage caused by reports of police abuse against Chinese nationals, says there is nothing wrong in admitting mistakes.

The latest victims were two boys who fell into swollen rivers in separate incidents and were swept away by strong currents.

The national unity department's latest brainchild fails to impress social scientist, Dr Collin Abraham, who describes it as being anything but brilliant.

He says the move by the lance corporal is his personal right as he feels that he has been wrongly accused adding it wasn't the police who asked him to do it.

Its vice-president reveals that a group of lawyers will be meeting the detainees next year to provide them with legal advice.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan vows that the police will probe impartially and take action against those responsible for the abuse.

I refer to the report 'Naked woman police abuse clip sparks uproar'. I hope that the authorities are not going to use the Official Secrets Act to go after the person who took the video...

A stern and disappointed looking Abdullah Ahmad Badawi warns that nobody should try to conceal the facts while his deputy says the incident has marred the nation's image.

Now is the chance for Malaysians to push for urgent reforms in the institutions of government and Parliament. Otherwise, corruption will continue to reign supreme.

Singapore hangs drug pushers but at the same time invests in projects involving an established Burmese drug lord.

The Bar Council should be discerning enough to realise that the dignity and integrity of the legal profession is not compromised merely by the practice of giving discounts.

It will be his second shot for the seat. But this time around Hanafi is confident of wresting it away from PAS.

The home affairs minister says he had been instructed by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to make the trip.

At least Anwar Ibrahim plans to stay a few days in Sarawak, unlike BN leaders who touch down and leave almost immediately, says a DAP leader.

Although the law empowers the police to search a person for evidence, widespread abuse of that power must be checked, say rights advocates.