Archive - 26 April 2004

The government will not pay a ransom to secure the release of three men believed kidnapped by Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines, says Defence Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Kerajaan terus digesa menangguhkan segera pelaksanaan PLKN sehingga pihak pengendalinya benar-benar mampu menjamin keselamatan para pelatih program tersebut.

Federal police have stepped into the case of missing detainee G Francis Udayapan, just days after instructing KL police to take over investigations from their Brickfields counterpart.

Umno members today were told not to be obsessed with the upcoming party election to the extent of forgetting their responsibilities towards society.

The Selangor government says the proposed incinerator and landfill in Broga will not be built in a water catchment area but residents say that EIA maps prove otherwise.

The premier also says the foreign policy must succeed in making the country the preferred brand name in international relations.

Banyak pusat membeli-belah yang dipenuhi dengan premis hiburan seperti pusat permainan video, Internet kafe, pawagam yang menjadi tumpulan pelajar ini.

Impending contests at the upcoming Umno polls may bring an end to a culture that has lulled party leaders into complacency in recent years.

Although instructed to hold fresh party elections by August, the trouble-ridden Sarawak party says that time should first be given for proper procedures, proper explanations and a cooling down period.

The information minister says the media must not put profits above racial harmony. He also warns them that permits can be revoked.

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang tells the education minister to use his imagination in tacking disciplinary problems among students and not to pass the buck to the police.

Following the resurgence of the deadly virus in China, the government is taking the appropriate pre-emptive measures to prevent the recurrence of an outbreak here, says Health Minister Dr Chua Soi Lek.

Acting secretary Choo Eng Hong said the human rights commission will continue its core work until it received new directions from the next batch of commissioners.

The authorities have tightened security around the Thai embassy here after threats that it would be bombed and the ambassador assassinated.

Energy, Water and Communication Minister Lim Keng Yaik dimissed speculations that the government is considering pulling out of the controversial RM4.5 billion project.

Malaysia has stubbornly refused to acknowledge that recent violent incidents linked to the Rohingya community may be expressions of growing frustration over their uncertain status.

With apologies to singer-composer Elton John, ELIZABETH WONG applies his philosophy to the song and dance around the National Integrity Plan and national service programme in Malaysia.