Archive - 16 February 2005

The illegal Indonesian workers, who had claimed to have been cheated of their wages, now worry about being left without a roof over their head.

As for the absence of government lawyers at the hearing, the attorney-general attributes it to miscommunication between his office and the Selangor department.

The former premier also believes that North Korea will be spared because the US is being spurred by an anti-Islam agenda.

An order for another magistrate to take over the case has caused a setback for the students, whose lives have been on hold for the last four years.

Various individuals and groups have questioned the use of the controversial security law - which allows detention without trial - when other specific laws exist in dealing with such crimes.

Although they make up 10 percent of the nation's population, the indigenous people in Sarawak and Sabah have yet to get a bigger slice of the economic cake.

I am called to contribute to this discussion regarding the Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Jawi) raid on a disco recently in Kuala Lumpur.

translation Different quarters will offer different answers. But the former premier constantly finds himself in the limelight because of one reason: He is Mahathir!

Security agencies find it difficult to track down the individuals because their names and addresses are incorrect. Some even have three or four Thai names, and then names spelt and translated into Malay, and aliases.

The new model will have a 1.2-liter Renault Cleo engine, with a basic manual model to be sold at less than RM35,000.

Some 45 Malaysian businessmen met the visiting Indonesian president this week for an hour-long discussion and emerged to say they would seriously consider new investment in Indonesia.

The premier's visit will cover fresh ground in promoting economic and trade partnership between the two countries.

The proposed cultivation of a mangrove swamp forest in Penang should not be placed in the hands of corporate bodies driven solely by profit.

Homo sapiens faces the threat of extinction as a species, if nothing is done to prevent the havoc being wreaked by climate change.

Journalists are among those feeling the heat of emergency rule in Nepal, following the declaration of emergency rule by the king.

Activists from Israel along with Palestinians have been invited to participate in a conference on promoting peace in the Middle East.