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Chua: Msia as good as Spore in handling Sars

Chua: Msia as good as Spore in handling Sars

Responding to criticism over the past week, Health Minister Chua Jui Meng claims that the government has done just as well as, if not better than, its Singapore counterpart in coping with Sars.
Peace Malaysia urges Spain to withdraw war support

Peace Malaysia urges Spain to withdraw war support

Anti-war initiatives continue with Peace Malaysia now turning to US allies to persuade them to retract their support for the military strike o­n Iraq.
Presiden PPP saran sekolah Tamil ditutup

Presiden PPP saran sekolah Tamil ditutup

penterjemahan Presiden parti Parti Progresif Rakyat (PPP) Datuk M Kayveas menyarankan supaya kerajaan menutup semua rendah jenis kebangsaan Tamil demi masa depan yang lebih baik bagi kanak-kanak keturunan India di Malaysia, demikian menurut satu laporan akhbar hari ini.
PPP chief calls for closure of Tamil schools

PPP chief calls for closure of Tamil schools

PPP president M Kayveas suggests that Indian Malaysian students deserve better education than that provided in Tamil schools. But Tamil and Chinese educationists find that hard to swallow.
Govt beefs up precaution at entry points amid SARS fear

Govt beefs up precaution at entry points amid SARS fear

The government has taken various precautionary measures at entry points into the country, especially the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), since the alarming outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), said Transport Minister Dr Ling Liong Sik.
No lawsuit served on me yet, says Ling

No lawsuit served on me yet, says Ling

Embattled MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik responds coolly to the lawsuit and allegations by businessman Soh Chee Wen against him.
CPJ: National security laws curb press freedom in Asia

CPJ: National security laws curb press freedom in Asia

The Committee to Protect Journalists says the state of press freedom in Asia plummeted further last year with the region jailing the most number of journalists. It also takes Malaysia to task for exerting tight control over the media.
MCA Team B seeks 'OK' to start legal aid fund for Ling

MCA Team B seeks 'OK' to start legal aid fund for Ling

In a new twist in the MCA leadership crisis, critics of party president Dr Ling Liong Sik say they are ready to raise money for Ling should he get into a legal wrangle.

Soh lodges report on Lings plan to leak top-secret maps, names witnesses

Soh lodges report on Lings plan to leak top-secret maps, names witnesses

Soh Chee Wen lodges his first police report against Transport Minister Dr Ling Liong Sik for having allegedly abused his ministerial power and attempted to leak official secrets. The businessman also names two persons said to have witnessed this.

Is the war legal? Lawyers vs UK, Aussie envoys

Is the war legal? Lawyers vs UK, Aussie envoys

Three senior lawyers set out to prove that the US-led war o­n Iraq is illegal. Appearing for the defence, two envoys from UK and Australia; the judge - the audience who heard both sides.
Civil society groups demand more media coverage of issues

Civil society groups demand more media coverage of issues

Whose fault is it when views of civil society groups do not get highlighted in newspapers? Activists believe this has to do with bias, but editors of a local English-language daily place the blame elsewhere.

Nation not ready for freedom of information, says Chor

Nation not ready for freedom of information, says Chor

Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung explains why Malaysia is not ready to have a Freedom of Information Act but media practitioners do not buy it.
MCA disciplinary committee to meet Ong on March 31

MCA disciplinary committee to meet Ong on March 31

Rais: MCA Wanita chiefs PR status morally untenable

Rais: MCA Wanita chiefs PR status morally untenable

While MCA Wanita members have been barred from talking about their chief's former Australian PR status, a fellow cabinet member of hers who faces no such restriction gives his two cents worth o­n the issue.
MCA Wanita: Stop all talk on our chiefs PR status

MCA Wanita: Stop all talk on our chiefs PR status

Tension mounts in MCA as its women's wing threatens those who question its chief Dr Ng Yen Yen's credibility with disciplinary action, while Youth members are calling for her resignation and datukship to be revoked.

What PAS promises...if it comes to power

What PAS promises...if it comes to power

PAS, its leader reveals, has several goodies for Malaysians if it forms the government. These include press freedom, a truly pro-poor NEP, and mother tongue universities.
MCA Team A tried to axe us, claims Ah Lek

MCA Team A tried to axe us, claims Ah Lek

Ong to be hauled up for triads in the party allegations

Ong to be hauled up for triads in the party allegations

MCA Youth chief O­ng Tee Keat has been referred to the party's disciplinary committee for his allegation o­n "triad politics". He will face the same man who recommended his suspension two years ago, if he attends the disciplinary hearing at all.

Bar AGM to table motion on charges against Uthayakumar

Bar AGM to table motion on charges against Uthayakumar

Gegar to take govt to court over SAR issue

Gegar to take govt to court over SAR issue

Womens groups launch monogamy campaign with Endons support

Womens groups launch monogamy campaign with Endons support

Triads in MCA: Ong gives names to Pak Lah, not Ling

Triads in MCA: Ong gives names to Pak Lah, not Ling

MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik's repeated call for a name list of those linked to triads is now brushed aside with party Youth chief O­ng Tee Keat giving it instead to Acting Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Dzaiddin retires as chief justice, says he did a good job

Dzaiddin retires as chief justice, says he did a good job

Malaysia's ninth chief justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah retires today. He says he is happy to have given a new complexion to the 'face' of the judiciary.
Farmers, ex-estate workers facing eviction plea for CJ's help

Farmers, ex-estate workers facing eviction plea for CJ's help

A group of cattle farmers and former estate workers facing eviction are turning to outgoing Chief Justice Mohd Dzaiddin Abdullah in the hope that he would do "one last good thing" for them.