Analysis by Anil Netto(IPS) - After a series of street demonstrations in recent weeks top analysts and activists say the government is not tackling the economic roots of grievances among marginalised…

The StarA motion to debate the detention of five Hindu Rights Action Force leaders under the International Security Act was rejected by the Dewan Rakyat.

The StarThe decision to drop the attempted murder charge against 31 people arrested at an illegal assembly in Batu Caves does not mean the authorities will go soft on rule violators, and neither does…

Opposition members and social activists urged the Malaysian government Tuesday (18 Dec) to reform the electoral system, renewing a demand made at a massive rally last month that police crushed with…

(Bernama) -- The Dewan Rakyat has approved the East Coast Economic Region Development Council Act (ECERDC) today, paving the way for the formation of a council to stimulate, promote and accelerate the…

Since there are conflicts between the power of Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) and Police Discipline Commission, therefore Special Complaints Commission (SCC) is…

(Bernama) -- Seventy-one schools are flooded and 59 have been cut off by floodwaters in Pahang and Kelantan as the nation continues to grapple with the year-end floods that have so far affected the…

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has finally followed the public opinion to hold a dialogue with the Indian community. There was no mass anti-Chinese and Indians demonstrations by…

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) may have another street demonstration if government extends the tenure of Election Commission (EC) chairperson Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman.

Daily ExpressKota Kinabalu: Do not re-distribute SMSes having contents that could cause public unrest or you could find yourself spending time in prison.

Daily ExpressKota Kinabalu: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said former Deputy Chief Minister-cum-Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat must have considered all legal and…

Daily ExpressKota Kinabalu: The question of disciplinary action against Tanjung Kapor Assemblyman Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat does not arise and has no relevancy said Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Youth…

Daily ExpressKota Kinabalu: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman said decisions made by the Syariah Court could never be repealed or changed by other courts.

By Farish A. Noor While some countries go under, others seem to be making their way back to the international mainstream.

Written by Kazi MahmoodWorldFuturesThe CIA operatives, some high ranking military officers and democratic institutions in the U.S.A. does not want another Bush in the White House after 2008. One way…

Oleh Herman SamsudeenPemuda PAS WilayahKuala Lumpur : Mahkamah Majistret 4, hari ini menangguhkan perbicaraan Kes 7 Mahasiswa lawan Pendakwaraya yang ditahan kerana dituduh menyertai satu perhimpunan…

I refer to the New Straits Times editorial The rule of law on Dec 11. You began by stating that no arrests would have been made on Dec 9 "If the unlawful marchers had responded to the warnings to…

An international human rights group called on Malaysia Tuesday (18 Dec) to release five ethnic Indian activists who have been detained without trial, and accused the Muslim Malay-dominated government…

Oleh Faisal Mustaffa Gabungan Pilihanraya Bersih dan Adil (BERSIH) mengutuk pendakwaan terhadap Suwandi Ghani dan Muhammad Azlan yang ditembak polis di Batu Burok, Terengganu dengan menggunakan…

Nazry BahrawiTODAYonline DAYS after invoking the controversial Internal Security Act (ISA) against five Hindraf (Hindu Rights Action Force) leaders in a show of might, Malaysia yesterday appeared…

Oleh ‘Deep Throat’ Sabah Kejalangan Kerajaan Persekutuan yang bersekedudukan dengan Kerajaan Negeri Sabah berhubung isu 65,000 pelarian perang Filipina kini semakin meruncing dengan…

He has already disappointed Malaysians who had given a Prime Minister the greatest mandate ever in any general election in nation's history in 2004!

New Straits TimesHabeas corpus applications for four of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders detained under the Internal Security Act are due to be entered tomorrow.

New Straits TimesPolice cannot take action against Islamic deviant groups until the state fatwa council issues a decree declaring them illegal.

New Straits TimesThe decision to withdraw the charges of attempted murder against the 31 men was the best course of action in light of public and national interest, Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani…

New Straits TimesKing Abdullah has pardoned a female rape victim who had been sentenced to six months in prison and 200 lashes for being alone with a man who was not related to her, a Saudi newspaper…

New Straits TimesA crowd of 100 people, mostly women and children, gathered at Menara Tun Razak to hand over a memorandum to the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) demanding the abolition of…

New Straits TimesTwo bodyguards of a prominent businessman escaped the death sentence when the High Court acquitted them without calling for their defence.

KAMAL AMIR MENULISTERNYATA keraguan yang saya suarakan lewat tulisan kelmarin menjadi kenyataan. Terbukti berlakunya campur tangan eksekutif dalam sistem kehakiman. Nyata terang dan jelas, tidak lagi…

Gani owes the Batu Caves 31 unjustly incarcerated for 13 days - a total of 403 days - and their families a public apology.