Press Release: Survival Internationalhttp://www.scoop.co.nz/A headman from the Penan tribe of Sarawak, Malaysia, has gone missing and his community fear he may have been murdered. Kelesau Naan was…

Party that pays out the most in region can expect to win the national pollsONE pocketbook issue looms large among millions of voters in Thailand's impoverished north-east: instant cash - as…

A GROUP of minority ethnic Indians shaved their heads yesterday to protest against the imprisonment of five community leaders who had campaigned for equal rights in Malaysia.

MALAYSIA is on alert for an expected second wave of floods today, triggered by high tide.

Imran YacobSpecial to The NationToday marks the opening of the second bridge linking the troubled southern Thai province of Narathiwat and that of Kelantan, Malaysia. The bridge, built at a cost of…

Tehran, 19 Dec. (AKI) - The vice president of the Iranian Olympic Committee, Abdolreza Savar, has announced new rules to fight what he defines as the sport's "subjugation to western customs…

This is a Malay land and the Indians are asking for too much. We will kill them if they push us.

General election expected in March – Indian voters "kingmakers" in 28 parliamentary and 78 state assembly constituencies where they represent more than 15% of electorate

By Kim QuekThe government revives a white elephant project for a politically connected construction firm

Daily ExpressKota Kinabalu: Plans for a massive facelift to the two-kilometre city waterfront have been put on hold pending a review by the State Cabinet.

Daily ExpressUmno Sandakan has called on the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to make an official stand on the decision by its former president and advisor Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat to file the suit…

AsiaTimes Online By Ioannis GatsiounisPrime Minister Abdullah Badawi took to the premiership four years ago, postured as a humble, well-meaning repairman. His words cut past Malaysia's shiny…

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 20 - The recent developments, including the protest rally held last month, indicate the disillusionment of the ethnic Indians towards the present government, an influential minister…

Yahoo NewsOn Islam's most important holiday, the leader of Gaza's Hamas government appealed Wednesday for a cease-fire with Israel and said his people — battered by Israeli military…

Yahoo NewsEvents in Lebanon are rarely just about Lebanon. They can't be, not with Syria, Iran, the US, France, and Israel all vying for influence in this tiny and tattered democracy. It's…

A strange case has eventually being vindicated through the intervention of Saudi Arabia's King. The case happened in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia. A 19-year-old woman was robbed and raped by…

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will continue to help ethnic Malays increase their share in the nation's corporate equity, but will not deprive other races, the deputy prime minister said,…

ISA Arrests of HINDRAF 5 – Operation Lalang II in the Making?

Harakahdaily"Kita akan terus berhimpun untuk menuntut hak berhimpun, dan kita akan terus berhimpun hingga perhimpunan yang kononnya dikatakan haram jadi halal.Perhimpunan aman adalah halal, tiada…

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- MIC Youth leaders will go on a one-week nationwide tour starting tomorrow to explain to Malaysian Indians, the political situation in the country and issues affecting…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- A fresh application for the release of M. Manoharan from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) was filed at the High Court here late this afternoon after…

The Straits TimesKUALA LUMPUR - A GROUP of minority ethnic Indians shaved their heads to protest the imprisonment of five community leaders who campaigned for equal rights in Muslim-majority Malaysia.…

SuaramKebelakangan ini, salah satu hak asasi manusia yang amat asas, iaitu hak berhimpun, telah digugat oleh beberapa pihak termasuk pihak Kerajaan yang telah mengancam hak rakyat berhimpun secara…

New Straits TimesPARTI Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia produced 24,000 copies of a 40-page booklet highlighting key points of the Federal Constitution, Rukun Negara, Vision 2020 and the National Mission this…

Harakah English SectionThe Abolish ISA Movement (GMI) will be holding a solidarity vigil at Independence Square (Dataran Merdeka) here at the heart of the city on Dec 22.

The Malaysian Government has yet to offer any explanation on the status of the Port Klang Free Zone project and to account for the huge cost overrun amounting to RM 3.5 billion. To cover the losses on…

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Velly has admitted that the recent street demonstrations organised by an illegal group, to a certain extent had affected the loyalty of Indians towards the…

STOCK MARKET INVESTINGBy Michael R. Sesit The Straits TimesDO YOU find yourself spending days examining countless bits of data before deciding where to invest? The bad news is you might be wasting…

The Straits TimesIN THE past few months, much space has been devoted to the issue of whether East Asian economies have 'decoupled' from the United States.

HUNDREDS of activists took to the streets here on Wednesday to assert their right to protest following a recent crackdown on public demonstrations that led to dozens of arrests.