Why are Malaysians so restless these days?
What is fuelling the protests and rallies and candlelight vigils and prayer gatherings?
Syed Nadzri: See poverty with right mindset
By : Syed Nadzri New Straits TimesTHE text message that came on the phone about the flood situation that morning provided a deeply sombre reflection of life.
RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: ‘Neo-Liberal Policies Fuelling Protests, Not Race’
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…
Motion on Hindraf leaders’ ISA detention rejected
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.
Govt not getting soft, says Johari
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 Renews Call For Government To Clean Up Electoral System
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…
ECER Development Act Gets Dewan Rakyat Nod
(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…
Malaysia: Govt To Give More Time For Controversial Bill
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…
71 Schools Flooded, 59 Cut Off By Floods
(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…
The Spring Of Democracy
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…
Bersih May Stage Another Protest
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.
Beware re-sending these SMSes
Daily ExpressKota Kinabalu: Do not re-distribute SMSes having contents that could cause public unrest or you could find yourself spending time in prison.
Yong: He must have considered all the factors
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…
LDP says Chong acted not in personal capacity
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…
Syariah court on par with Civil Court- Musa
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.
Sarkozy to Ghadafi: Come to my arms!
By Farish A. Noor While some countries go under, others seem to be making their way back to the international mainstream.
Osama Found: Anti-Bush CIA agents back his return
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…
ISA7 mohon layanan yang sama dengan kes Pelajar Hindraf
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…
Yeo Yang Poh responds to NST, who refuses to publish his views
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…
Global rights group accuses Malaysia of silencing minority after ethnic Indians’ arrests
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…
Keputusan Suhakam galakkan kekebalan Polis
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…
Why were the charges dropped?
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…
Dilema IMM13 di Sabah
Oleh ‘Deep Throat’ Sabah Kejalangan Kerajaan Persekutuan yang bersekedudukan dengan Kerajaan Negeri Sabah berhubung isu 65,000 pelarian perang Filipina kini semakin meruncing dengan…
Abdullah just don’t get it
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!
Hindraf leaders file for habeas corpus
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.
IGP: We need fatwa to curb deviants
New Straits TimesPolice cannot take action against Islamic deviant groups until the state fatwa council issues a decree declaring them illegal.
Gani: It was the fairest thing to do
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…
Saudi king pardons woman who was raped by 7 men
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…
Memorandum against ISA
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…
2 bodyguards on murder charge freed
New Straits TimesTwo bodyguards of a prominent businessman escaped the death sentence when the High Court acquitted them without calling for their defence.
