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.

Effects worsened by seasonal monsoons and cutting down of trees from hillsidesTHE Malaysian government has warned of a new age of floods, with the combination of felling of hillside trees and seasonal…

Jakarta halts open-skies talks and urges its airlines not to buy Europe-made planesThe Straits TimesRELATIONS between Indonesia and the European Union have nose-dived over aviation.

Discordant DudeMalaysiakiniI am an ordinary Malaysian who has been living in United Kingdom for almost half a year now. I have never felt more Malaysian until I reached the UK.

The Star - A WRITER'S LIFEBy DINA ZAMANMany have done very well on their own soil, but from where I sit and work, and being a friend and ears to a number of people, there must be a better way to…

The Council of Former People's Representative (Mubarak) President Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang described the Hindraf leaders as "opportunists and traitors to their race and country." He…

Dear Penangite,It is amazing how many theories you have already come up within a few days.

IT will be hardly surprising to read in the newspapers that some politicians have started making their rounds to win support among prospective voters.

ELEVEN websites have so far been blocked for having obscene materials and seditious messages, Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk Dr Mohd Ruddin Abdul Ghani…

The arrest of leaders of an ethnic Indian rights group shines a spotlight on rising tensions in Malaysia.

Religious polarization is most serious under Abdullah as Prime Minister as compared to four former PMs

New Straits TimesTaking the maxim "prevention is better than cure" to heart, the government is setting up a mechanism to nip racial problems in the bud.

New Straits TimesOwing to widespread complaints and calls for more consultation, the cabinet yesterday decided to defer the Special Complaints Commission Bill 2007 to the next Dewan Rakyat sitting…

New Straits TimesThe Commission of Inquiry formed to investigate the Lingam video clip will sit for two weeks from Jan 14 next year and it will be in open court.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan was seriously injured in a road accident near Pekan Nabalu, about 60km from here, early today on his way back to the state capital…