Stop playing the race card: Anwar

By ROYCE CHEAH and LISA GOH, The Star PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Rakyat wants Umno to stop playing the race card for the sake of political stability, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. …

Let court decide, says DAP

By NG CHENG YEE, The Star PETALING JAYA: The DAP will take the arrest of Seputeh Member of Parliament and Selangor senior executive councillor Teresa Kok to court.

Sin Chew reporter released

(Malaysiakini) Sin Chew Daily senior reporter Tan Hoon Cheng was released by the police at 4pm and she is now safely in her house in Bukit Mertajam.

When Umno sneezes we catch a cold

But a massive and debilitating power play is already under way in Umno. Prepare for a wayang performance on the grand scale that would make Friday's arrests pale in comparison. By

Malaysia acts: Repeat of Oct 1987?

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who was then prime minister, had been at the helm for only six years. But Operasi Lalang stamped his reputation as a leader who would brook no nonsense as it was perceived…

A question of insecurity

In Abdullah's case, an unhappy Umno and Malay ground together with equally unhappy non-Malays coupled with the looming Sept 16 deadline by Anwar to topple Abdullah's government has pushed…

Malaysia’s Moment to Unite

Note: Don’t forget the solidarity vigil tonight. Stay peaceful, and be calm in the face of any provocateurs.Date: 13 September 2008Place: Bukit Aman Police HQ EntranceTime: 8.30 pm

Washington summons Malaysian envoy

(The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: The United States has summoned Ilango Karuppannan, the charge d’affaires of the Malaysian embassy, to protest what it called the “crackdown on dissent” at a…

Swan song?

I have been told by qualified sources that I me be included in the next round of ISA arrests. I am not afraid of what this government might do to stifle dissent and squash the hopes of people for…

RPK, ISA And The Rest Of Us

Malaysiakini reports that RPK has been detained by the police under the ISA. At the time of publication, the RPK was still at his house with police officers.

Why Raja Petra, Tan and Kok were detained

(The Star) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Today news portal editor Raja Petra Kamarudin was arrested under the Internal Security Act for allegedly being a threat to security, peace and public order.

An uphill task to justify ISA arrests

(The Malaysian Insider) More than 100 politicians, social activists and religious officials were picked up in Operation Lalang in 1987 as discussion about race and religion threatened to boil

An uphill task to justify ISA arrests

(The Malaysian Insider) More than 100 politicians, social activists and religious officials were picked up in Operation Lalang in 1987 as discussion about race and religion threatened to boil

Beware! Cavemen Working!

The arrest under the ISA of Raja Petra Kamaruddin, editor of the hugely popular Internet commentary portal Malaysia-Today, together with journalist Tan Hoon Cheng and MP Teresa Kok, as well as