Malaysia's prime minister has defended a new law aimed at promoting judicial independence even though it gives him the final say in appointing senior judges including the chief justice.

By Pat Lu, Co-Founder, Pahlawan VolunteersMany have valid reasons, concerns and reservations for children participating in vigils. Here is an insight to my childhood and early teens.

Written by Kazi Mahmood, WORLD FUTURES Malaysia has been on the war path with Malays-Muslims in general fighting against the imposition of English language as the medium of instruction for Mathematics…

It appears very much so like they are trying to prevent Gan from testifying. He was the one who made the police report against me and the prosecution has already examined him. So it is now our turn to…

Political insiders said Abdullah tried but failed to persuade the political establishment to bite the bullet and approve the tough measures necessary to…

(Bernama) - Pas will consider all views, including from bloggers, in determining the candidate for the Kuala Terengganu by-election on Jan 17, its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said.

It is never too late for right to be done and for the truth to be told, says Ambiga Sreenevasan, in launching the report of a panel of eminent persons to review the 1988 judicial crisis.

They stripped me of everything, starting with my own clothing, and my rights as a human being, recalls Lim Chin Chin of her ISA detention during Operation Lalang.

By Anil Netto (IPS) - Dozens of cyclists promoting workers' rights are on an extraordinary odyssey across the country, scheduled to climax with the handing over of memorandums in Parliament on…

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Saifuddin, who is Deputy Minister for the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry, said he was not going against his own party by promoting inclusivity in governance. By Adib Zalkapli, The…

(Hrkh) - Mursyidul Am, Tuan Guru Dato' Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, mengemukakan gurindam untuk bakal pengundi dalam Parlimen Kuala Terengganu sebagai panduan sebelum mengundi.

It may have made some sense, post-World War II to dollarise international trade when the so-called "Free World" was supposedly threatened by the "Communist Bloc" and the Imperial…

(Hrkh) - Ketua Penerangan PAS, Haji Mahfuz Omar bimbang Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) akhirnya menjadi alat untuk menceroboh hak peribadi rakyat negara ini yang dijamin oleh Perkara 5…

The question to ask is whether there will be a net benefit to the public or Government from privatising IJN. If there is any reasonable doubt that there will be no net benefit, then the privatisation…

(Radio Australia News) Malaysia's Proton car company is being sued for $US146 million by China's Goldstar Heavy Industrial, over the collapse of their joint venture plan to build vehicles in…

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(The Nut Graph) The police will not stop Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit) from handing over a memorandum to Parliament tomorrow provided it does not involve a parade or bicycle convoy to the extent…

By Sulaiman Jaafar, NSTKOTA BARU: The Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election is weeks away but Pas spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has issued a call to the voters there to pick the…

"If they go hard against money politics, which to me is the mother of all corruption, you kill the whole damn corruption," the straight-talking retired finance ministry official told Reuters…

Who is this faceless person? He or she is someone who's inclined to remark:

"When are so obviously someone from a political party aligned with the government, is it surprising that when they are made speakers, they had to make rulings in the House that favour a…

These steps are worth applauding, but they're a far cry from the reforms that Malaysia needs. Like many young democracies, Malaysia lacks the full separation of powers between the legislative,…

(The Nut Graph) The Dewan Rakyat today passed the bill seeking to establish the Judicial Appointments Commission which will appoint judges of the superior courts as a measure to uphold the continued…

(The Sun) Members from both sides of the Dewan Rakyat today questioned the proposed selection of the four eminent persons, who are not members of the executive or other public services, to sit in the…

(Bernama) A backbencher said Wednesday the government has to ensure that the credibility of the four eminent persons to be appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission is beyond question.

(AP) MALAYSIA'S prime minister said on Wednesday that his final mission is to cool racial and religious tensions in this multiethnic country, as he rushes through a raft of reforms in his last…

(The Sun) The Selangor Government has rejected an application from the family of former Port Klang state assemblyman Datuk Zakaria Md Deros to obtain temporary occupation licence (TOL) on the…

(The Sun) The government will reconsider its decision on the purchase of Eurocopter helicopters when the economy recovers, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said today.

By Sim Leoi Leoi, The StarSeveral companies have indicated to the Government they will be retrenching workers in January and February.