The funny thing is that yoga is actually a heritage of our ancestors. It has gained a remarkable international reputation due to its universal appeal and message. Iyan Nurmansyah, The Jakatra Post

(Economic Intelligence Unit) - Political uncertainty and instability are unlikely to dissipate in the months ahead, despite an expected orderly transfer of power from the prime minister, Datuk Seri…

(The Star) - The Internal Secu­rity Act (ISA) should be repealed once and for all, former detainees said.

(The Star) - The Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) is only looking from its perspective when it called for the Internal Security Act to be reviewed, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said.

(The Star) - An Umno victory at the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election would be a perfect parting gift for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who is scheduled to step down in…

(NST) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday defended his son Mukhriz, saying vernacular schools should be integrated into the national school system.

(NST) - The Sabah Justice of Peace Council said that appointment procedure of judges in the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bill is contrary to the Federal Constitution.

There are instigators and powerful people behind press freedom violations whose responsibility is not always apparent. Whether presidents, ministers, chiefs of staff, religious leaders or the heads of…

Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of Malaysian human rights lawyer P. Uthayakumar, who has been held since 13 December 2007 at Kamunting prison (northeast of Kuala Lumpur) under the…

(NST) THOSE who have travelled the tortuous road up Bukit Larut, or Maxwell Hill, in Taiping, would, like me, have wondered why the British colonialists had built such a tiny road.

Making things worse are some of the more stringent voices on both sides of the India-Pakistan border, calling for retaliatory measures to be taken while the other side stands down. By FARISH A. NOOR/…

Many Sabahans are very unhappy about the cavalier way their identities as Kadazandusun, Rungus or Murut are dealt with. They dislike being defined merely as 'Others' despite being…

By LEANNE GOH and KAREN CHAPMAN (The Star)Caught between the rock and a hard place, Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein faces the difficult decision of whether or not to revert the…

(The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: MCA is agreeable to English being used to teach Science and Mathematics — but only at secondary level. It wants the two subjects taught in the pupils’ mother…

(Bernama) KUALA TERENGGANU (Malaysia) - DATUK Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Saturday the government has agreed in principle to the proposal by the Terengganu government to set up the Terengganu…

(The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: Police are tracing those behind the unregistered organisation known as Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit), said Deputy Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar.

(The Star) KLANG: Selangor will not recognise the Federal Village Safety and Development Committees as they were formed with a political motive.

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(The Star) KUALA TERENGGANU: Barisan Nasional has to win the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat as proof of its revival from August's defeat in the Permatang Pauh by-election.

DEC 13 — When Chinese educationists finally make up their mind to protest against English as a medium of instruction for Science and Mathematics, one hopes all the placards and banners will be…

By Leslie Lau, Consultant Editor (The Malaysian Insider)Dec 13 — As the debate rages over the existence of vernacular schools, the effect of such institutions on national unity and the countless…

By SHARON LING (The Star)KUCHING: Barisan Nasional component parties must be careful about how they bring up sensitive issues to avoid creating ill-feelings among the component parties or the people,…

Was it terrorism? Or murder? Or kidnapping? Or incest? Or rape? Or child abuse? Or drug trafficking? Or robbery with violence?

MALAYSIAN CONTROVERSY Malaysian political insiders are aghast over reports that a former ambassador to the United States is lobbying to regain his old position in Washington and hoping to win…

HOUSE OF LORDS BRIEFING ON THE PLIGHT OF MALAYSIAN ETHNIC INDIAN COMMUNITY - 8TH DECEMBER 2008 A NEW BEGINNING ON THE CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT THE ATROCITIES OF UMNO GOVERNMENT AT INTERNATIONAL…

VERNACULAR SCHOOLS ARE PREJUDICED AGAINST THE OTHER DIALECTS – THEY’RE GOOD UP TO FORM FIVE AND USELESS AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. LET’S HAVE A NATIONAL REFERENDUM TO SOLVE…

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(CNBC) - An investor who recently met with Bernard Madoff to discuss the asset manager's gravity-defying success was particularly struck with the fact that his office was completely paperless.

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesia and Malaysia to intensify their intelligence cooperation and to set a new agreement to minimize incidents between the two countries' military at border,…

December 12, 2008: Indonesia has dispatched an F-16 fighter, and its ground crew, to an airfield in Makassar, on nearby South Sulawesi island, to defend the nearby Ambalat region (between Sipadam and…