Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN Thousands of women from Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, as well as China and India were trafficked to Malaysia for forced labor and prostitution,…

 (Bernama) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today conveyed his heartfelt thanks to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin over His Majesty's concern that illegal street…

Dear Sir, The timely intervention of His Majesty Yang Dipertuan Agong in the wake of the escalating tensions in the country over the planned BERSIH rally was met with divergent…

(Bernama) - The Government plans to engage with cyber hackers to understand them better and put their skill to good use, Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof said…

An AFP-led international corruption taskforce continues to work towards further arrests, having already charged seven former senior Securency and NPA executives with foreign bribery offences. Mr…

(The Star) - The Government is prepared to meet with Bersih 2.0 to discuss the movement's plan to organise the July 9 rally in a stadium.

Perkasa approves of Bersih's decision but will only decide whether to proceed with its own rally tomorrow.“We feel that the King shouldn’t have indulged Bersih,” Syed Hassan said. “Ambiga asked to…

Bersih 2.0 will hold its rally for electoral reforms in a stadium and not in the streets, the group said today fresh from an audience with the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong in Istana…

Two Malay groups in Penang want Ambiga's citizenship revoked for allegedly challenging the King's authority. (Free Malaysia Today) - Bersih 2.0 leader S Ambiga’s citizenship is being questioned…

William de Cruz, New MandalaTwo Malaysian minors were among 24 people charged in a Kuala Lumpur court on 4 July 2011 for their involvement in a planned weekend rally calling for free and fair…

All it took was a press conference to announce the date and venue. BN leaders fell for the bait.But if Bersih has a hidden agenda to sway the political momentum in Pakatan Rakyat’s favour and if the…

We, the undersigned academicians, wish to express our concern at the deepening political crisis in the country. It is unfortunate that such a crisis is emerging out of a legitimate campaign,…

By Shannon Teoh,  The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, part of the same group of companies which owned the Asian Rare Earth (ARE) plant in Bukit Merah,…

By Jeswan Kaur, FMTAn innocent intention to undertake a walk for democracy has got Barisan Nasional, the police, the National Fatwa Council, the Election Commission, the bogeyman of Umno and even a…

By Humayun Kabir, FMT IPOH:  A human rights lawyer has called for a class-action suit to challenge the constitutional validity of Section 27 of the Police Act, which sets conditions for the…

(Bernama) - KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) has defended the postal voting system which allows security forces personnel and their spouses as well as Malaysians working or studying…

(Bernama) - KUALA LUMPUR: Five previous redelineation of electoral constituencies and boundaries carried out by the Election Commission (EC) was done in accordance with Article 113 (2) of the…

(Utusan Online) - Polis merampas 20 bilah parang, 36 botol bom petrol dan sejumlah bebola besi dalam serbuan di belakang tokong Cina di Batu 14, Jalan Gombak Lama dekat sini, malam semalam, disyaki…

By Koh Lay Chin, The Nut Graph TO go yellow or not to go yellow? This seems to be the question among Malaysians these days. In cyberspace, Malaysians of all backgrounds are writing, forwarding and…

By Stephanie Sta Maria, FMT PETALING JAYA: The international human rights community today expressed its strongest condemnation yet of the crackdown on Bersih 2.0 with an open letter to prime…

By Tashny Sukumaran, FMTKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian academics say the Bersih crisis can be solved if the government drops all charges, release those detained and permit Bersih to march peacefully on…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leadership council will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s call for Bersih 2.0…

By Jam and Butter I just reached home at 9.20am after sending my wife to work. Her office is 12 km away and we left home at 7.30am. With the aid of a supercomputer, I calculated that it took me 110…

By James Hookway, The Wall Street Journal Malaysia's king made an unusual foray into the nation's volatile political field by urging pro-democracy activists and political leaders to settle their…

YB Kota Belud, nobody is asking the EC to remove dead voters unilaterally. That would be illegal, as you rightly pointed out. But it takes a mechanism as simple as flagging out voters age 100 and…

What if the King does not grant Bersih 2.0 an audience soon enough? This would then pose a quandary for the NGO. Should it then proceed with the rally on July 9? When it comes to that, Bersih 2.0…

By Dr Kua Kia Soong, Director of SUARAM The repression by the UMNO-led regime leading up to the Bersih rally of 9 July should serve as an eye opener for the youth of today who have not lived…

By Bluesyworms Jazzyworms Personally I believe the reason why the Government is doing this 'overkill' towards BERSIH supporters is because Najib is not in control. 'Somebody' from UMNO itself want…

(NPR.org) Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has targeted corruption in his first year of office. To that end, he revamped the police force — by firing all of the traffic police in his country,…

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