(Reuters) - Malaysia has freed four suspected Islamic militants held without trial under a tough security law for five years, a rights group said on Friday.

BERSIH, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections, reiterates its stand that Tan Sri Rashid's term as the Election Commission Chairman should not be extended.

Seorang pemimpin UMNO, memegang jawatan agak penting di sebuah negeri menyampaikan ucapan ini kepada orang Melayu dalam satu perjumpaan tertutup.

UMNO Johor tetap dengan pendirian bahawa subjek Matematik dan Sains perlu diajar dalam Bahasa Malaysia walaupun terdapat peningkatan keputusan untuk kedua-dua mata pelajaran tersebut dalam peperiksaan…

(Reuters) - A Malaysian Catholic newspaper and church groups cried foul on Friday over a government move to forbid non-Muslims from using the word Allah.

Opposition parties and Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) formed an alliance Friday (28 Dec) in order to urge government to set up Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC)…

Police, Parliament, judiciary, election and corruptionExactly four years ago, on 29th December 2003, the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced the formation of a Royal Commission…

Bloodshed plagues Pakistan from its birth as secular state to one mired in religious conflictsEvents of the past year, with terrorists striking freely at the heart of the establishment in Islamabad…

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Dis (Bernama) -- Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) memberi jaminan perumahan mangsa tsunami di Kuala Muda, Penaga, Pulau Pinang akan siap sepenuhnya 31 Disember ini.

Recent verdict raises fears over eroding rights of minorities in Malaysia(The Straits Times) - A CONFUSING apex court verdict that Malaysia's Muslim converts can seek divorce in the civil as well…

SALES of new single-family homes in the United States fell much more than expected to an annual rate of 647,000 last month.

GOLD will rise to a record next year, increasing for an unprecedented eighth consecutive year, as investors seek protection from accelerating inflation, metals analysts say.

MALAYSIAN casino operator Resorts World announced yesterday a plan to sell its entire stake in Singapore-listed Genting International to Resorts World shareholders.

PAKISTAN accused an Islamic extremist linked to al-Qaeda on Friday of assassinating Benazir Bhutto and sent the army into the streets to quell a frenzy of violence by her furious supporters that left…

By Dr.Collin AbrahamThe best that can be said about these mediators is that at least, and at last, the National Unity and Integration Department has drawn up plans to try to ‘nip racial problems…

Oleh Faisal Mustaffa KUALA LUMPUR, 29 DIS: Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (BERSIH) sekali lagi menyatakan bantahan selepas Kerajaan menyambung tempoh khidmat Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan…

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests attacked each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during…

Kebijaksanaan Nabi Muhammad tidak menyifatkan negara-kota Madinah yang beliau dirikan sebagai “negara Islam” nyata sekali. Jika beliau berbuat demikian, ia akan memecah-belahkan masyarakat…

Dalam siri pertama kami ada menghuraikan serba sedikit tentang kaitan menantu PM dan Hindraf.

(Daily Express) - Kota Kinabalu: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has not decided on the number of seats to contest in the coming general elections, the party Vice President Datuk Dr Jeffrey…

By Dr.Collin Abraham Seldom have journalists or academic ‘experts’ in the area of ethnic and race relations taken a definitive position as in an NST editorial, asserting that…

The hypocrisy of Muslims is so mind-boggling that sometimes I am ashamed to admit I am a Muslim. Stupid Muslims do and say stupid things while those who know better keep quiet and pretend what is…

SEKIRANYA laporan akhbar The Star pada 25 Disember boleh diyakini, maka selain menjadi menteri kerja raya, S Samy Vellu kini turut menjadi “menteri agama” yang bertanggungjawab terhadap…

Ahmad Lutfi Othman HarakahGENAP setahun lalu ramai menjangkakan 2007 adalah Tahun Pilihan Raya selain Tahun Melawat Malaysia. Sejak awal Januari, ada pembaca mencadangkan kepada Harakah agar dibuat…

(Harakah) - Two Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) leaders will separately file civil suits against the police for being nabbed recently at two different but seemingly related incidents.

(Harakah) - Naib Presiden PAS, Mohamad Sabu dan Pengarah Jabatan Pilihan Raya PAS Pusat, Dato' Mustafa Ali akan memfailkan saman terhadap Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM).

(Utusan Malaysia) - Anggota dan bekas tentera diminta tidak melibatkan diri dengan demonstrasi jalanan kerana ia boleh menyebabkan rakyat hilang kepercayaan terhadap pasukan keselamatan khususnya…

(Utusan Malaysia) - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, kenyataan Naib Ketua Pemuda Gerakan, S. Paranjothy bahawa UMNO adalah punca kaum India terpinggir di negara ini adalah tidak berasas dan telah…

(The Sun) - Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) is organising another two peaceful assemblies to protest Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan's claims that the organisation is…

(The Sun) - The authorities should allow the use of Bahasa Malaysia, including the word “Allah”, in all publications and not restrict it to Islamic materials, a federal minister said.

(The Sun) - The High Court here today postponed the hearing of an application for leave by the Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB) and its president for a judicial review against the Internal Security…

Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) telah memperakui Daftar Pemilih Tambahan (DPT) Suku Tahun Ketiga 2007 bagi tempoh 1 Julai hingga 30 September lepas bagi empat bahagian pilihan raya yang telah selesai…

Dalam keputusan majoriti 3-2, Mahkamah Persekutuan menetapkan bahawa pelantikan pensyarah undang-undang Dr Badariah Sahamid sebagai pesuruhajaya kehakiman (JC) adalah sah.

Pertikaian bagi membubarkan perkahwinan seorang bekas setiausaha dan suaminya yang memeluk Islam serta bagi mendapatkan hak penjagaan anak mereka terletak di bawah bidang kuasa Mahkamah Sivil,…

Little Bird RM432 billion will be spent/invested in the development corridors over the next 12 years (ECER RM120b, NCER RM112b, IDR RM200b). That is RM36 billion a year, RM3 billion a month,…

Written by Kazi MahmoodWorld FuturesIt is the Musharaf camp, already blamed by the party of Bhutto for the murder that gains from the situation. Musharaf can once again call for emergency rule and…

Blogger cucumatkilau of Kuantan was arrested and badly roughed up by the police on 24/12/07. His real name is Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli.

Matlamat menghalalkan cara Di akhir posting bahagian satu pada 15 Disember 2007, saya tegaskan, persepsi dan andaian di kalangan segolongan rakyat jelata pada hari ini mengatakan bahawa…

(Bernama) -- Malaysia now has 10,820,650 registered voters when the supplementary electoral roll for the third quarter of 2007 was gazetted today after objections in four out of 21 contentious…

Hindu woman left puzzled on whether civil or Islamic court should handle divorce from now-Muslim husband