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- Hindus want freedom of worship protected
- Hindu Malaysians want the government to heed their prayer for protection of their freedom to worship as citizens with equal rights.
- Pre-dawn strikes against temples decried
- Caretakers warn of enforcement teams that strike before first light to destroy Hindu temples nationwide.
- Long journey for gender equality law
- The government is unlikely to be pushed into adopting legislative change, although advocates are urging urgency.
- Let PM be minister for non-Muslim affairs: Hindus
- This was among the resolutions adopted by disgruntled Malaysian Hindus at Sunday's parliamentary roundtable where a national interfaith council was also proposed.
- PAS irked by Kit Siang's query
- PAS is upset over a DAP veteran's remarks that it has sold out on the opposition's cause by not stating its firm support for the IPCMC.
- Show them whos boss, Pak Lah told
- The prime minister is asked to act fast before the open rebellion sparked by the proposed IPCMC within the police force gets out of control.
- Broga residents clear second hurdle in court
- Alice Lee was declared the legitimate representative as government lawyers get a solid shelling from the presiding judge for ignoring legal procedures in the Broga case.
- Peguam: Projek banglo ekslusif di Bkt Gasing tidak boleh diteruskan
- Pemaju projek banglo ekslusif di lereng Bukit Gasing dekat Gasing Heights dan Gasing Indah, tidak boleh meneruskan projek itu kerana tempoh perintah pembangunannya sudah luput, kata peguam Derek Fernandez.
- Illegal to proceed with Bukit Gasing project
- The remaining portion of private land on the KL side of Bukit Gasing is being pitched for development, the third time in 10 years, and comes loaded with excess baggage.
- No project details from developer
- Sanctuary Gasing offers a general response which does nothing to alleviate residents' concerns about the proposed bungalow development on Bukit Gasing.
- Shockwaves from Bukit Gasing's secret project
- special report Thousands of Bukit Gasing residents fear a repeat of the Highland Towers tragedy after futile attempts at obtaining vital information on an impending hillside development project.
- Penang groups: It's not stupid to protest
- Protesters deny threatening behaviour at Sunday's protest saying that it was a "natural reaction to attempts to discuss Islam by conducting roadshows all over the country".
- Forum awam mengenai hak Perlembagaan di Pulau Pinang diganggu
- Beratus-ratus orang berhimpun di situ melaungkan slogan yang provokatif di seberang jalan Hotel Cititel, Pulau Pinang, tempat forum tersebut yang diadakan
- Who are the hecklers?
- Who organised the protesters outside the venue causing the forum to end prematurely?
- Police ignored mob, say forum organisers
- They point out police should have first dispersed the illegal assembly before asking them to end their public meeting prematurely.
- Human rights in Islam forum to tackle key issues
- Some of the world's foremost scholars will converge in Kuala Lumpur for the five-day discourse.
- Q&A: Common ethical code versus culture of graft
- Dr Zainal Abidin Abdul Majid signalled the urgency in preventing the NIP from being derailed before 2008, the scheduled completion date for its implementation.
- Good ethics - the secret to success
- Until and unless Malaysia arms itself with good business ethics, locally-grown companies have no chance at competing globally, BEIM chief Dr Zainal Abidin Abdul Majid.
- Voting along party lines contradicts NIP?
- Is the ruling for Barisan Nasional MPs to vote along party lines against the principles of the National Integrity Plan?
- Residents associations told to wield their power
- It is an uphill but necessary task to gather momentum and reinstate the third vote to address grassroots' grouses effectively.
- Report card on status of Malaysian women
- Malaysian women's status will be known later this month when the government presents a report card on CEDAW at the United Nations.
- Campaign pushes for local council elections
- Tis the season of elections, where the rulers and the ruled are campaigning for a say in decision-making.
- CAWP: Pinda rang undang-undang perkhidmatan air
- Sekiranya rang undang-undang industri perkhidmatan air tidak dipinda sebelum dijadikan undang-undang, ia bakal mengundang masalah besar di bawah GATS.
- CAWP: Amend water bills before the deluge
- If the industry-friendly water bills remain unamended before they become law, Malaysia will be effectively inviting global trouble under the General Agreement on Trade in Service.
- Zainur: Kita mahu tahu kebenarannya
- Bekas Presiden Majlis Peguam, Zainur Zakaria berkata, rakyat Malaysia berhak mengetahui fakta-fakta di sebalik keputusan kerajaan untuk membatalkan pembinaan jambatan bengkok.
- Matthias Chang: Dokumen dengan Spura bukan lagi rahsia
- Katanya, republik itu telahpun menyiarkannya dalam sebuah buku kecil Water Talks? If Only It Could yang diterbitkannya pada bulan Mac 2003 mengenai rundingan kedua belah pihak.
- Dr M's ex-aide: Classified no more
- Singapore has already made public classified Malaysian documents hence the issue of state secrecy does not arise, says lawyer Matthias Chang.
- Ex-Bar chief: Tell the truth and shame the devil
- The crooked bridge issue has raised questions of transparency and the people's right to know, says senior lawyer Zainur Zakaria.
- Malaysia at risk of Mafia takeover
- This will become a reality if greed continues to feed corruption leading to an erosion of public confidence in the judiciary, warns a leading corporate figure.
- Freedom of Info - every Malaysians business
- Whose business is it to whistle-blow on corrupt practices? Whose business is it to guard the public's interest? Isn't the answer obvious?