Archive - 8 December 2003

The ex-deputy premier's lawyers argue that the court had made a mistake on the alibi issue and he stands a good chance of having his appeal allowed. In view of this, they say, Anwar must be granted bail.

The habeas corpus hearing of two Jemaah Islamiah suspects today saw public prosecutors argue that certain basic rights under the Federal Constitution no longer holds supreme.

Consumer groups, unhappy with plans to privatise the management of water resources, have approached the Human Rights Commission for help.

They were called to a meeting to discuss the clearing of their ancestral land, but the Orang Asli villagers were left wondering why officials from the Orang Asli affairs and plantation company remained tightlipped.

Malaysian men are joining in a global pledge not to commit or condone violence against women, and to speak out against the crime.

The human rights commission decides to conduct a thorough probe into allegations by a group of Sabah villagers of ill-treatment by the police while they were under detention.

The spat between a cabinet minister and an Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) official only reinforces the case for making the body a fully independent one, say opposition politicians.

Selepas khidmat Ketua Pengarang Kumpulan NSTP, Datuk Abdullah Ahmad ditamatkan, kini arena politik tempatan kini dikejutkan dengan siasatan BPR terhadap pemberian permit teksi oleh kementerian yang diterajui seorang lagi penyokong kuat Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Born in 1986? The wait is almost over for young Malaysians who can check tomorrow if they have been picked to undergo national service training.

Since DAP has announced that it will not pursue its ambitious campaign to capture Penang, its opposition counterpart states that this opens up room for negotiations.

Leaders aligned to the Daniel Tajem faction in the deregistered party are planing to personally hand the premier an appeal letter on the issue.

Hak seniman, pendidikan seni dan badan yang memayungi seniman-budayawan yang independen tidak wujud di negara ini. Fathi Aris Omar menyalahkan media massa arus perdana.

A new battlefront is now staring right in the eyes of Thai journalists - attempts to control the media over the past two years under the Thaksin Shinawatra administration.

Health Minister Chua Jui Meng wants the Institute of Medical Research and the national public health laboratories to conduct surveillance and report any unusual influenza cases.

America's goal to advance human rights globally has become tainted by questionable actions that increasingly depict its administration as abusers.