Archive - 1 March 2005

The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 can be used to protect bloggers who face threats or insults from readers of their weblogs.

As feared, asylum seekers have been rounded up as Malaysia starts its crackdown on illegal immigrants.

An Orang Asli forum looks into the proposed amendments to the Orang Asli Act and the setting up of a Council for Indigenous Customary Law.

Why men should try yoga. Is it the new strength training system?

Before allowing them into your home or to inspect your vehicle, insist that the armed officers from the voluntary unit flash their authority cards for your inspection, advises the police.

Zaim, our sentimentalist, talks about why each day is special. This is why a PDA is important.

Four states within Malaysia (Johor, Perlis, Malacca and Perak) have now either decided to implement or are currently implementing mandatory premarital HIV testing for Muslim couples. There is even talk of...

The party leaders and supporters - including an MP and a state assemblyperson - arrested this morning in Kuala Lumpur have since been released on police bail.

Schneburg ensures that men won't become obsessed with the Made-in-Germany Vivienne and forget to shower and eat; she can only be accessed an hour a day.

Every fresh predicament does not require a new response. Cleaning out the clutter in the current framework may provide the answers being sought.

Accin, a coalition of Muslim groups, makes the request for fear that any minor allowance given now will weaken Islam in the long term.

Minority groups in Europe are not sitting back and taking racial insults quietly - they are fighting back through the court.

The national carrier also says that traffic demand was expected to continue on an upward trend in view of the favorable economic outlook for 2005.

Malaysia and Singapore took a step forward to heal strained bilateral ties, with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former Singapore premier Goh Chok Tong pledging to strive for an amicable solution to long-standing disputes.

The government's crackdown on illegal immigrants has dealt a severe blow to the construction and agriculture sectors which are heavily dependent on cheap foreign labour.

Some 450 civilian volunteers and 13 immigration officers carried out the first raid shortly after midnight on a construction site in Cheras, which netted 62 Indonesians.

Commercial banks can now sell up to 49 percent of their Islamic banking unit, up from 30 percent, but must retain control following any sale, says Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz.