Archive - 1 February 2007

The ex-victim of the OSA says the government is 'desperate' to curb dissident voices by moving to probe three opposition leaders under the act for revealing a toll concession agreement.

Family members of Aewan Faslasaini Salihin, the 22-year-old technician who died in Tuesday's helicopter crash only came to know about the tragedy through the news on television.

DAP has voiced displeasure over the police summons issued to several opposition leaders for disclosing a toll concession agreement that has been deemed state secrets. [video inside]

special report Bukit Koman villagers in Pahang are living in fear after a mining company was given the go-ahead to use cyanide to extract gold from a nearby lake. [video inside]

A documentary on the demolition of temples by state authorities will be distributed to devotees during Thaipusam celebrations at major temples.

The Malaysian Airlines System Employees' Union joins the call to suspend US-Malaysia free trade talks following the 'annoying' remarks made by a visiting US trade representative.

new With all due respect, may I bring to your kind attention once again that your statement is not true and we beg to differ when it concerns the ethnic minority Hindus...

US trade rep Elena Bryan says that Malaysian suppliers will gain substantially post-FTA but a Malaysian trade official doesn't think so.

Bloggers can help empower our youth who are the country's most important stakeholders to engage in the process of nation building.

President Pervez Musharraf has drummed up support for his plan to find an Islamic solution to Mideast violence in talks with the leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia.

OIC chair Malaysia denies that a new Middle East peace initiative driven President Pervez Musharraf would undermine the grouping.

Malaysia has stepped back from remarks by a state official blaming Singapore for recent flooding that has caused several hundred millions in damage.

The proposal will bring together leaders of influential Muslim nations to devise a new strategy to curb spiralling violence in the region.

The syndicate is used by Muslim men who want to take extra wives without their spouses knowing.

A top US lawmaker calls on President Bush to suspend free trade talks with Malaysia in protest over its mega energy deal with nuclear renegade Iran.