Archive - 9 February 2007

Vernor Munoz Villalobos will submit a report to the UN human rights council on the state of education in Malaysia. [video inside]

Despite a raft of peace initiatives by Thailand's post-coup government, violence in the region has surged in the last four months.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad had want the interview, the second with malaysiakini, to be solely on his campaign against war crimes. However, he couldn't resist giving his views on current affairs when prodded to do so.

The council supports the formation of a judicial commission to oversee the appointment and promotion of judges as suggested by a retired judge.

The mainstream newspapers today proudly announced on their frontpages how the country's trade had broken the one trillion ringgit mark. And according to them...

free I was amazed by the level of tolerance among Australians - the way they accept and embrace the many cultural, religious and racial differences in their midst.

An opposition leader accuses Ong Ka Chuan of trying to protect the councillor and divert the public's attention.

Talks for a free trade agreement between Malaysia and the US are bogged down in sensitive issues and are unlikely to meet a crucial deadline to forge to deal.

A police watchdog claims that the former premier's hands are stained with the blood of victims in the Kampung Medan tragedy.

Activists point to the need for the public to have access to information in order to promote a transparent and clean government

The siblings, registered as Hindus on their identity cards, are trying to change their Muslim status on their birth certificates but have been turned down by the authorities.

The horrible effects of wars can now be heard, seen and experienced at the 'Expose War Crime - Criminalise War' international exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. [video inside]

exclusive He was one of two prisoners - the other a petty thief - to have climbed to the roof top after the tsunami struck Aceh. This is second of a three-part series on Irwandi Yusuf, Aceh's first directly elected governor.

The government paints a rosy picture of the economy but a survey discovers that the sentiments on the ground are rather different.

Turtle egg soup is considered a delicacy in the east coast states and despite consumption being illegal since 1989, the egg trade continues in Terengganu.

The new Ethnic Relations module must satisfy certain important criteria, such as being at least objective, balanced and critical but sadly, these were missing.

Total exports for 2006 grew 10.3 percent to RM589 billion while imports rose 10.7 percent to RM480.5 billion.