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No major overhaul for election laws, despite a plethora of reform demands from opposition MPs.

The prime minister reveals that the crime index has increased by 8.7 percent, with Selangor topping the list for petty and violent crimes. [CHART INSIDE]

He was probed for releasing three gangters. Now he wants police chief Musa Hassan investigated over a corruption claim, also involving underworld figures. [VIDEO INSIDE]

New laws will be drafted by early next year to protect information privacy, following the CTOS controversy.

The opposition leader takes Abdullah to task for saying that he does not know who the minister is.

The Human Resources Ministry will consider postponing two labour related bills, which MTUC says it was not consulted over. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A co-ordinated effort, involving the Malaysian Integrity Institute (IIM), will be mounted prevent a further slide in the CPI ranking, says Minister Nazri.

Other than a change in venue, the public hearing, expected to draw large turnouts, will proceed as planned.

MTUC president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud says the union is very upset it was not consulted prior to the reading of two bills affecting workers.

The government does not have a special programme to deal with intellectually gifted children, but will present a concept paper by year's end.

Employers would have to pay foreign workers the same amount as locals, explains the government.

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar allays fears by saying that Malaysia remained a sovereign state which enjoyed a good bilateral tie with its southern neighbour.

The Parliamentary Human Rights Caucus is all set to compile first-hand accounts on crime.

Although police reports were lodged against speakers at the last Umno assembly for racist speeches, nobody will be brought to court.

He takes an average of two overseas trips per month. The opposition leader says he should spend more time at home to fight corruption.

Match-making companies are being used as a front to exploit them, said minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.

Malaysia will sent a protest note to the European Union headquarters over remarks by EU envoy here that the NEP has weakened the country's economic competitiveness.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department will be part of a four-member joint committee to oversee co-operation with Singapore over the ambitious project.

Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang says the government's response to EU envoy's criticism of the NEP had little substance.

The Sibu police chief said his hands are tied and is merely following orders, when barring reporters from police stations in the town.

The measures to curb crime in Johor is not concrete enough to reduce crime, says Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang.

He also said the Election Commission is not empowered to act on complaints about money politics.

The opposition wants to debate the dismal ranking of Malaysia in an US report and the corruption charges against a deputy minister and the IGP.

A code of ethics, drawn from various examples of Commonwealth parliaments, will be tabled in the next session.