Claudia Theophilus

Kota Damansara residents are appealing for federal intervention to stop the destruction of the remaining green lungs and forest reserves in the densely-populated state.

The AI report recommending external and internal changes to facilitate human rights-based policing drew criticism from a human rights commissioner and the police on its launch day.

Wide-ranging institutional reforms incorporating human rights-based policing are being recommended for the Malaysian police to put its house in order as well as a much-needed image-booster.

They want the government to adopt Suhakam's repeated recommendations and repeal the repressive provisions in the Printing Presses and Publications Act to ensure a free press, which is a human right.

Katanya, 'ketegangan' meningkat ketika rakyat menyertai perbincangan mengenai perkara-perkara yang membabitkan antara agama.

As interfaith and inter-racial matters pit individual against collective rights, tolerance levels in Selangor are dropping, he says.

The PKR leadership will have to consider disciplinary action against a splinter group claiming that PRM is still relevant and should thus be saved from de-registration.

All is not over once the earthquake tremor stops. People still have to check for cracks or damage inside their houses before moving in again to prevent a different type of disaster waiting to happen.

Thousands of Kota Damansara residents are demanding for the de-gazetted area of the Sungai Buloh Forest to be immediately re-instated, failing which they will sue the Selangor government.

Malaysians are being advised to place higher priority on safety measures in the wake of strong tremors felt after the earthquake off Sumatra early yesterday morning.

Apartment dwellers should establish an emergency evacuation system in case of calamities such as tremors that follow earthquakes.

The government has moved to strike out the interim stay order won last month by Broga residents who are protesting the siting of an incinerator near their village.

Leaders of major faiths in Malaysia offer a different take on the apparent conflict between human rights and religious rights.

Two Muslim groups explain their objections to the proposed interfaith commission, especially the rationale promoted by human rights activists.

Broga residents want the Selangor government to stop the massive incinerator project to avert worse damage to the environment than that at Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam Agricuture Park.

The law is clear on planning procedures for development projects, but is often overlooked when political interests are affected, claims a lawyer.

Complexities involving land matters reveal the ignorance and confusion among bureaucrats as to what powers they have, including what actions they can take and when to act.

Dua pihak berkuasa tempatan di Selangor telah melantik seorang timbalan yang dipertua dan seorang timbalan datuk bandar. Persoalannya adakah perlantikan mereka sah di sisi undang-undang?

Is the deputy president of a local council a lawful post? Arguments are now centered on the Local Government Act 1976 following two local authorities in Selangor being accused of breaching the law.

The interfaith commission proposal has been submitted to top government leaders for legal and policy deliberations while detractors remain steadfastly opposed to it.

Taking the Selangor government to task for building luxurious houses for executive councillors and state officials, about 70 people take to the streets demanding that the plight of the poor not be ignored.

Millions are spent on junkets and public facilities - some as absurd as a drain higher than the land. Apart from wondering if water could flow upwards, DAP's Lim Guan Eng says the rot can only be stopped by restoring local council elections.

Ideas pitched by participants at a public forum on restoring local government elections were varied, including petitioning the Conference of Rulers and meeting with Queen Elizabeth II.

A Muslim-based group has issued an urgent wake up call for a community self-examination to ascertain the reasons behind the desire of Muslims, in particular reverts, to leave the religion.