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The proposed health financing scheme has yet to be fleshed out although the government mooted the idea 20 years ago.

Recent victims of police abuse relate their ordeal at a Bar Council forum where an appeal was also heard for more lawyers to make personal sacrifices in helping detainees.

Chief secretary to the government Samsudin Osman says many "hard-working and obedient" civil servants are facing a lot of pressure just to earn an honest living.

Parlimen tidak akan dilihat mencerminkan imej integriti, keterbukaan atau ketelusan selagi ia kekal diletakkan di bawah Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM), kata Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad

exclusive The wind of change is currently blowing through Parliament and a outspoken legislator is trying to harness its energy to drive home the message for urgent parliamentary reform.

Shahrir Abdul Samad's declared mission is to reform Parliament and set the tone for legislators to take the lead in implementing the National Integrity Plan (NIP). He speaks his mind in a recent exclusive interview with malaysiakini.

Whether it is to draw attention to their needs or defuse controversy, the police force must be more open, says the MP.

The police can only justify their standard operating procedures if common practices warranted by circumstances are made law.

An abrupt media blackout yesterday pulled out the deputy minister's remark about foreign nationals, but generated a furore in informed quarters.

Pasukan polis sangsi terhadap beberapa peruntukan dalam draf rang undang-undang penubuhan Suruhanjaya Bebas Aduan dan Salahlaku Polis (IPCMC) 2005.

news analysis The police force has reservations about certain provisions in the draft law that proposes an independent commission to handle misconduct.

A team of seven police officers today assisted the three female Chinese nationals record their statements in a marathon session.

This should be urgently addressed by upholding equal respect and dignity regardless of class, colour or creed.

Now is the chance for Malaysians to push for urgent reforms in the institutions of government and Parliament. Otherwise, corruption will continue to reign supreme.

Although the law empowers the police to search a person for evidence, widespread abuse of that power must be checked, say rights advocates.

After repeated failures to reach an inter-faith consensus, Malaysia's major religions have finally found a common battleground - corruption.

Forget the Multimedia Super Corridor - our ministers should first learn to respond to email, says a political aide.

Those living beyond Kampung Broga are now flexing their muscles, as they prepare to take on the government through the courts.

Bound by laws passed by Parliament, Malaysian judges are given little choice in the matter of sentencing.

Liberalisation of legal services was the flavour of the week at the national law conference with lawyers being repeatedly urged to reinvent themselves, move with the times or miss the boat.

Legal practitioners and academicians converged in the capital to discuss the future of the profession in the face of opening markets and related challenges.

Anti-tobacco activists get some help from Canada in the form of the 'Grim Reaper' but no help from the local police who tell them to protest after the meeting is over.

An MP takes the university to task for its stand on the tudung (headscarf) as a dress code for nom-Muslims saying mutual respect is needed within plural Malaysia.

An intense gunfight sets off a series of explosions, and three men wind up dead. Is Asia's most wanted terror suspect among them?