Julia Yeow

Many Christians will be celebrating Christmas with a sense of unease due to rising tensions with Muslim authorities.

The nation's 54th anniversary comes at a time of increasingly tense ethnic and religious ties.

The KL-Canberra deal to swap refugees has put Malaysia's harsh treatment of asylum seekers under scrutiny.

Local and international rights groups have described the crackdown as a 'dark day for human rights.

One major reason is the almost unending deferrals and trial postponements that have plagued the hearing since February last year.

Basil's fried rice with pork sausages has increased the mercury in religiously sensitive Malaysia.

ANALYSIS Despite of a host of new economic and social policies, Najib still struggles to win over the allegiance of voters and make an indelible mark in his first year in office.

Wearing a short-sleeved blouse and knee-length black pants with flip-flops, Betty Khoo stood out like a sore thumb among...

Hundreds of workers whose offices are in the Petronas Twin Towers decided to stay home today on the first anniversary of the Sept 11 terror attacks. One employee said almost half the staff took 'emergency leave' while a security officer said visitors will be thoroughly screened.

The health ministry has ordered clinics and hospitals to be on standby to react to any patients with respiratory problems due to the worsening hazy conditions. The haze has also caused disruptions in internal flight services in Sarawak.