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What's with child marriage in Malaysia?

What's with child marriage in Malaysia?

LETTER | To eradicate child marriage and labour, Malaysia must move away from treating education as a privilege.

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Urban realities of Low Yat Plaza incident

COMMENT The city is a fast-moving space and life at Low Yat will move on.

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What's the deal with religious freedom?

COMMENT Pakatan governments should walk the talk and start policy reforms.

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Are we ready for M'sia without sedition law?

COMMENT The law is not above or outside of society; it is the reflection of...

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Pakatan Rakyat, give Ubah a chance

Removing a prime minister, deputy prime minister or menteri besar using internal party process with political charges and to pressure and force a resignation using the might of machinery and supporters, then forcing it on the rakyat is Mahathirism. Dirty files, mass pressure, forced resignation and trial by media is the way of the past.

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Make permament the PSC on electoral reform

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Police blanket injunction violates basic rights

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EAIC cannot replace IPCMC

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Will there be change in, and from, BN?

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EAIC no substitute for IPCMC

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What 'Obamamania' can do for us

The day the world has been waiting for with bated breath has arrived. Today, Barrack Obama stands in the eyes of the world as the first non-white president of the United States of America, putting the country on the right track to making history.

‘Obamamania’ has indeed swept the world. But what is it about the election that made it a hot topic, especially in Malaysia?

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No sanctuary for refugees in Malaysia

Refugees are ordinary people. Through no fault of their own, they find themselves in extraordinary and dangerous circumstances.

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Injustice, inequality and impunity

Human rights problems are like viruses that can infect and spread rapidly, endangering all of us, says Amnesty International in calling for action.

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EC credibility's death cert inked

Once again the cloak of so-called ‘national security’ is cast to bury the people's proposal to address the cancerous election fraud that is eating up our democracy.

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Human rights: Cops ignoring responsibility

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Dissent a true form of patriotism

Merdeka Special Patriotism is not just pledging allegiance to our nation, voting, displaying the flag or being a soldier. It is an act of devotion to what the country stands for.

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Where police accountability lies

Locally accountable policing is more likely to command the confidence of citizens.

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ExxonMobils funds: Troubling questions for NGOs

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Are migrants in prisons really criminals?

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Fascism in Malaysia?

Is the country turning into a fascist state? The recently concluded Umno general assembly provides some clues.

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Time for regime change in Petronas

Malaysia's oil corporation is not winning hearts and minds by continuing its dealings in Burma.

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Whither IPCMC?

Malaysia's police force is often associated with absolute power and impunity. Can the premier find the will and the support to change this?

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No end to judicial crisis?

The dispute over M Moorthy's remains has provided yet another example of how non-Muslims are left in a legal limbo in accessing their rights.

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Time to clear the air over Merdeka claims

Are the leaders of reformasi prepared to clear the controversy that has been exposed by the DAP on the real struggle for independence?

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