Nurul Nazirin

Ali Bukhari Amir, who is being probed over a writers alliance he formed, said his investigators also offered to secure him a position in Utusan Malaysia or Kosmo .

Sisters in Islam says that Islamic laws in Malaysia are lopsided in favour of Muslim men - from polygyny to claiming alimony from their wives.

Speaking at a seminar, Professor Madya Fuziah Kartini Hassan Basri says in comedies, women are sex objects and seducers whereas in action and drama flicks, they are portrayed as weak and envious.

In a three-page memorandum to the human rights commission, the students detail why they would prefer to live off campus.

The labour organisation will launch a multi-lingual album containing songs penned and rendered by migrant workers at an upcoming fund-raising dinner.

An American professor says men just provide for the family. But it is the women who, apart from working, have to toil long hours caring for their families and attending to household chores.

The committee urges for the re-opening of the school's former premises in Petaling Jaya saying it would be in line with the policy of 9th Malaysia Plan.

It's more than 10 percent hike, claims a malaysiakini reader, saying that he has to pay 10 sen more for travelling one stretch when it should be only four sen.

The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 can be used to protect bloggers who face threats or insults from readers of their weblogs.

Blogger Jeff Ooi was told to give a statement in relation to the infamous 'Islam Hadhari' comment posted on his weblog last October.

Groups opposing the water privatisation bills say that the people and the relevant authorities must be better informed of its repercussions.

The university, which has been investigating the final-year student over several issues, has advised him to be more subtle in official correspondence.

An arrangement between two concessionaires has left an alert motorist confused over the actual toll rate.

According to a state engineer, the bulk of the money will be spent on treating the water in the three rivers.

A group of Muslim professionals wants more attention to'loose sexual mores' among youth, and less criticism of enforcement operations.

Several academics and a civil servant have their say on how they think Malaysia can improve following the embarrassing UN report on the income disparity among her citizens.

As the government decides to scrap moral policing, the Islamic-based opposition party wants the religious department to floor the pedal in its enforcement.

How people dress or behave is a personal choice, say groups who want the authorities to focus on more serious issues.

Students affected by a delay in disbursement of study loans may pay up when they get the money.

Ali Bukhari Amir was initially investigated for his published articles. Now the university authorities are zeroing in on his website and the writers' alliance he formed.

People in developed countries are quitting the smoking habit but the reverse is true in developing nations, including Malaysia.

The Indian-based organisation calls on Malaysia to send a strong message to the tobacco industry that it will not be exploited.

The Malaysian Youth Council sees several negative implications arising from an international tobacco industry congress and trade fair scheduled for November.

The journalism students are in a lurch as they have yet to receive their national higher education loans while the university warns of axing them if the fees are not paid by Jan 31.