Roshan Jason

The human rights organisation calls on the regional grouping to respect the choice made by the Burmese people in favour of a democratic government during the 1990 polls.

The case of the missing detainee is still unresolved. Will the judicial request scheduled on Aug 10 finally provide the answer on the identity of the body?

The troubles appear never ending for the family of missing police detainee G Francis Udayappan. They find a specialist willing to conduct the test but they cannot transfer the body.

The High Commission would only say today that they had met with the workers and are looking into their plight.

Eighteen workers from the Punjab, India, have accused their employer of serious abuses while lodging a complaint with the human rights commission.

Despite the conflicting versions, one thing seems clear - only Christians are allowed to view it in cinemas and in churches.

Moved to tears by the happenings in the world today, the premier tells a gathering of international church leaders that much still needs to be done to foster inter-religious ties in Malaysia.

The political party calls on the government to designate it as a heritage site and take the building's trustees to task for focussing on profit alone.

The Francis Udayappan saga takes another twist today with the family's lawyer accusing the police of dragging their feet despite a clearance from the attorney-general.

A parent questions the wisdom of a Kuala Lumpur school's order prohibiting students from bringing non-halal food to school.

The human rights lawyer has chosen not to co-operate with police over reports he has lodged, demanding independent investigations instead.

A restaurant worker injured after he was detained by police has not been receiving medical treatment, says his wife.

A letter issued by a primary school in Kuala Lumpur prohibiting non-Muslim students from bringing non-halal food into the school did not go down well with parents.

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, in a June 30 decision, said that 'the incommunicado detention without trial of the detainees is a violation of their fundamental human rights'.

The Department of Orang Asli Affairs cannot intervene in the case of a group of villagers who claim their lawyer cheated them of millions of ringgit as it lacks the powers to do so.

The family of missing police detainee G Francis Udayappan now have an opportunity to establish the identity of a body that has been found.

This is to compel the human rights lawyer to provide information on allegations he had made.

Ten years ago when the state government acquired a portion of their land, they were promised a shoplot. But now they accuse the current menteri besar of reneging on this deal.

Suhakam keeps its promise to a grieving mother and writes to the police asking for an independent DNA test to be conducted.

A group of Orang Asli who have claimed that their lawyer has misappropriated money due to them, have taken their case to the Bar Council.

The Ampang magistrate's court has begun an inquest into the death of a security guard who died while in police custody late last year.

A ministry and its department were today rapped by the opposition leader for failing to discharge their duties and responsibilities which has resulted in a money scandal.

First they accused their lawyer of shortchanging them millions of ringgit. Now they say he made them sign 'some sort of document'.

He is been accused of fraud by his clients, who were awarded RM38 million in a landmark case. However, the lawyer says he can proof his innocence and pins the blame on his nephew for the scandal.