Roshan Jason

Having waited almost a decade to take their case to court, organisers and participants of the disrupted conference on East Timor in 1996 re-live their feelings and the events of that day.

The human rights commission was shown a video of how a police officer assured the crowd that they had more time to disperse but minutes later the water cannons were fired.

Iris Technology is currently not doing any business with Rangoon's military junta. However, the technology company confirms that it had a pilot e-passport project three years ago, which has since ended.

Let down by the Selangor government after waiting 14 years, they want the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia to prod the authorities into action.

The defence ministry has been told to explain why there are problems with delivery of 27 patrol boats under the country's largest contract to date.

After pouring through 48 volumes of the state's 2004 gazettes, DAP's secretary-general finds nothing to back the chief minister's claim.

DAP hands over a memorandum to the deputy premier highlighting three major incidents that has left a bad taste in the mouths of many citizens with regards to the environment, favouritism and cronyism.

A police officer who testified that the plaintiff, ex-ISA detainee Abdul Malek Hussin, was not abused by the police, was made to clarify contradictory statements he had made in court.

Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam claims that the land was cleared to make way for a theme park which the people wanted. DAP wants him to prove it.

Two leading organisations disapprove of a comment by Khairy Jamaluddin that those involved in corrupt practices prior to the last election will be let off.

Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng mahu tahu bagaimana pembalakan haram di kawasan yang diwartakan sebagai hutan simpanan di Melaka dijalankan "di depan mata" Ketua Menteri sendiri.

DAP leader Lim Guan Eng wants to know how a gazetted forest reserve can be destroyed right under the nose of the chief minister, whose office is just 5km away.

The district council wants six months to review regulations on dog rearing, after the recent mauling of a young boy.

State opposition leader Betty Chew opens a can of worms in the legislative assembly on the misuse of public funds by the state government and its officials.

There are provisions in the law to jail or fine those who attempt suicide. But the police and public prosecutors are often reluctant to pursue such cases out of compassion.

At a seminar on suicide and its impact on society, the media is encouraged to show sensitivity in its reporting and not portray suicide as a 'run of the mill' occurrence.

The Ikim-organised seminar, held to enlighten non-Muslims on the 10 socio-religious-political principles in Islam Hadhari, receives a barrage of posers from the participants.

Tetapi hakim mahu mendengar hujah sama ada pemohonan peguam P Uthayakumar untuk membatalkan waran tangkap itu didengar sebagai kes jenayah atau sivil.

But the judge first wants arguments as to whether lawyer P Uthayakumar's application to nullify an arrest warrant should be heard as a criminal or civil matter.

The party's proponents have waited seven long years for its registration. Today, they went straight to the Home Ministry to submit another appeal.

The councillor owes RM41,000 in rent for a kiosk in the Hang Tuah Mall and the DAP says he should quit. The state government was also told to be transparent in its expenditures for mega projects.

Polis di tiga daerah memberitahu pengadu mengenai dakwaan kekerasan polis sewaktu menyurai bantahan anti-peperangan Ahad lalu, ia terletak di bawah bidangkuasa balai polis Cheras.

Police in three districts have told anti-war protestors that only their Cheras counterparts have the jurisdiction to investigate the complaints.

In response to a market report attributing the paralysis to the peg's uncertainty, an economist argues it is not caused by the government's refusal to de-peg but rather by market forces choosing to believe speculators.