Roshan Jason

The party celebrated the veteran leader's 64th birthday during a Chinese New Year open house yesterday.

PKR Youth filed the report against the temple's management, the Selangor menteri besar and Selayang Municipal Council. It wants to know how only RM480,000 is left of the RM5 million allocated for a cultural centre.

Sources close to the paper have alleged that Malaysian Today has a deal with the National Sports Council worth RM500,000 a month. However the paper's CEO and the youth and sports minister have denied this.

Various individuals and groups have questioned the use of the controversial security law - which allows detention without trial - when other specific laws exist in dealing with such crimes.

An officer has attributed the incident to a misunderstanding between the detainee and his cell-mates.

Don't get involved - is the message P Uthayakumar's lawyer wants to get across to the magistrate who files his affidavit in the former's 'unlawful arrest' hearing.

Unionised members want Human Resources Minister Dr Fong Chan Onn to look into their complaints against Box Pak Malaysia Bhd.

Keadilan Youth want answers from Selangor MB Mohd Khir Toyo as to whether the amount has been distributed and if so, why the cultural centre project for the Hindu temple has yet to take off.

Untuk siasat dakwaan berlaku pelanggaran hak asasi manusia sewaktu berlaku perkelahian antara penghuni dan pegawal keselamatan kem tersebut pada 8 Disember lalu.

The parliamentary caucus on human rights will look into an incident during which several detainees claimed they had been abused.

A NGO, monitoring cases of police abuse for more than a decade, says the extension will allow the commission to carry out thorough research and investigation.

Ex-top civil servant Ramon Navaratnam argues that dissent is good for democracy when launching his book on recent policy changes in the country.

The deputy premier says the ringgit is still competitive with regional currencies and therefore the ringgit peg will remain.

When Rani Veeriah questioned her employer about her transfer, the single mother of two was shown the door, much to the chagrin of union members.

Despite assurances to the contrary, refugees and asylum seekers are still in the sights of enforcement officers, says the UN agency.

The country missed the goal relating to the spread of HIV/Aids and the prime minister says that closer cooperation with NGOs is needed to overcome the scourge.

The UN special envoy should concentrate on his original task - which leaves much to be desired - instead of taking on additional burdens by heading Malaysia's tsunami aid programme.

Some 100 nightclub patrons claimed that they were sexually harassed and verbally abused by religious department officers. Suhakam's chairperson says the matter will be investigated.

In launching its report on trafficked women and children, the rights body's chairperson also took the legislative and courts to task and asked for the enactment of laws specific to the problem.

If the Batu Caves temple authorities have heard complaints about the fee in the past, they have not been listening.

As the Thaipusam crowds fulfil religious obligations, they were asked to spare a thought for the real-time needs of factory workers.

Interesting differences have emerged in voting patterns between 1999 and 2004, based on preliminary research findings by the John Hopkins University.

For the past two Thaipusam celebrations, devotees who made their pilgrimage to the 114-year-old limestone cave temple in Batu Caves had to pay RM10 to perform their religious rituals. Next Tuesday's Thaipusam is no different.

After giving the police watchdog the cold shoulder, the special police commission finally opened its doors to meet the group, albeit being forced to do so.