Yap Mun Ching

DAP Selangor leader Teng Chang Khim has added two more allegations to his list of grouses against the state government, this time involving the use and sale of luxury cars.

A DAP state assembly person was suspended for a day for refusing to obey the Selangor state assembly Speaker's order.

Regardless of whether the ACA finds any evidence of corruption by the local council, a DAP leader wants the council president sacked for his wasteful expenditure.

The education minister, his ministry and the government will be slapped with lawsuits unless they respond to the group's grouses over the declining intake of Indian students into UM's medical faculty.

Keadilan leaders want the old quota system for university admission after recent intake figures show that the disputed 'meritocracy system' may limit opportunities for Indian students.

Aziz Shamsuddin attempts to explain why only a single Indian student was admitted into Universiti Malaya's medical faculty but ends up ruffling the feathers of several Keadilan leaders.

Undaunted by his arrest last Friday, a student leader lodged a police report yesterday against his captors for using "excessive" force.

A gathering by Awam activists to mark the cancellation of their proposed anti-rape march in Kuala Lumpur today ran into slight complication as the police turnout outnumber the campaigners.

The authorities seem determined to prevent an anti-rape gathering from taking place in Kuala Lumpur as a compromise by the All Women's Action Society (Awam) to hold the event at the indoor Mid Valley Megamall is ignored.

The DAP wants MCA chief Ong Ka Ting to explain how he appointed an alleged triad leader as the chairperson of a Penang MCA branch.

The Canny Ong case continues to receive attention with more women's groups calling for improvements in the police force and judiciary, among others, to deal with rising sex crimes.

The arrangement with Perak College of Medicine has been the subject of controversy lately, and now UM explains its position to the minister but refuses to make it public.

Awam's plan to hold an outdoor rally to raise awareness of rape has been thwarted. The event will now be moved indoors.

Malaysia has previously welcomed refugees from Bosnia and Iraq. The question now is whether the country should extend the same assistance to Acehnese. A UN agency certainly thinks so.

The MCA presidential council today discussed at length amendments to the party's constitution to limit the tenure of top leaders, but made no mention of two other hot topics.

A notable absence from the former deputy premier's more recent hearings were the demonstration by his supporters. However, the release of several key Keadilan leaders led to their voice reverberating through the courthouse once again.

Anti-ISA campaigners are concerned if four ISA detainees testifying recently at the treason trial of Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir have been coerced into submission. They now urge Suhakam to look into some unusual circumstances at Kamunting.

The Defence Ministry attempts to quell doubts over the national service scheme by assuring that it would be designed to give participants a 'wonderful' experience but critics are by no means satisfied.

After months of detention, a group of detainees are seeking legal assistance and their wives claim this has spooked the authorities who are resorting to harassment and threats.

Lawyer P Uthayakumar today welcomed an international legal organisation's report that lambasted Malaysian authorities for filing criminal intimidation case against him for allegedly threatening a police officer.

The criminal intimidation charge against lawyer P Uthayakumar is attracting more than just local criticism against the authorities. An prominent international judicial body is expressing its concerns as well.

The decision to allow four ISA detainees to testify via video-link during the ongoing trial of suspected Indonesian terror chief Abu Bakar Bashir in Jakarta has raised questions as to whether the legal rights of the witnesses and the accused have been violated.

The Education Ministry recently dismissed complaints that only one Indian Malaysian student has been admitted to the Universiti Malaya medical faculty, saying that this was the result of 'meritocracy'. Students now question if 'meritocracy' truly exists.

With the release of six reformasi activists from ISA detention, anti-ISA campaigners now focus on individuals who have been detained on allegations of being members of militant organisations.