Yap Mun Ching

The US-led controversy over a shipment of centrifuge parts has missed a key point, according to terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna.

Lawyers representing the detainees complain that the court was given only the cover, and not the full document, of the report issued by the home minister to justify their detention.

Lawyers speaking at a Bar Council seminar today explained the circumstances under which employees may be held liable for using work-related information outside the office.

Indonesia may have gone through myriad democratic reforms since the downfall of President Suharto, but will the entrenched culture of Korupsi, Kolusi, Nepotisme defeat good intentions in the upcoming presidential elections?

Panel speakers at a Bar Council seminar have roundly agreed that foreign workers in Malaysia receive inadequate protection because of poor enforcement of laws and apathy on the part of the authorities.

NGOs have long claimed that the high number of undocumented workers in the country is partly due to intransigent employers who have not had to face legal action. The government denies this.

Those in need of advice on Islamic law matters can now get it for free from the legal aid clinic in Petaling Jaya set up by Sisters-in-Islam.

The absence of clear provisions stipulating payable fees and minimum wages could lead to much worse treatment for Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia, says Mahfuz Omar.

Among the 59 complaints listed in the report were charges of physical assault and mental abuse, including sexual threats.

'Too little, too late' might be the epitaph for moves to curb, if not eliminate, human trafficking. Malaysia's response to this transnational problem has been woeful.

Rights groups say that meaningful improvements to the police force can only be made if past violations are taken into account.

The five Karachi students are said to have given up hope after being held without proper access to lawyers and family members for more than 10 weeks.

Yesterday's shocking death of Iranian asylum seeker by self-immolation raises many questions about the alleged criminal activities he exposed and whether his suicide could have been prevented.

Unwilling to take allegations of disloyalty lying down, Keadilan leader Lokman Noor Adam has lashed out with some of his own claims against the leadership of the wing. The party supreme council is due to discuss his fate later today.

A recent police swoop has allegedly netted 40 Acehnese among other undocumented migrants, thereby reviving concern that asylum seekers are again being targeted by the authorities.

The Keadilan Youth chief accuses Lokman of engaging in 'detrimental' activities and claims that he made a verbal request to quit his key post last week.

Although they had gathered to catch a glimpse of the jailed ex-deputy premier, supporters of Anwar Ibrahim could not help but vent their anger after the court decision.

Election campaigning will see one less symbol this year as PRM prepares to battle it out without its familiar seladang .

Writers with diverse opinions review Dr Mahathir Mohamad's performance over the past 22 years. Not surprisingly, many do not agree with each other when discussing issues involving Mahathir.

DAP's Lim Guan Eng says the Melaka government's decision to appoint officials with past criminal records to high office runs counter to the prime minister's efforts to address corruption in the civil service.

The council will take pains to educate lawyers first and the public next on the implications of detention without trial provisions and the need for Malaysia to do away with these repressive laws.

The DAP veteran and strongman attempts to answer some grouses put forward by young people to explain the general lack of interest of their generation towards local politics.

The 18-year-old student is suffering from a 'serious condition' which is attributed to the stress following the arrest of his father two years ago.

The refugee agency's decision to cut down registration by asylum seekers may be necessary to clear its backlog, but activists feel this may not be the right time to do so.