Yap Mun Ching

The habeas corpus applications for a group of students held on terror charges came to an end as lawyers withdrew their case due to recent developments.

The court's decision is likely to have key implications on future applications by other Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees, particularly those held for terror-related charges.

There was some good news and bad news for the nine of the students arrested on their return to Malaysia last month from Karachi, where they had been held for suspected militant links.

And now in his own words...former Communist leader Chin Peng relates his version of events during the Malayan Emergency period and beyond.

The habeas corpus hearing of two Jemaah Islamiah suspects today saw public prosecutors argue that certain basic rights under the Federal Constitution no longer holds supreme.

Several months after the high-profile case of coconut trader Ho Kwai See who died in police custody, a police watchdog group has highlighted another case of suspicious death. Now, a son calls for investigation into his father's death.

Frustrated by the unending feud over the National Union of Bank Employees leadership and funds, several members call for Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to step in. One faction agrees with the members' request.

The row within DAP over the resignation of 15 of its leaders in Terengganu continue today with national leaders, led by the party's secretary-general Kerk Kim Hock, standing firm on their position despite mixed feelings from party members.

DAP state rep Leong Ngah Ngah for Triang has spoken out for the first time to confirm that the party decision to suspend the troubled Pahang branch was not due to differences over its ties with PAS.

Although four of the 'Karachi 13' group were released last Monday, all indications point to further detention of the remaining youths.

The Home Ministry unexpectedly released the detainees from the al-Ma'unah group as well as several 'Karachi 13' students on the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court calls for fresh affidavits to be filed on grounds that the lawyers have not yet exhausted means to get the students to sign their own testimonies before seeking representation from their parents.

It's the affidavits problem! The DPP informs the court that the affidavits submitted by the applicants' lawyers had been affirmed only by their mothers and lawyer but not by the students personally.

Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor and Salahuddin Ayub were grilled on the alleged corruption scandals involving high-profile individuals, which they claim were covered-up.

There was no court order, but this did not stop the demolition of 15 homes belonging to settlers in Sungai Chua recently. They have taken their case to the human rights commission.

Lawyers representing the 'Karachi 13' students, detained under the Internal Security Act for alleged terror links after being deported from Pakistan, have unexpectedly secured police permission to meet with their clients.

Non-government organisations are rallying around in support of labour activist Irene Fernandez who was found guilty of publishing 'false news'. They hope to collect a million signatures to keep her away from jail.

The human rights commission has expressed concern that the rights of 'Karachi 13' students aged below 20 may have been violated by the police, who have detained them under the Internal Security Act.

Barisan Alternatif leaders ask the human rights commission to exert pressure on the government to free ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim and to permit him to seek medical treatment of his choice.

In a memorandum to Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Barisan Alternatif (BA) Youth says the former deputy premier is a 'victim' and should be released on humanitarian grounds.

Opposition party leaders working to assist the family have also claimed to have been warned against pursuing a police shootout case further.

These critics say the police can always investigate and interview the students without keeping them hidden from the outside world.

Convicted labour activist Irene Fernandez, who is trying to get her passport back from the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's court, has yet to secure a hearing date for her appeal.