Yap Mun Ching

Outraged by Jakarta's decision to call on the European Union to ban timber products from Malaysia, Minister of Primary Industries Dr Lim Keng Yaik criticises his Indonesian counterpart for blaming Malaysia for their problems.

Gerakan President Dr Lim Keng Yaik says it was not his decision to make about stepping down. It's the decision of other party leaders, says the party chief of 23 years.

Prominent OIC delegates have spoken out in defence of Dr Mahathir Mohamad following the furore over his remarks on Jewish world domination.

After weeks of uncertainty, President Pervez Musharraf confirms that 11 Malaysian students arrested in Karachi last month will be allowed to go home free from any charges.

Indonesian religious preacher Mohamad Iqbal A Rahman has obtained temporary relief from deportation, while the Kuala Lumpur High Court ponders whether to review the revocation of his Malaysian permanent residency permit.

The group arrested outside two embassies have no choice but to remain behind bars for another month before they will know their fate.

Diplomatic staff in Pakistan are keeping tabs on the 13 Malaysian students recently detained in Karachi on suspicion of being involved in militant activities.

Indonesian religious preacher Mohamad Iqbal A Rahman is challenging the immigration department's decision to revoke his PR status, but another development may complicate the process.

An activist working on water access issues cries foul over the government's decision to privatise water supply in Selangor and the Federal Territory. He says this would lead to worrying price hikes.

The father and brother of Nurul Mohd Fikri Mohd Safar, who is among 13 students held in Pakistan, were called in for questioning. An anti-ISA activist also clarifies that the student's 16-year-old brother was not arrested as claimed before.

The drastic proposal by the company to axe 55 percent of its employees leads them to feel 'victimised'. Today they take to the streets to air their grouses.

The controversy generated by Astro's decision to cancel the Focus Asia 'Indian Underclass?' shows no sign of blowing over as a group of Indian leaders from three opposition parties gear up for a nationwide campaign.

Parti Reformasi Insan Malaysia (Prim) is urging the satellite television provider not to 'overreact' and broadcast the report or a boycott will be launched during Deepavali.

The industry union is protesting the exercise which will affect thousands amid contradicting statements about the company's actual financial standing.

The report was deemed too controversial as it sought to look into the claims that Indian Malaysians are second class citizens who have been left behind.

The teenager who returned home several weeks ago is the brother of one the Malaysian students held in Pakistan for their alleged involvement in militant activities.

The foreign minister can talk just as hard in fending off criticisms against Malaysia, as popular BBC Hardtalk host Tim Sebastian found out in a recent interview.

It has been five days since 13 Malaysian students were arrested in Pakistan and their mothers have yet to receive any information on their whereabouts or condition.

Gerakan's Chia Kwang Chye will be the second party secretary-general to answer questions from malaysiakini readers following PAS' Nasharuddin Mat Isa.

Two detainees under the Internal Security Act have had their habeas corpus hearing put off to a later date, following a request by the prosecution.

The Internal Security Act detainees are claiming that they are members of a registered society and not Jemaah Islamiah as alleged by the authorities.

After close to two years in detention, a group of ISA detainees have decided to publicly declare their innocence in hope of a release.

A meet-the-people session with Selangor Menteri Besar in Klang turns ugly as a group of farmers seeking his assistance were arrested instead.

Although his story can now be read by Malaysians, former communist leader Chin Peng will not be able to promote the book locally.