Yap Mun Ching

A sudden revision in water tariff had irate residents of a block of apartments in Selangor. They demand an explanation from water-management board Puas. Will the response they received apply to all high-rise dwellers eventually?

A week after copies of former Communist Party of Malaya leader Chin Peng memoirs were seized by the Home Ministry, the controversial book is now available in major bookstores.

The Election Commission wants to prohibit all political parties from using the electronic media to promote their own candidates during election campaign as part of its code of ethics.

Developing countries score a hard-won delay against including competition policies into binding global trade ruling. But would they be able to continue deflecting pressures to comply by proponents of the law?

Asylum seekers hoping for a reprieve with the visit of a top level United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees delegation have been dealt a setback following Malaysia's refusal to back from its hardline position.

Malaysia's performance during the on-going World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations may have serious consequences on some sectors of the economy. How well prepared are Malaysians to face these challenges?

Encouraged by the positive feedback from the Internal Security Act review board, the al-Ma'unah detainees are now seeking to fight for their freedom in court.

Malaysia's inconsistent approach with regards to asylum seekers may lay the country open to international criticisms. It's time a clear policy is adopted.

The government's hardline stand on deporting asylum seekers has led UNHCR headquarters in Geneva to despatch a high-level delegation for further negotiations.

The Suhakam chief notes that advances in information technology and communication infrastructures spells an end for censorship laws which only serve to isolate Malaysians.

The minister finally breaks the silence on the status of the proposals. He claims that this would be the second attempt to re-look certain controversial laws after the first was thwarted by the Sept 11 terror attacks.

Advertising executives are awaiting confirmation that the Petaling Jaya municipal council has made a U-turn on its 'donation for billboard rights' scheme.

Even as speculation builds about early polls, neither Keadilan nor DAP seem willing to make the first move to resolve differences over seat allocation issues.

Outraged by complaints of irregularities in campus elections, another opposition party appeals to the human rights commission to protect the rights of students.

The students claim that campus authorities are resorting to unfair tactics to ensure that the 'pro establishment' candidates emerge victorious.

Visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki has received assurances that Malaysia will share its practical experiences on the anti-terrorism front as part of stronger bilateral ties.

South African President Thabo Mbeki speaks at a forum in Kuala Lumpur where he addresses various issues, including the need for a single voice among developing nations to push for the reduction of agricultural subsidies.

Declaring in no uncertain terms that "no one should die in custody", a group of lawyers is setting up a legal team to aid the families of those who died while in detention.

Officials from the UN agency visit the detainees at the Langkap detention camp in Perak and manage to register all of them.

The court's rejection for a second post-mortem to be carried out on a dead police detainee spells difficult times ahead for others who might be forced to seek answers to the death of their loved ones.

Dissatisfied with yesterday's High Court decision rejecting a second post-mortem on Ho Kwai See, supporters of his family demonstrated their unhappiness outside the UMMC mortuary.

The police seem set to deter asylum seekers from approaching the UNHCR for protection, following yesterday's mass arrests.

With all hopes dashed, the family of a young coconut trader have ended a marathon struggle to find out how he died while in custody.

It has been 16 days since police detainee Ho Kwai See died. But his body remains in the morgue while his family is embroiled in a legal tussle to get a second post-mortem done to confirm the cause of death.