Yoon Szu-Mae

The feminist religious non-governmental group says the public must be given the option to agree or not with the state muftis' opinion of TV3's Sure Heboh carnival.

The high-profile trial of tycoon Eric Chia is expected to involve 36 witnesses and scheduled to be heard for four weeks.

Another story of police abuse of power and misconduct has surfaced in Kuala Lumpur. Affected parties call for swift but independent investigations into the matter.

An Indonesian labour non-government group, which calls for the probe, also suggests that the witness' employers could have pressured her against testifying for the prosecution.

Trades unions, upset with the human resource minister's opposition to minimum wage and easier union entry requirements, say they will go ahead with nationwide pickets if nothing changes.

Missing legal protection and policy hurdles create a fertile ground for the abuse of these workers, says the Human Rights Watch.

Malaysia's latest announced intention to buy Chinese missiles comes after a long list of other controversial arms acquisitions

The Washington-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) expresses alarm over Malaysia's plans to forcibly expel some 1.2 million 'undocumented' migrant workers.

Groups want the government to depart from the existing practice of dropping all proposals it gets on the issue of rape, incest and domestic violence into the black hole of government bureaucracy - never to be heard again.

The government will not halt work on a cemetery project taking place next to a condominium. It's reason: 'the needs of the dead must also be respected'.

Party leaders say the two-month period between division meetings and the general assembly as a fertile period for political corruption.

The RM6 million complex, which comprises a two and a half storey structure and nine two-storey pavilions, will be sited on a piece of residential land.

The former Malacca chief minister reveals rampant money politics in the run-up to party polls with some candidates being asked to cough up RM1,000 for a vote.

As Umno gears up for elections, underdogs like Puteri Umno's Suraya Yaacob are seeing hidden signals within the nomination process.

State governments should not sit around and expect the federal government to save their 'drowning baby'.

A political veteran feels that Kuli may be sincere in wanting to reassert democratic competition within Umno especially when he is aware that it is almost impossible to beat Pak Lah.

The police has once again refused to elaborate on why it's disallowing a 'run-of-the-mill' public debate between a BN minister and a veteran opposition leader.

If a candidate fails to pay for election campaign paraphernalia used, does this constitute an election offence?

The antics within Umno to oppose or support election candidates are raising eyebrows over how democracy is practised in the party

Its vice-president says with Kelantan and Terengganu out of the picture, the party will now focus on its remaining petitions in four other states.

The reduction in diesel subsidy has exacerbated discontent among smaller players in the transport sector.

Puncak Niaga is a troubled candidate to manage an essential good like water as the company is not beholden to the public but the stock market and shareholders.

The fight for Puteri chief heats up as one state leader throws her weight behind favourite Noraini Ahmad. But what really matters is the choice of the grassroots come September.

The government's move to reduce petrol subsidies is likely to be tempered by the need to control inflation, say experts.