Yoon Szu-Mae

The local council says the policy requiring dog owners to seek their neighbours consent before being allowed to keep their pets is now put on hold until it is able to get more public feedback on the matter.

An opposition party views Subang Jaya Municipal Council's latest proposal requiring dog owners to obtain permission from neighbours as a double-standard policy and thoroughly unfair against non-Muslims.

After a week of official denials, it is now embarrassing to note that the Malaysian government has finally switched tack and said they will work with the environmental groups to tackle weak legislation.

While Malaysia struggles to settle the issue of illegal laundering of Indonesian timber, another controversy crops up over its timber certification scheme.

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak calls for a balanced perspective of Malaysia's environmental track record.

Discussions over the issue gets back on track after Malaysia drops its lone demand of subjecting to local legislation a proposed programme to protect indigenous knowledge and traditional practices.

The special commission has started its examination of the police force by listening before asking questions.

It is in the public interest that corruption cases involving high profile individuals be revealed, says opposition parliamentarian Mahfuz Omar.

At the UN conference on biological diversity, countries are expected to agree on a programme that will enhance protection for indigenous rights and traditional knowledge, but host Malaysia seems to find difficulty committing.

Logging watchdogs frustrated with the alleged inaction of authorities here to stem the smuggling release a video which show local businessmen and enforcement officers having a hand in the crime.

The Royal Commission on the Police, which met today to discuss its brief, will get down to serious work from Monday.

The play 'Election Day' has been approved after names of individuals and organisations were deleted by the writer, acting on KL City Hall's instructions.

The activists chant 'Hidup Pak Lah' and call on the authorities to continue their blitz on corruption by arresting more prominent figures, including the former premier.

Former Perwaja Steel managing director Eric Chia, charged today with criminal breach of trust, will have his day in court in August, but has given an inkling that he is not worried.

Although the groups welcome the announcement by the government today, they say that much more needs to be done to battle the crime.

A lawyer claims a senior member of the Bar Council has flouted the law in the last polls. He wants the council to sack the individual or he will take the matter to court to declare the election illegal.

The latest play by Five Arts Centre appears to have run foul of City Hall's new set of guidelines, which humourlessly forbids any lampooning of politicians or any of the nation's policies.

Ahead of the Malaysian-hosted UN Convention of Biological Diversity due to begin on Monday, the international environment watchdog has zoomed in on the logging practices of Rimbunan Hijau - accused of exploiting its political patronage for access to the world's rainforests.

The Teganita director says that in the case of custodial rape, physical injuries should not be a factor in making a decision adding that she is shocked that a child would have to struggle and show signs of injuries in order to prove rape.

The Keadilan youth chief says the paper had taken former youth secretary Lokman Noor Adam's recantation - of his allegations of mismanagement of party funds by Ezam - out of context.

"It never entered my mind," says Lim Kit Siang in reaction to a malaysiakini article which suggests that he may contest the seat as it is deemed a safe bet.

DAP strongman Lim Kit Siang is seeking to make a political comeback after suffering a humiliating defeat in the last general election. But Penang, where he had contested in recent polls, looks risky.

There is no reason why Malaysia should not endorse the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in full, said participants of a two-day Suhakam dialogue on children's rights.

It is proper implementation that is crucial to secure the well-being and security of children, says the minister of national unity and social development.