Yoon Szu-Mae

They presented a detailed list of intimidatory and undemocratic practices by university authorities to sway the recent campus election results, together with a number of demands for change.

Transparency International (TI) Malaysia's latest report highlights a number of core areas for systemic reform, beginning with making prosecuting bodies more independent.

Keadilan Youth has been hit by resignations from exco posts, purportedly over policy differences following the merger with PRM. However, it remains business as usual for the wing.

The police today mounted another round of arrests of undocumented Acehnese, this time at a squatter colony in Limau Manis, near Putrajaya.

Two years after realising that existing rape laws are a deterrent to conviction and have failed to prevent crimes of body violation, NGOs come up with a comprehensive proposal which they intend to lobby at the ministerial level and in Parliament.

Malaysian immigration authorities say more Acehnese have volunteered to return to Indonesia, but the UN refugee agency is unable to confirm this.

Indonesian immigrants are being sent back home in batches following several rounds of arrests made outside the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur in recent weeks.

The distributor of the now-controversial Chin Peng memoirs is surprised that the Home Ministry has stopped the sale of the book when a copy of the manuscript had been sent earlier to even the prime minister.

Unctad's report card on Malaysia's investment potential paints a positive picture but the growing presence of China - by far the most popular investment destination - means that Malaysia must adjust to upcoming changes.

They have fought for independence for decades. Many lost their lives, while some seek refuge in Malaysia. One day, these Acehnese hope to go back to celebrate their Merdeka.

They are willing to go home, the UNHCR says of forty-four Acehnese asylum seekers detained outside their office in Kuala Lumpur last week. Meanwhile, a recognised refugee was released on Wednesday.

There has been no let-up in the arrest of asylum-seekers in Malaysia. At the same time, the situation of the Acehnese detained last week is no clearer either.

The government's unequivocal position against Acehnese arrivals in Malaysia has riled up civil society groups here, who have lodged a complaint with the human rights body (Suhakam).

Veteran Singaporean opposition politician JB Jeyaretnam has written a candid account of how former premier and his nemesis Lee Kuan Yew handled resistance while in power.

UNHCR officials in Kuala Lumpur watched helplessly this morning, as police detained a large number of Acehnese asylum-seekers outside their office. The refugee agency expects to raise the matter with government officials.

While the Finance Ministry indicates that ACA investigations are underway on the allegation of payment for logging rights in Kedah, Menteri Besar Syed Razak Syed Zain says he is not the subject of a probe.

Keadilan wants to field candidates in PJ Utara and Ipoh Timur - two parliamentary seats previously contested by DAP. The latter is fuming and vows not to back-off.

In a no-holds-barred conversation with malaysiakini , Keadilan leader Azmin Ali has expressed that the party will move on with the election machinery, even if this means the risk of splitting opposition votes in three-corner fights with DAP.

Former DAP Youth chief Teng Chang Khim today gave an assurance that he is not ready to throw in the towel just yet, despite his announcement yesterday to quit his committee post in DAP Selangor.

Politicians say that the DPM's speech warning against corruption in the civil service lacked real substance as government leaders themselves are not perceived to be completely clean.

DAP takes another swipe at Keadilan for claiming that comments to the media should not affect the outcome of seat negotiations.

A federal minister and private TV station have been accused of sedition in their reactions to current debate on the use of the word ' keling '.

After months of raising issue with Keadilan for leaking seat negotiation talks to the press, DAP makes the unilateral decision to stop all further meetings with the party and questions its sincerity.

Many members of fraud group Federal Special Forces of Malaysia had surrendered and should they be charged, the onus will be on them to prove they were duped.