BANGKOK, 19 May 2009: Thailand, the current Asean chair and a close neighbour of Myanmar, today expressed its grave concern over the move by the country’s military junta to try opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In a statement, it reminded the Myanmar government that Asean leaders had called for the immediate release of the [...]

PUTRAJAYA, 18 May 2009: The Malaysian government is concerned about the recent detention of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, saying that the detention will undermine the process of national reconciliation and the road map to democracy in Myanmar. Foreign Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Malaysia urged the Myanmar government to release Aung San Suu [...]

Updated at 7.33pm, 5 April 2009 R Kenghadharan of Hindraf waving to supporters as he was brought out of Kamunting detention centre at 1.20pm today. Kenghadharan had been under ISA detention since December 2007 (Pic by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) TAIPING, 5 April 2009: All the 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees who were [...]

Refugees are hiding out in jungles PETALING JAYA, 9 Dec 2008: Undocumented refugees from Myanmar who are hiding out in jungles in Selangor may be allowed to work legally in the state, if a proposal by Bukit Gasing state assemblyperson Edward Lee comes to fruition. “I will propose to the state government to allow them [...]

PETALING JAYA, 19 Nov 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim does not plan to take over the presidency from his wife Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in the party’s congress at the end of November. “No,” said Anwar, when asked by The Nut Graph if he would take [...]