THE Malaysian Bar denounces the government’s overzealous and abusive show of power in its apparent determination to crush the people’s exercise of its right to the twin freedoms of assembly and expression during the rallies in Kuala Lumpur on 1 Aug 2009. According to media and eyewitness accounts, police used excessive and disproportionate physical force, […]
Suhakam: Respect right to assembly
By Tan Sri Simon SipaunTHE Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) regrets to note that in the process of dispersing the 15,000-strong crowd marching in protest of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Kuala Lumpur on 1 Aug 2009, the police used tear gas and water [cannons] excessively, which also affected bystanders. The day of the public assembly ended […]
Kg Buah Pala demolition postponed to tomorrow
PENANG, 3 Aug 2009: Demolition of houses in Kampung Buah Pala, Bukit Gelugor, which was supposed to take place today, has been postponed to tomorrow. Landowner Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang (KPKPP) has given residents a one-day reprieve to allow them to remove their belongings. However, Kampung Buah Pala residents association assistant secretary CTharmaraj […]
Uthayakumar’s sedition trial postponed
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Aug 2009: A Sessions Court judge told off lawyer P Uthayakumar’s counsel today when he informed the court that his client was not in court as he was in London seeking treatment for a heart complication. Judge Sabariah Othman told lawyer N Surendran that the court would not tolerate any more delays. […]
Menghormati arwah Yasmin Ahmad
Oleh Shanon ShahBELUM sampai 24 jam arwah Yasmin Ahmad selamat dikebumikan, muka depan akhbar harian Kosmo! telah membuat pendedahan tentang sejarah peribadinya. Pada hari yang sama, 27 Julai 2009, majalah hiburan Mangga Online juga membuat “pendedahan” yang sama melalui wartawannya, Rosli Manah. Yang anehnya, bahagian laporan Mangga Online yang menyentuh sejarah peribadi Yasmin itu telah dikeluarkan dari […]
Indiscipline within PKR
By Zedeck Siew(Silhouette image by deeisforda / sxc.hu) ON 9 Aug 2008, the Malaysian Bar Council held a forum titled Conversion to Islam: Article 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution, Subashini and Shamala Revisited. Today, a year on, we remember the forum not for what was discussed. A 300-person demonstration gathered to protest the Bar Council’s apparent “anti-Islam […]
MIC cites political motive for Maika protest
KUALA TERENGGANU, 31 July 2009: The MIC today claimed that yesterday’s protest at the MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur was purposely held to divert attention from the Kampung Buah Pala issue in Penang. Both MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu and party secretary-general Datuk Dr S Subramaniam spoke in the same vein on the […]
Duo submit DNA samples for Teoh inquest
PETALING JAYA, 31 July 2009: Kajang Municipal councillor Tan Boon Wah and technician Lee Wye Wing submitted their DNA samples to the Chemistry Department here today for the inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock. Accompanied by two lawyers, the duo arrived at the department at 11:45am to have their DNA samples […]
Will to review ISA waning?
By Tony PuaDATUK Mukhriz Mahathir has defended the Internal Security Act (ISA) and lamented that the public fails to see the benefits of a controversial law that allows for preventive detention without trial. Once again, the influential Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy minister took the decades-old stance that the law ensures the country remains peaceful and harmonious. He said […]
Stern action against those who take part in ISA rallies (Updated 7:40pm)
Updated 7:40pm, 30 July 2009 KUALA TERENGGANU, 30 July 2009: The Home Ministry today warned that stern action would be taken against those who participate in rallies supporting or opposing the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA). Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the move was in line with the ministry’s objective to prevent […]
