PETALING JAYA, 11 May 2009: Gerakan has urged Indian Malaysians to unite, and invited the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders who were recently released from Internal Security Act detention to join in this quest. Gerakan vice-president A Kohilan Pillay called on all parties to look beyond the divisions and tribulations of the past […]
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Waytha Moorthy: I shall return
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 11 May 2009: Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairperson P Waytha Moorthy will brave the possibility of arrest and return to Malaysia immediately following the release of all five Hindraf lawyers from detention without trial. In a press statement today, Waytha Moorthy, who has been living in self-imposed exile in the UK, said […]
Release of ISA detainees proof govt is fair
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 May 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today the release 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees is a proof that the Barisan Nasional (BN) has acted based on the principles of fairness and justice, and respect for the country’s rule of law. He said police felt that it was time […]
Hindraf ISA detainees’ wives overjoyed
SHAH ALAM, 8 May 2009: The impending release of the Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) trio from Internal Security Act (ISA) in Kamunting was joyously received by their wives. Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson M Manoharan’s wife thanked the government for its decision to release him and 12 other ISA detainees within the next few days. […]
Legal advisor to study need to amend acts
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has asked legal advisors in all departments and agencies under his ministry to study the needs and objectives of amending acts to suit the current situation. He said the studies included the Internal Security Act (ISA) as proposed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib […]
GMI, Pewaris to debate on ISA
By Gan Pei LingKUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2009: The Abolish ISA Movement or Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) has challenged Majlis Permuafakatan Ummah (Pewaris) to a debate on the Internal Security Act (ISA). E NaliniGMI secretary E Nalini said GMI organised the debate, titled Debat ISA: Halal atau Haram, to challenge Pewaris’s view that the ISA is needed to […]
RPK changes mind and turns fugitive
By Deborah LohRaja Petra (Pic by johnleemk; source: Wikipedia commons) PETALING JAYA, 23 April 2009: Influential blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin has turned fugitive after a warrant for his arrest was issued today when he failed to appear in court for his sedition trial. In his Malaysia Today website, he said he opted not to appear in […]
Jakarta urged to intervene in ISA cases
By Gan Pei LingKUALA LUMPUR: The Abolish ISA Movement or Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) wants the Indonesian government to pressure Malaysia for the release of the five of its nationals detained here under the Internal Security Act (ISA). The five, Agus Salim, Zainun Rasyhid, Mahfudl Saifuddin, Mulyadi and Ahamad Ghafar Shahril, have been in detention for between one […]
Hindraf leaders’ bid for freedom dismissed (Updated)
Updated 7.28pm, 16 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 16 April 2009: Three leaders of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders will remain under Internal Security Act (ISA) detention for two years after the Federal Court here today dismissed their second bid for freedom. Justice Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Ab Rahman, who heard their appeals with […]
Rais’s love-hate for the ISA
By Gan Pei Ling“The mechanism that we have under the ISA, specifically Section 8 and 73, can be challenged through the process of habeas corpus, which system is also prevalent here, and therefore, to say that the ISA is not up to the standard of humanity is wrong.” Newly appointed Information, Communication, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri […]
