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Quit leading Asean human rights body, Shafee told Pakatan says it has no confidence in him upholding human rights. Quit leading Asean human rights body, Shafee told Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 16 (Bernama) — The Education Ministry has identified four main challenges as an important instrument for improving the quality of education to produce human capital that will spearhead Malaysia into becoming a fully-developed nation. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassi …

Video | KiniTV: Responding to a tweet by human rights lawyer Eric Paulsen that the Friday sermon prepared by the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) fosters extremism, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin says Muslims in Malaysia are some of the most moderate in the world. Muhyiddin: …

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 19 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday announced that the Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera will allocate RM72 million for the development of about 5,000 Bumiputeras next year. He said 500 of them would receive scholarships through the ‘Pen …

All must have right to choose religion, says Low 'It's basic human rights but up to Muslims to look at their own scripture on this.' All must have right to choose religion, says Low

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) claims that persons with disabilities in Malaysia are still being deprived of their rights: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/282336 It said this in a statement in conjunction with the International Persons with Disabilities’ Day today. “In Malaysia, …

Human rights NGO Suaram has questioned why the family of Cheah Chin Lee, who died in the Tanjung Tokong police station lock-up, is not given the court transcript on the inquest into his death. “The George Town magistrate’s court needs to revisit its decision to deny the family’s request for a get a …

The Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has rebutted accusations in Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia that it practised double standards in opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy appeal at the Federal Court. The Malay daily Utusan Malaysia in a report on Nov 5 had quoted right-wing group Per …

A group of human rights NGOs have called on the police bring an end to crime, instead of intimidating the indigenous people of Sarawak at the site of the planned Baram Dam. The NGOs, including Suaram, SAVE Rivers, Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS), International Rivers, Asia Indigenous Peoples P …

Human rights groups today condemned the attempt to expel indigenous peoples from the proposed Baram dam site. In a joint statement issued today, Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (Joas), Suaram and International Rivers, said the violation of the indigenous peoples’ rights had led to an urgent appeal to …

Runner to go the distance against human trafficking Sarah Ann Chou is doing a half-marathon to raise funds for Tenaganita’s shelter. Runner to go the distance against human trafficking

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) — Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Wednesday said there was an urgent need to set up a special court to expedite cases involving human trafficking. He told the Dewan Rakyat that discussions were in progress between the Home Ministry and the Attorney …

Human rights group Suaram has slammed Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar for mocking its call to abolish the Dangerous Drugs Act 1985 (DDA 1985), saying that the police chief failed to respond to issues it raised. "Suaram deems Khalid’s statement to be empty, un-intellectual, and show …

SINGAPORE, Sept 15 (Bernama) — A small freshwater fish found in many tropical aquariums may hold the key to unlocking one of the leading causes of respiratory diseases in humans. Scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), have identified hundreds of novel ge …

Fred Rosen | Ground realities of human trafficking in Malaysia Malaysia has recently been condemned for human trafficking in a damning report by the United States government. I am not going to argue here the pros and cons of the points raised by the report, especially as this document certainly has …