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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 …

PSM warns TPPA may further erode workers' rights A Sivarajan asks why gov't amending Trade Unions Act even before TPPA signed. PSM warns TPPA may further erode workers' rights

Tigertalk KiniBiz | Bursa's suspect call on EPF When the rights of major shareholder the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) were denied in a major banking merger involving CIMB Group and RHB Capital, alarm bells were set off in Tiger’s brain, prompting it to promptly investigate. On Aug 17, 2007, a …

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 …

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 …

Zahid: I'm not racist, just defending Malay rights 'Only Malays can defend their rights, but we are not denying the rights of others'. Zahid: I'm not racist, just defending Malay rights

Video | KiniTV: Rights NGO Tenaganita says it has received reports from hundreds of students from India and Nepal who have allegedly been cheated of over RM20,000 each by a private college in Kuala Lumpur. Hundreds of foreign students allegedly cheated by private collegewww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Right …

Women rights NGOs say women in politics often face sexist double standards. '57 years on, woman MB still distant reality?'

A Ragunathan claims to have been deprived of his rights for the past quarter century. Ex-Cuepacs chief seeks PM’s intervention on his plight

Bersih slams Khalid's lawyers for 'rights violation' Human rights lawyers should know better than go to ROS, says Maria Chin. Bersih slams Khalid's lawyers for 'rights violation'

The Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has slammed the authorities for overreacting over the 17-year-old schoolboy who 'liked' a pro-Israel Facebook page. “Suhakam is of the view that the reported sedition probe into the student is an overreaction on the part of the police,” said …

Organisers of a run for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Singapore cancelled the event today after police rejected their application for a permit. LGBT advocacy “remains a socially divisive issue” in Singapore, the Singapore Police Force said in response to the application to …

Prominent rights and Islamic NGOs have called for the immediate resignation of party-less Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. “Any head of government upon losing the confidence of his party should just gracefully bow out. Khalid should just resign honourably,” the group of NGOs said in a st …

FREE: At RM13.80 per rights share, the capital raising exercise should raise up to RM4.8 billion for the country’s second largest bank by market capitalisation. Public Bank rights issue 30.5% oversubscribedwww.kinibiz.comRM4.8 billion rights issue to boost bank’s capital adequacy ratio successful at …

VIDEO l KiniTV: Malay rights NGOs Perkasa and Isma were a no show at Joseph Kurup's unity buka puasa event, in which the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) were also honoured guests. Perkasa, Isma no show at Joseph Kurup's unity iftarwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Malay rights NGOs Perkas …