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Pressure on Malaysian Indian politicians to quit party posts

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:42:10 +0000

Two of Malaysia’s veteran Indian politicians are being nudged to quit their top party posts ahead of the 2013 elections. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has said he wants new leaders to take over constituent parties.

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Ex-ISA detainee awarded RM3m

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:40:29 +0000

By Stephanie Sta Maria KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has awarded RM3 million in damages to a former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee for unlawful detention. Badrul Zaman PS Md Zakariah had filed a claim against the Kamunting Detention Centre in Perak, the Deputy Home Minister and the Malaysian government for wrongful detention for a period of 300 days. On Sept 12, 1991, Badrul was detained …

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Drastic changes to the ISA? (Malaysian Mirror)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:26:44 +0000

THE INTERNAL Security Act the dreaded preventive detention law that was enacted after Malaya’s independence from the British in 1957, is expected to see some drastic changes when it goes to the Dewan Rakyat later this month. Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Monday the draft Read more…

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Board can review detention orders (Sabah Daily Express)

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:55:55 +0000

Kota Kinabalu: Any order by the Home Minister to detain individuals without trial under the country’s preventive laws can be challenged before the Advisory Board, a special body established under the Federal Constitution.

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Malaysia’s Top 20 schools named (MalaysiaNews.net)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:49:12 +0000

PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced that 20 schools – 14 secondary and six primary – had been accorded the status of high performance schools (SBTs).

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Separate maid wage structure (The Star)

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:08:58 +0000

TAIPING: A separate wage structure will be introduced for foreign domestic maids from the various source countries, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam.

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BERSIH: Hishamuddin must resign if Najib means business (Malaysia Today)

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:32:14 +0000

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) supports the Bar Council’s demand for the resignation of the Home Minister Hishamuddin Hussein, Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan, the Brickfields OCPD…

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Other News (Bernama)

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:01:11 +0000

PORT KLANG, May 9 (Bernama) — The release of 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees today, including the three Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders, had nothing to do with calls to abolish the Act, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today.

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Revoke ban on dailies, Karpal tells Guan Eng (The New Straits Times)

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:17:58 +0000

GEORGE TOWN: DAP national chairman Karpal Singh wants Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to lift the ban on the New Straits Times and the Utusan Malaysia from attending state functions.

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2009/03/29 (The New Straits Times)

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:03:13 +0000

GEORGE TOWN: DAP national chairman Karpal Singh wants Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to lift the ban on the New Straits Times and the Utusan Malaysia from attending state functions.

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