The United States Army Corps of Engineers has announced that it will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe. Instead, the corps […]
Standing Rock: ‘water protectors’ celebrate as Army Corps denies Dakota pipeline access
Released Malaysian civil rights activist receives a rapturous welcome
The freed Malaysian civil rights activist Maria Chin Abdullah received a rapturous welcome when she arrived at Kuala Lumpur’s Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) last night. Even pouring rain could not dampen the […]
Stop press: Malaysian civil rights activist Maria Chin Abdullah has been released
Malaysian civil rights activist Maria Chin Abdullah has been released. Maria Chin, who is the chairwoman of the Bersih 2.0 Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections, was arrested on November 18, the […]
Malaysians hold nightly vigils in solidarity with detained civil rights activist
Hundreds of Malaysians are taking part in vigils for the civil rights activist Maria Chin, who is still being held under terrorism legislation and is spending her ninth night in detention. The […]
Malaysian human rights activist still held under terrorism law
The Malaysian activist Maria Chin Abdullah, who is being held under legislation intended to be used against terrorists, is spending her seventh night in detention. The civil rights leader is being held […]
Appeals grow for the release of Malaysian activist, detained in solitary confinement
The leading Malaysian activist Maria Chin Abdullah is being held in solitary confinement in a windowless cell in an undisclosed detention centre. She has only a wooden board to sleep on, and […]
Thousands of Malaysians take to the streets for Bersih 5 protest
Tens of thousands of Malaysians braved threats of arrest and menaces from the pro-government Red Shirts and came out onto the streets of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday (Saturday) to demand fair […]
Writers & readers festival in Bali fosters collaboration and catalyses change
The 2016 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF), held on the Indonesian island of Bali, brought together an extraordinary mix of authors, journalists, poets, activists, and musicians from 25 different countries, gathered […]
Writers festival in Bali aims to break down barriers and dissolve division
“I am you, you are me” (Tat Tvam Asi in Sanskrit) is the theme of this year’s Writers & Readers Festival in Ubud on the Indonesian island of Bali. “Tat Tvam Asi […]
Malaysia is intensifying its crackdown, says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released another damning report about Malaysia in which it says that the authorities’ abusive use of criminal laws to arrest, question, and prosecute people for peaceful expression […]
Australian landholders pit their strength against the might of the gas companies
Helen Bender is a woman of inordinate courage. Not only is she grieving for her father, who was so driven to distraction by coal seam gas company harassment that he committed suicide, […]
Malaysian student protesters demand corruption arrests
Thousands of Malaysian students took to the streets of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday (Saturday) to demand the identification and arrest of the unnamed “powerful politician” who is cited in a corruption […]
Palm oil: NGOs condemn reinstatement of IOI’s sustainability certification
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s decision to reinstate its certification of the Malaysian company IOI has been fiercely criticised by NGOs and others concerned about environmental protection and human rights. There […]
Malaysia’s draconian National Security Council Act comes into force
Malaysia’s draconian National Security Council (NSC) Act has come into force today (Monday). The legislation empowers a security council, led by the Prime Minister, Najib Razak, to designate security areas in which […]
Rescue team in Sumatra confiscates another orangutan kept as a pet
After two months attempting to rescue a young male orangutan in the province of Aceh in Indonesia, a team from the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) – along with the wildlife trade monitoring […]
Drainage of peatlands for plantations ‘cannot be sustainable’, report states
A new policy brief published today (Thursday) by Wetlands International and Tropenbos International rejects claims that the drainage of peatlands for plantations can be sustainable. In the new report, the two organisations call […]
MH370 families call for new search, but media focus on ‘rogue pilot’ theory
As the governments involved in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 warn that the operation in the southern Indian Ocean will be suspended soon if no evidence is found, and the […]
Palm oil expansion: Greenpeace report reveals devastating impact of IOI environmental violations
A new Greenpeace report says the impact of deforestation and peatland drainage on palm oil concessions owned by the Malaysian company IOI far exceeds that referred to in the complaint to the […]
Malaysia’s draconian National Security Council Bill becomes law
The Malaysian government has gazetted a new piece of legislation that gives sweeping powers to a security council headed by the Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Under the new Act, the security council […]
Environmental crime soars to record levels
Environmental crime has now outstripped the illegal trade in small arms. It is now estimated that natural resources worth as much as much as US$ 258 billion are being plundered by criminals […]
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