Two Malaysian MPs, Rafizi Ramli and Chua Tian Chang – better known as Tian Chua – have been arrested prior to a major protest rally in Kuala Lumpur today (Saturday). A third […]
Arrests continue in Malaysia amid allegations of police brutality
Stop press: arrests and alleged police assaults against Malaysian assemblymen
Six people have been arrested during a sit-in at Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) in central Kuala Lumpur. They include two Perak state assemblymen who are reported to have been assaulted by police. […]
New data analysis shows dramatic forest loss in Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem
Data analysis by an orangutan conservation charity shows a dramatic loss of forest cover in the environmentally precious Leuser Ecosystem on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The Leuser Ecosystem is the only […]
Malaysia’s police chief pulls in lawyer over tweet about rape
The clampdown on dissent in Malaysia took a surreal turn yesterday (Monday) when lawyer Michelle Yesudas was told by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Khalid Abu Bakar, that she was to […]
Precious Sumatran peat forest gets landmark protection
Environmentalists in Sumatra are celebrating a major step forward in their battle to save the Tripa peat forest, which is home to one of the highest densities of orangutans in the world, […]
Malaysian lawyer in detention over comments about Islamic law
Malaysian lawyer Eric Paulsen (pictured left) is being detained after his arrest today under the Sedition Act for tweeting remarks about hudud (the Islamic penal code), which the government in the northern […]
Pro-Anwar activists step up protests with hunger strike and demand for police chief to resign
Yesterday’s demonstration in front of Merdeka Square. A group of activists in Malaysia have started a hunger strike in protest over the jailing of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, and other demonstrators are […]
Another MP arrested in clampdown on dissent in Malaysia
The clampdown on the opposition in Malaysia is continuing with the arrest today of the MP for Batu, Chua Tian Chang, better known as Tian Chua (pictured left). The MP tweeted from Dang […]
Jailed Malaysian MP freed on police bail, but opposition official arrested
Malaysian MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, who is the eldest daughter of the jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, has been released on police bail after being detained in the Jinjang lock-up in Kuala […]
Anwar’s daughter arrested in continued clampdown in Malaysia
In the continued clampdown on opposition in Malaysia, Nurul Izzah Anwar, who is the MP for Lembah Pantai and Anwar Ibrahim’s eldest daughter, has been arrested and will be detained overnight in […]
Three more Malaysian activists arrested over pro-Anwar protests
The clampdown on Malaysian demonstrators continued yesterday (Saturday) with the detention of three more activists. Adam Adli Abdul Halim and Mandeep Singh were arrested after a small, peaceful rally in central Kuala […]
Malaysian assemblyman still in detention over pro-Anwar protest
Malaysian youth activist and assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is spending a second night in detention after his arrest on Sunday. He is being detained under Section 9 (5) of the Peaceful […]
Interim report gives no new clues about the fate of Flight MH370
An interim report on the investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 exactly one year ago has just been released in Kuala Lumpur. The 584-page report reveals that the battery […]
Malaysia releases interim report on disappearance of MH370
An interim report on the investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 exactly one year ago has just been released in Kuala Lumpur. The 584-page report reveals that the battery […]
Malaysian police arrest assemblyman over protest rallies
Malaysian youth activist and Selangor state assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has been arrested again. His detention follows a mass rally yesterday in which thousands of people marched through central Kuala Lumpur […]
Thousands join rally for Anwar’s release, and reform in Malaysia
Thousands of people marched through central Kuala Lumpur yesterday calling for the release of Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, the resignation of the prime minister Najib Razak, and reform of Malaysia’s judiciary. […]
Fate of Flight MH370 remains a mystery one year after its disappearance
On Sunday March 8, it will be exactly one year since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur’s international airport en route for Beijing. The chain of events that then […]
Malaysian activists return to the streets despite police warning
Demonstrators took to the streets of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur again yesterday to demand the release of the jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, the resignation of the prime minister Najib Razak, […]
Orangutans rescued in Indonesia as more land is cleared for oil palms
In the past week, the Human Orangutan Conflict Response Unit (HOCRU) from Medan, Sumatra, has rescued three orangutans: a male from inside an oil palm plantation and a mother and baby from […]
Malaysian police arrest another youth activist over pro-Anwar protests
Malaysian police arrested Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People’s Justice Party) youth leader and state assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad at his home in Denai Alam, Selangor, yesterday (Sunday). He was released on police […]
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