Police in Malaysia have detained two activists and tried to arrest Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People’s Justice Party) youth leader and state assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. Leading student activist Adam Adli Abdul […]
Malaysian activists arrested after pro-Anwar rally
Anwar’s lawyers say he faces serious health risks because of prison conditions
The lawyers acting for the jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said today that that he faces serious health risks because he is living in a bare cell with just a two […]
New Malaysian youth coalition calls for mass protest over Anwar jailing
A new Malaysian youth coalition has called for a mass demonstration on March 7 and 8 in protest at the jailing of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. The coalition is also demanding the […]
Protesters march through Kuala Lumpur, calling for Anwar’s release
Several hundred demonstrators marched through the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur yesterday (Saturday) and called for the release of the jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. They also demanded an independent judiciary and an […]
Malaysia’s federal court releases full written judgement in Anwar case
The full written grounds of judgement in the case against Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim have been made available on the federal court’s website. On Tuesday, the federal court upheld a ruling […]
Malaysia’s attorney-general says Anwar accuser was not charged because he was a witness
Malaysia’s Attorney-General, Abdul Gani Patail (pictured left), says the complainant in the case against the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was not prosecuted for consensual anal sex with Anwar because he was a […]
Freedom campaign launched in defence of jailed Malaysian opposition leader
Malaysians are coming to terms with the fact that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been sent to jail for five years on a charge of sodomy. The country is divided into two […]
Judges uphold sodomy conviction against Malaysian opposition leader
Five judges in Malaysia’s highest court today upheld the conviction of the country’s former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim for sodomy. The man who is Malaysia’s leading opposition figure will be going […]
Stop Press: Malaysian court sends Anwar to jail
Five judges in Malaysia’s highest court today upheld the conviction of the country’s former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges. The man who is the country’s leading opposition figure will […]
Jane Goodall launches Roots & Shoots youth programme in Malaysia
Jane Goodall walks the talk. The world-renowned primatologist, conservationist, anthropologist, and United Nations Messenger of Peace saves half packets of sugar in cafés to use later, puts a do-not-disturb sign on her […]
Malaysia says MH370 disappearance was an “accident”, with all lives lost
The director-general of Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, has officially declared the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to be an accident and said this evening in a […]
Orangutans rescued from patch of forest as oil palm plantations expand
An orangutan and her baby have been rescued from a patch of forest that is surrounded by oil palm plantations in South Aceh, Indonesia. They were released into the Gunung Leuser National […]
Master plan for Malay enclave outrages local landowners
Residents of the last remaining urban village in central Kuala Lumpur are taking a stand against plans to raze their area to the ground. Local people in the Kampong Bharu area of […]
Search teams find fuselage of crashed AirAsia plane
Officials from Indonesia and Singapore say the main body of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has been located in the Java Sea, and the information has been confirmed by AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes. Investigators […]
Formerly blind orangutan is back in the wild, but without one of her twins: video
Gober: the full story Gober’s much-anticipated release worked well for her and one of her twins, but one of the infants had to be shepherded back to the nearby cage complex after […]
Voice and data recorders retrieved from crashed AirAsia plane
Indonesian authorities say the cockpit voice recorder from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has been retrieved from the bottom of the Java Sea. It was lifted onto an Indonesian navy ship and is now […]
STOP PRESS: AirAsia crash update
Indonesian officials say the cockpit voice recorder from crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has been located in the Java Sea, 20 metres from the flight data recorder that was retrieved earlier today. Divers […]
Divers retrieve data recorder from crashed AirAsia plane
Indonesian officials say divers have recovered the data recorder of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, which crashed when en route from Surabaya to Singapore just over two weeks ago. The head of Indonesia’s search […]
Formerly blind orangutan is back in the wild, but without one of her twins
A formerly blind orangutan, who is the mother of twins born in captivity, was returned to the wild in Sumatra, Indonesia, this week. The much-anticipated release worked well for the mother and […]
Search team locates tail section of crashed AirAsia plane
Underwater image released in Indonesia today. On the 11th day of the search for victims and the wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501, the head of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency has […]
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