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, […]
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 […]
Malaysian activists arrested after pro-Anwar rally
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Evacuations continue as more states are hit by flooding in Malaysia
Flooding in Kelantan. Photo by Bernama. Seven states in Malaysia are now severely affected by flooding and more than 132,000 people have been evacuated. In some areas, entire towns have been submerged. […]
Severe flooding forces mass evacuations in Malaysia
Flooding in Kelantan. Photo by Bernama. Nearly 110,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in five states of peninsular Malaysia as the worst floods in decades hit the country. Further heavy […]
Pandas come to Kuala Lumpur
French sculptor Paulo Grangeon has brought his “1,600 pandas” exhibition to Malaysia to raise awareness about the number of the animals now left in the wild. Grangeon braved the heat and jetlag […]
