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 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 […]
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 […]
UN demands independent investigation into downing of Malaysian airliner
The United Nations Security Council has demanded a full, independent, and international investigation into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine. Council members stood for a minute’s silence in […]