Burning of objects is recognised worldwide as a legitimate form of democratic protest, so why are authorities worked up over ...

Sabah's political temperature is set to rise further after Deputy Chief Minister I and STAR president Jeffrey Kitingan struck a defiant tone with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim while at the same time he ...

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Lawyer Latheefa Koya has come out strongly against a proposed bill governing the office of Federal Territories mufti, saying it would grant far-reaching powers to an unelected official appointed by a ...

A revelation by McDonald's that it is working with the government to bring sedition charges against those calling for a boycott in the wake of the Gaza conflict has threatened to mire the fast food ...

A group of United Nations experts has named BlackRock among dozens of entities, weapon manufacturers and financial institutions in a joint statement warning them not to engage in arms transfers to ...

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has come under increased pressure over the involvement of a company owned by BlackRock - the global investment fund targeted for complicity in Israeli war crimes - in a ...

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he recognised Israel's right to exist and to "defend itself", a position likely to raise questions on whether he subscribes to the Malaysian government's decades-long ...

Convenience chain store 7-Eleven in Israel is among the biggest supporters of the current military campaign in Gaza, in a trend of local franchise licensees of global brands expressing moral support ...

An online freedom monitor today confirmed that the blog of former MP Wee Choo Keong, which has been inaccessible since July 24, has been blocked by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia ...

Plans are afoot in Umno to reintroduce the delegates system for choosing top posts, over a decade after the party switched to a new system that extended the democratic process to more members across ...

The family of Yusoff Rawther has detailed what transpired on the day his arrest in September on charges of possessing firearms and drugs, and recalled how he had been tailed by unknown persons for ...