Malaysia’s changing mindset on children’s rights
Kuala Lumpur: When we talk about children’s rights in Malaysia, what comes to mind is the Child Act 2001.
The Child Act 2001 serves to consolidate the Juvenile Court Act 1947, the Women and Young Girls protection Act 1973, and the Child Protection Act 1991, which were enacted to fulfill...
Press Freedom Comes Under Threat in Southeast Asia
Dec 30, 2013 (Menafn - Federal Government Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) --Press Freedom Comes Under Threat in Southeast Asia
By Parameswaran Ponnudurai
2013-12-28
Two weeks after a Myanmar newspaper ran a story headlined "When bags of money replace judges in court" - highlighting corruption in the judicial system - one of...
Already a BAD RECORD with Bersih 2 & 3, will Najib go down in history as Malaysia’s MOST BLOODY PM
Back in the eve of 2012 new year, we were embraced with human rights violation by the police force which arrested and injured student activists who protested peacefully against the Universities and Universities Colleges Act (UUCA) at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI).
With new year of 2014 just few hours...
Asean Envoys Look Forward To AC In 2015 Under Malaysia’s Chairmanship
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Association of Southeast Asean (Asean) envoys based in Malaysia are looking forward towards the establishment of the "Asean Community" (AC) in 2015, marking the year when Malaysia will chair the 10-member bloc.
They are confident that under Malaysia's chairmanship, Asean members would reach a...
Nationalism: a barrier to integration?
Little is also known about how the region’s 500 million people feel about cooperating closer with citizens of countries that, in many cases, they have little in common. But a recently established Facebook community, with more than 200,000 members across all 10 members, has given some insight – and...
From pariah to prime time: Myanmar takes up ASEAN chair
By Saroj Mohanty, IANS,
In the new year, world attention would turn prime time to Myanmar as it assumes the coveted chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Jan 1 and leads the 10-nation group to becoming an economic community by 2015.
For India, Myanmar is not just its...
Viet Nam: Buddhist activist Lê Công Câu is arrested in Hue
PARIS, 1st January 2014 (IBIB) – The International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) is concerned to announce that Buddhist activist Lê Công Câu was arrested at 10.15 (Vietnam time) this morning at Phu Bai Airport near Hue. He had boarded a plane bound for Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) when...
Malaysia: NGOs outraged at ban on human rights coalition
The non-governmental organisations that make up the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the UPR Process (Comango), which was declared illegal by the Home Ministry today, are outraged at the ban as they say that they are recognised by the United Nations.
Comango member Sisters In Islam (SIS) said the coalition...
Myanmar: USDP Announces Surprise Constitutional Amendment Proposal
RANGOON — In a surprise announcement the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) said it had decided to put forth amendments to Burma’s controversial 2008 Constitution, including a change to a provision that prevents opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president.
The USDP’s Central Committee met in...
Malaysia: COMANGO appalled govt’s active use of Islam as a POLTICAL TOOL to quash human rights
The Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the UPR Process (COMANGO) is shocked and perturbed that the Chief Secretary of the Home Ministry of Malaysia has declared COMANGO, through a media statement on 8 January 2014, an “unlawful organization” (“pertubuhan haram”) without attaching a gazetted order by the Home Minister...
