Judge: Edge can claim damages

KUALA LUMPUR: The Edge Commu­nications Sdn Bhd can claim for damages from the Home Minister for suspending two of its publications last year, Court of Appeal ruled. A three-man panel unanimously dismissed the appeal brought by the Home Minister and the Home Ministry secretary-general. Court of Appeal judge Justice Mohd Zawawi Salleh held that the…

Suhakam wants mechanism to review NSC Act

KUALA LUMPUR: It was Benjamin Franklin who said in 1755 that “those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”, recalled Suhakam Chairman Razali Ismail in the keynote speech at the “Civil Society Conference on National Security” in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Franklin’s simple phrase reminds…

Cambodian maids claim fatal abuses at Juru depot

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian maids released from the Juru detention depot in Penang, Malaysia, have alleged torture of detainees by depot staff. One of them claimed she knew of at least three detainees who shared the same block with her dying of injuries from beatings. The Cambodia Daily reported that the Cambodian Embassy in Malaysia…

Former PM moves to shore up Opposition in next general election

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Moh­amad will form a new political party which will join forces with the Opposition in a bid to oust Barisan Nasional in the next general election. The party will be part of a greater coalition comprising PKR, DAP and Amanah, as well NGOs and individuals. The former prime minister said this…

Suhakam: There is room for human rights improvement

KUALA LUMPUR: The new chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Tan Sri Razali Ismail wants the Government to have greater human rights reforms which he says are still lacking. Razali said despite the nation’s development and economic progress, there was still room for human rights improvements. “As Malaysia makes reasonable strides in…

Anti-African banner is unacceptable, says Proham

The act of the management corporation of Waja Apartments in Taman Tun Perak, Cheras in hanging up a banner with the words “Say No To African People” is totally unacceptable, says Society for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham) secretary-general Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria. “It is a racist act and a form of stereotyping. This…