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POLITICS: Malaysia’s Anwar Gears Up for Make-or-Break Sodomy Trial

POLITICS: KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27, 2010 (IPS) - Reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim, 63, who has been inflicted with various harms in his four-decade-old campaign to build a just, prosperous and democratic Malaysia, is facing probably the final ...

From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Inter Press Service,  27 Jan 2010
Related Topics: Anwar Ibrahim,  Mahathir Mohamad,  Democratic Action Party

Sarawak dams: boon or bane?

Plans are afoot to build a dozen dams in Sarawak which would inundate vast tracts of pristine rainforest and affect the lives of many ethnic tribes. Not a Subscriber?, not just to read the news, but to support Independent Media that gives you accurate, ...

From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Malaysiakini,  20 Jan 2010

MALAYSIA: Religious Intolerance Threatens Secular Foundation

MALAYSIA: KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (IPS) - Days of simmering religious tension over a New Years Eve court ruling allowing Catholics to use the Arabic word Allah to denote the Christian God have boiled over after unknown individuals tried to ...

From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Inter Press Service,  9 Jan 2010

MALAYSIA: Lack of Regulation Blamed for HIV Upsurge among Women

MALAYSIA: KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (IPS) - Melinda Teoh, 42, had a life that could easily be the envy of many except that it took an unexpected turn just when she thought she had it all. Two lovely children, a well-paying, high-profile job, a ...

From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Inter Press Service,  12 Dec 2009
Related Topics: World Health Organization,  United Nations

MALAYSIA: Gov’t Urged to Stem the Tide of Child Trafficking

MALAYSIA: KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 27 (IPS) - "My family was starving. . . . I was sold to people who brought me here to work and feed my family back home," said Ah Mun, a victim of child trafficking. The 13-year-old girl from Kachin state, in ...

From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Inter Press Service,  27 Sep 2009
Related Topics: UNICEF,  United Nations

RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: Win Some, Lose Some for Beleaguered Penan Tribe

RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 21 (IPS) - In wealthy Malaysia that employs over four million Asians to service its high- rolling lifestyle, a tiny indigenous tribe is fighting for its survival against state inaction and bureaucratic ...

From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Inter Press Service,  21 Sep 2009
Related Topics: United Nations

MALAYSIA: New Govt Stifling Public Opinion

MALAYSIA: KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (IPS) - A huge public protest on Aug. 1 calling for the repeal of the Internal Security Act, a law that the authorities have used to jail extremist and legitimate political opponents alike without trial, was ...

From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Inter Press Service,  6 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Anwar Ibrahim,  Mahathir Mohamad

Maids: An uphill battle against abuse, torture

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From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Malaysiakini,  2 Jul 2009

RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: An Uphill Battle Against Abuse And Torture

RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 1 (IPS) - Domestic helper Siti Hajar, 33, from Garut district, Indonesia is a picture of calm as she leans against the wall at a shelter for abused maids and dreams of returning to her village. Her face, ...

From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Inter Press Service,  1 Jul 2009

From praise to shocking disgrace

After years of lobbying by rights activists and the international community, Malaysia passed an effective and comprehensive law in 2007 against human trafficking with provisions for protection, shelter and return of trafficked person to their home ...

From BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, Malaysiakini,  24 Jun 2009
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