Press statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, Director, Centre for Policy Initiatives on Saiful’s Sodomy Allegation

Press statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, Director, Centre for Policy Initiatives on Saiful’s Sodomy Allegation The disclosure of an earlier medical report on Saiful’s allegations against Anwar has now been followed by a widely circulated – though not available in the mainstream mass media – copy of the report lodged at Hospital Pusrawi Sdn … Read more

Joint Press statement

Joint Press statement issued by Mr. Ng Peng Kong, Melaka Bar Committee Chairman Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, Director, Centre for Policy Initiatives Mr. Wong Chin Huat, Civil Society Parliamentary Initiative for Parliamentary Reform This press statement is issued as the outcome of the “Road Map to Local Government Elections??? Conference jointly organized by the Malacca … Read more

CONFERENCE ON THE ROADMAP TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

CONFERENCE ON THE ROADMAP TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS The Malacca Bar Committee, Civil Society Initiative for Parliamentary Reform (CSI-Parliament)  and Centre for Policy Initiatives (CPI) are jointly organizing a Conference on the Roadmap to Local Government Elections with the aim to create public awareness on the role and workings of local government in Malaysia’s democratic system. … Read more

Reform Suhakam by April or face downgrading (The Sun)

Published in www.suaram.net       Friday, 25 July 2008  KUALA LUMPUR (July 25, 2008): The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has until April next year to buck up or lose its standing with the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (ICC).  A report prepared in April this year by the ICC’s Sub-Committee on Accreditation … Read more

International Support for Anwar Ibrahim

By Din Merican July 22, 2008 The attempt to smear and defame Anwar Ibrahim has been thoroughly rejected by the international community. Statements condemning the arrest of Anwar Ibrahim and stating concerns over the credible dispensation of justice have been made by groups which view they entire conduct of this case as suspiciously, similar to … Read more

WE WEEP FOR YOU, ALTANTUYA

By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim Quek July 26, 2008   Explosive new evidence implicating deputy premier Najib Razak in Altantuya’s murder case was thrown out by the court when it resumed session on July 23 to hear the submissions of both prosecution and defence after the prosecution wrapped up its case one month ago. … Read more

Anwar: This is not 1998

By Debra Chong PETALING JAYA, July 23 – A simple question during a press conference this afternoon at Parti Keadilan Rakyat headquarters elicited a strong, emotional outburst from Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. It began when a reporter asked the PKR adviser to comment on his allegations that doctors had been harassed to change their report … Read more

AMENDED: Conference on the Roadmap to Local Government Elections

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Conference on the Roadmap to Local Government Elections ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? SPEAKERS Professor Abdul Aziz BARI is lecturing at the Department of Public Law at the International Islamic University. Tan Sri Dato’ Dr CHIN Fook Weng is a national speaker for Gerakan and a former senator and Associate Professor. Mr Derek FERNANDES is a town planning … Read more