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Why does Najib need to absolve himself if he were really so so innocent? Why does Rosmah mansor, his wife, need a helping hand from Razak Baginda? After all, najib swore in the name of Allah that he did not know Altantuya.
Such a public relations exercise for Najib Tun Razak.
The more they speak about it, [...]

The government’s crackdowns take their toll in the country’s international press freedom ranking
Malaysia (132) has suddenly found itself in the embarrassing position of being sandwiched between Nigeria (131) and Chad (133) as the government’s crackdowns on journalists, bloggers and activists take their toll in the country’s international press freedom ranking.
The 2008 World Press [...]

By Seth Mydans

KUALA LUMPUR: In a vast office at the top of one of the world’s tallest buildings, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad sits at a broad, glass-topped desk, scribbling his thoughts on a pad of unlined paper.
For 22 years Mahathir was the most powerful person in this land, and his thoughts were commands [...]

KABUL, Afghanistan: An appeals court sentenced a young Afghan journalist to 20 years in prison for blasphemy on Tuesday, overturning a death sentence ordered by a provincial court but raising further concerns of judicial propriety in the case.
The defendant, Sayed Parwiz Kambakhsh, 23, was a student in journalism in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif and worked [...]

I strongly condemn the recent poem published in Utusan Malaysia, subtly likening DAP parliamentarian and a close friend Teresa Kok to a dog.  I also denounce the indirect insinuations on Kok in a short fictional story which is about the assassination of a female Chinese lawmaker.

The decision to publish these articles shows blatant disregard [...]