THE cowardly and utterly senseless act of a group of misguided, chauvinistic bigots in torching at least three churches in the Klang Valley this morning must be condemned in no uncertain terms by all peace-loving Malaysians. This act of arson, committed presumably in the name of Islam, desecrates the very religion it purports to protect. […]
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Citizens take charge
By Ding Jo-AnnCorrected on 18 Sept 2009 at 5pm The Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia core group KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Sept 2009: A group of citizens will be researching anti-terrorism laws in other countries to find ways to repeal the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Malaysia. The Anti-ISA Project, which was launched yesterday on Malaysia Day as part […]
Mas Selamat detained for 2 years under ISA
JOHOR BARU, 27 May 2009: One of the region’s most wanted militants, Mas Selamat Kastari, who was arrested in Skudai, Johor last month, is being held for two years under the Internal Security Act (ISA). “Mas Selamat is under a two-year detention at the Kamunting Detention Centre in Kamunting, Taiping,” a highly placed source told […]
S’pore JI leader captured in M’sia (Updated 6.37pm)
Updated 6.37pm, 8 May 2009 SINGAPORE, 8 May 2009: Mas Selamat Kastari, the suspected leader of the Jemaah Islamiah militant group, who escaped from a Singapore detention centre here last year has been caught in Malaysia, according to local media reports today. The fugitive, who had been hunted on a massive scale by the city-state […]
Terror attack victim Hemalatha’s funeral on 3 Dec
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: The funeral of Hemalatha Kasipillay, 51, who died in the terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, will be on 3 Dec. Her husband, K Sivakumaran, told Bernama that the funeral and cremation will only take place after the return of the couple’s children Nishalini, 19 and […]
M’sian may be in hotel hit by attacks in Mumbai
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Nov 2008: A Malaysian national, who was in Mumbai on business, is believed trapped in the Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the hotels in the vicinity of the bombing incidents by terrorists in India. The Malaysian Consul in Mumbai, Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah, when contacted by Bernama yesterday said the consulate was […]