Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) is appalled at the increasing number of child migrants detained at Immigration Detention Centres over the past five years. We have received shocking statistics released by the Home Ministry in a written reply to a Parliamentary question in the last June/July…
International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for the Malaysian government to do away with caning as a punishment for immigration offences. “Caning is a form of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, prohibited under international human rights law. “The practice is humiliating, and causes…
Pakatan Rakyat today announced the setting up of committees to correspond with the 25 ministries in the federal cabinet. “There are 25 ministries and each ministry will have a member of parliament from PKR, DAP and PAS. “And the committees will also have specialists in…
The Home Ministry and the National Registration Department (NRD) have formed a task force to see to citizenship applications from foreigners, said Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. He said the ministry hoped to resolve issues involving applications from foreigners to become Malaysians by the…
Many Malaysians still lack knowledge of the country’s ability to defend itself from enemy threats said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said an online survey carried out through the Defence Ministry’s website on Jan 13, showed that the public lacked exposure…
THE Penang Second Bridge is not a corporate welfare project awarded to UEM but a project to provide better traffic flow in the state, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk S.K. Devamany said yesterday. Replying to the adjournment speech by Liew Chin Tong…
Speculation is rife that the Cabinet of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be leaner, meaner and slimmer. Or will it?
A total of 2,571 prisoners have died while incarcerated, and 153 while in police custody between 1999 and 2008 due to health problems, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar revealed today. Based on records from the Prisons Department, the numbers included those incarcerated at…
In written reply to Liew Chin Tong (DAP-Bukit Bendera), Abdullah said a comparison could not be made between the ratio of a budget’s operating expenditure and development expenditure by year. “This is because the operating expenditure is to meet the expenditure needs of the annual…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ought to ensure the completion of the discussions between the government and United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) on the construction of the Second Penang Bridge before he steps down later this month. Liew Chin Tong (Bukit Bendera-DAP) said today…