Aljazeera gives us a rare glimpse of conditions inside a crowded Malaysia immigration detention centre (Part 2 above and Part 1 below).
Nov 262009
2009 Web Specials
Nov 262009
Next month thousands of young Burmese Muslims, persecuted in their own land, will attempt to voyage across the sea to a better life – but a sinister fate awaits them. John Carlin of the UK Independent investigates.
Nov 032009
Sungai Siput MP Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj explains in Parliament why he is worried about the Budget’s neo-liberal trend, including the ongoing shift towards regressive taxation and another round of ‘liberalisation’ and privatisation.
Oct 212009
Aljazeera takes a look at one of the biggest scandals in Malaysian history, the Port Klang Free Zone scam, and the cosy link between business and politics in the country.
Oct 012009
Jane Birkin’s music video—an ode to Nobel Prize Prisoner and prisoner of conscience, Aung San Suu Kyi—is a powerful, alarming and heartfelt look at the humanitarian crisis in Burma and the woman who continues to defy the oppression that lies within.
Sep 252009
The clear-cutting of rainforests for monoculture ‘tree plantations’ such as acacia plantations often destroys biodiversity and sources of life for indigenous communities.
Sep 162009
Today Najib is trying hard to relive the past by imploring the rakyat to co-exist as one. But will 1Malaysia ever thrive when irreversible damages have been done? Fathol Zaman Bukhari takes a nostalgic look back at the country in the 1950s and 60s, when he was growing up.
Sep 042009
Sustainable forest management in Sarawak? Think again. These videos (above and below) from Al Jazeera provide ample food for thought – and look at the impact of logging on the Penan.
Aug 242009
A flashback at the Abolish ISA rally in Kuala Lumpur on 1 August 2009 attended by over 50,000 people.
Aug 172009
Video footage of Padang Serai MP Gobalakrishnan being arrested and handcuffed this morning during the nomination process for the Permatang Pasir by-election.