In our proclamation of independence, our first Prime Minister gave voice to the lofty aspirations and dreams of the people of Malaya:

The Malaysian Consultative Council on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism Friday (26 Sept) calls for the repeal of the Internal Security Act.

Twenty years ago...

Shortly after Operation Lalang began on 27 Oct 1987, I lost my well-paying job as a country correspondent for a regional publication for reasons unknown to me.

First of all I have to apologise for not informing you of my one-week leave. Many readers have called up to ask about me.

Pressure is piling on the government to release five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders who have been detained under the Internal Security Act since December last year.

Selangor MCA Tuesday (23 Sept) demanded a public apology from DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang over his accusation that police reports lodged by members of an MCA division in Selangor led to the detention of DAP's Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

Blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin's application seeking release from detention under section 73 (1) of the Internal Security Act (ISA) is academic because the home minister has signed an order to detain him under section 8 (1), the High Court here heard Tuesday (23 Sept).

Teresa Kok had a heart-to-heart talk with Guang Ming Daily on her detention under the Internal Security Act, at a hawker centre in PJ in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim today called for a cautious review of the Internal Security Act (ISA), saying that calling for the abolition of the act was merely a political opinion which should not be expressed.