Full Coverage: Malaysia

03.11.2009 Certifying palm oil is not a solution to the environmental damage and human rights violations caused by oil palm plantations, an international environmental group said at a meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil in Malaysia.

02.11.2009 An advert for Malaysian palm oil has been banned in the UK, dealing a major blow to the credibility of Malaysia’s palm oil industry.

09.09.2009 A misleading advert claiming palm oil is "sustainable" has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority, following a complaint by Friends of the Earth.

24.08.2009 Protests by the Penan tribe in Malaysian Borneo have escalated, with 12 villages coming together to mount new road blockades against the logging and plantation companies that are destroying their rainforest.

30.07.2009 Dozens of Penan tribespeople armed with blowpipes and spears have erected blockades across the roads cut by logging companies deep into their forest in Borneo. The blockaders are calling for an end to logging on their land.

11.05.2009 About 80 activists, writers and MPs have been arrested durng protests against the ruling party's takeover of the Malaysian state of Perak.

14.04.2009 Malaysia's Muslim preachers have been enlisted in the fight for wildlife conservation, using passages from the Koran to raise awareness and help protect some of the world's most endangered species.

07.04.2009 The Malaysian authorities are urged to release three indigenous people detained without charges.
+ Dam and biofuel threats to Borneo tribe

03.03.2009 The Freedom Film Festival of Malaysia features documentaries made in recent years "to create a space for social justice and human rights films amidst a controlled mainstream media and the lack of commercial backing."

08.01.2009 A Malaysian university has been selected to host the Right Livelihood College, the main goal of which will be to harness and spread the knowledge and experience of the outstanding personalities, organisations and practices of the Right Livelihood Award laureates.

07.10.2008 Malaysian palm oil exported for use in food, biofuels and cosmetics is far from "green", contrary to claims by Malaysian producers, according to a report
released today.

08.08.2008 Three companies have been named "worst for abusing tribal peoples’ rights" in a statement marking the UN Day for Indigenous Peoples on 9 August.
+ Supreme Court gives go-ahead to mine – tribe vows resistance

25.07.2008 Petroleum-fuelled prosperity is masking the challenge of oil depletion and removing the sense of urgency that is desperately needed to promote diversification in oil-exporting states, a report warns.

17.07.2008 A secret document accidentally posted on the Internet reveals plans to build a series of massive hydroelectric dams in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, submerging the homes of at least 1,000 Penan, Kelabit and Kenyah tribal people.

06.03.2008 Due to "government restraints on expression, assembly and access to state media," Malaysians will not be voting in a free and fair election this Saturday, says an international human rights monitor.
From: Human Rights Watch

14.02.2008 Creating a "pivotal" moment in Malaysian history, human rights activists and other non-governmental leaders are mobilizing to participate in the upcoming general elections, unexpectedly announced alongside Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's dissolution of parliament this Wednesday.

24.01.2008 The death sentence imposed on a young Malaysian woman caught smuggling narcotics by Beijing authorities has aroused condemnation among Malaysians who are now questioning their own country's death penalty.

08.01.2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (IPS) - In a move that may hurt Malaysia's multi-religious social fabric the government has announced that certain Arabic words like 'Allah' cannot be used in the literature, gospel, and speeches of non-Muslim faiths.

19.12.2007 The Internet is set to play a critical role in poverty eradication efforts by providing unprecedented access to knowledge to the poor billions, according to experts gathered at a global knowledge conference. Hosted by the Global Knowledge Partnership, a multi-stakeholder platform by and for various sectors, the summit was a celebration of ten years of partnerships and the sharing of knowledge for the common goal of ICTs for development.

10.12.2007 By weaving and selling environmentally friendly baskets, a group of once disadvantaged women in Malaysia are now able to make a living.