http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/458/ en_GB_uk Malaysia http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82788 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 http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82472 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. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82186 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. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/156658/1/ 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. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/156296/1/ 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. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81631 By weaving and selling environmentally friendly baskets, a group of once disadvantaged women in Malaysia are now able to make a living. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/155952/1/ China was named Good Guy at the UN climate change negotiations in Bali on Friday, Malaysia was condemned to join Saudi Arabia, Japan and Canada in the Bad Guys group and Australia and India were told to make up their mind which category they wanted to be in. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81422 Over 20,000 Malaysian Hindus partook in a peaceful demonstration this weekend, demanding access to employment, education, and business opportunities allegedly reserved, by the government, for the majority ethnic Malay population. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78964 Kehittyvien maiden välinen Tieteen, Teknologian ja Innovaation keskus päätettiin perustaa YK:n johdolla Malesiaan. Malesian ministeriön hallinnoima keskus tukee Etelä-Etelä -välistä teknologian siirtoa, säännösten luomista sekä maiden välistä tutkimusta ja yhteistyötä. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78982 The July/August issue of World Watch Magazine covers a broad range of topics, including the impact of toilet paper on climate change, carbon offsets 101 and palm oil plantations in Malaysia. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78902 Decades of irregular migration to Malaysia have resulted in large numbers of undocumented children living alone on the street with no family ties and a government that does not recognize them as citizens. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/150062/1/ The third World Electronic Media Forum (WEMF3) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 10-11 December 2007. The meeting is expected to attract broadcast executives, policy makers, academics, journalists, visionaries and decision makers from around the world. The agenda will include the safety of journalists and preserving the world's audiovisual archives. Read on... http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77900 For a second time, Malaysian police in Sarawak have dismantled a blockade set up by members of the Penan tribe to protect their rainforest land from logging by Malaysian company Samling. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77834 Malaysian authorities have seized several Chinese fishing boats off the northern coast of Borneo carrying cargoes of endangered -- and protected -- marine turtles. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77035 A declaration to conserve the “Heart of Borneo” was officially signed today, committing three governments - Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia - to the conservation and sustainable management of one of the world's most important centres of biological diversity.