Hazlin Hassan

free Sisters in Islam says the concept of polygamy has been warped and that it should at least be subject to strict conditions to ensure women are fairly treated.

Syed Hamid Albar: 'I hope things will cool down now and that people will see the wisdom of the government decision.'

One analyst describes the 9th Malaysia Plan as something that 'looks good superficially'. When the surface is scratched, he adds, it yields disappointment.

Some 23 high-end condos are being constructed around the Petronas Twin Towers, including one plush development that features private swimming pools for each of its 94 units.

At least four new top hotels are under construction in Kuala Lumpur, which is seeing inner-city property prices surge for the first time since the regional economic crisis of the late 1990s.

The pact revives a 1980s partnership between Malaysia's state-run carmaker and the Japanese auto giant, and comes after Proton failed to strike a deal with Germany's Volkswagen.

Sepasukan pakar hidup luar sedang berusaha mengesannya manakala satu talian terus diwujudkan untuk menerima laporan daripada mereka yang pernah melihatnya.

Bigfoot fever erupted last month when some fish farm workers claimed to have spotted three of the beasts - two adults and a youngster - on the edge of a forest reserve in Johor.

Stressed-out but can't take the time off work to unwind? Then take a lesson from executives in Kuala Lumpur who have learned to put their feet up without missing the next big deal.

In the newest reality show Mencari Cinta, the contestants are awakened at the crack of dawn to see if they have performed their morning prayers, testing them by asking them the direction of Mecca.

Many pharmacies in the haze-hit Klang Valley say masks were flying off the shelves, and anxious citizens were demanding sturdier models with carbon filters.

The normally bustling centre was rendered a ghost town by the fallout from hundreds of blazes raging in Sumatra.

Endangered turtles have disappeared from Malaysia's famous nesting beaches this year, with just one landing recorded compared to the thousands that used to lay eggs there.

Detainees held under the notorious security laws are routinely tortured during interrogations, stripped naked, beaten with broomsticks and threatened with rape.

In the past two years the price of top condos has doubled to more than RM1,000 per square foot, and even studios now start at RM500,000 - enough to buy a four-bedroom family house in the suburbs.

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar says that stereotyping and prejudice against Muslims risked sparking off large-scale conflicts.

Belly dancing is creating ripples among women in East Asia as enthusiasts from Malaysia to Taiwan pick up the ancient art of seductive shimmying - and get a good work-out at the same time.

A formal pomp and ceremony was followed almost immediately by private talks between the leaders, with the fate of hundreds of thousands of illegal Indonesian workers in Malaysia expected to top the agenda.

A concept for the rebuilding could be ready in a month and a master plan in three months, says Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Home Minister Azmi Khalid said the decision to extend the amnesty was taken at a cabinet meeting today, based on a written request from Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.