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Disrobing the Bar: The S’pore way

In 1988, the relationship between the Singapore government and the law society turned sour, resulting in the creation of the law academy. RK Anand, Free Malaysia Today Ties are now strained between the Malaysian Bar and the government in the aftermath of the Bersih 3.0 protest, incidentally spearheaded by a former Bar Council president, S Ambiga. The Bar’s criticism and condemnation of the ...

Magazine from Belarus to receive IPI's 2012 Free Media Award

(IPI/IFEX) - Vienna, 15 May 2012 - The International Press Institute (IPI) today named independent Belarusian youth publication 34 Multimedia Magazine the winner of IPI's 2012 Free Media Pioneer Award, which is sponsored this year by multimedia company Grupo Infobae.

Foreclosure Review Is Free, But Few Borrowers Apply

It's been two years since the "robo-signing" scandal revealed systemic problems among home foreclosures around the country. Regulators and 14 mortgage companies have established a review process to check individual cases for errors, but fewer than 4 percent of eligible homeowners have applied.

A free press is essential to democracy

Marina Mahathir, one of our nation’s most inspiring figures, recently wrote how her article in The Star was spiked for fear of incurring the wrath of the powers that be.

Comment on A free press is essential to democracy by dagen wanna "ABU"

///being censored in a country that is assumed to be a democracy./// Wrong wrong wrong. We are not an "assumed democracy". We are a real "best democracy". And with jib as pm it turned into a " lagi best democracy".