Haaretz（http://www.haaretz.com） Is Israel too imprisoned in the familiar ceremony of war?, 30 December 2008 by David Grossman After its severe strike on Gaza, Israel would do well to stop, turn to Hamas' leaders and say: Until Saturday I…

1. Malaysia Today (http://mt.m2day.org) FAITH WITHOUT FEAR: ALLOW BIBLES IN BAHASA MELAYU!, 29 December 2008 by Farouk A. Peru(www.farouk.name) On one hand, you have the ’Towering Malay’, the ‘Cemerlang, Gemilang Terbilang Malay’, the ‘Glo…

(1) Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） Hudud laws: Strong opposition from BN parties, 24 December 2008 Islamic party PAS came under more fire today following its determination to implement the hudud laws, an aspiration which w…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） (1) Review language issue in a more holistic way, 26 December 2008 by Yow Lop Siaw So much has been discussed and debated over the use of language in education, unity and nation- building. Wh…

1. The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) Allow Bible in Bahasa Malaysia: Christian Federation、25 December 2008 by ROYCE CHEAH PETALING JAYA: The Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) has called on the Government to re-look its restrict…

Bernama.com (http://www.bernama.com) 1. Secretariat For Dialogues Between Islamic Scholars And Leaders To Be Set Up, 22 December 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- A special secretariat which can be the platform for dialogues between t…

1. Telegraph.co.uk (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)Iraqi Christians flee gunmen for sanctuary of monastery Hundreds of Christians have fled their homes in northern Iraq for the sanctuary of a monastery this Christmas after being targeted for t…

DAILY EXPRESS, Sabah (http://www.dailyexpress.com.my) Too much emphasis on race, religion not good: Hiew , 23 December 2008 Kota Kinabalu: Differences based on race and religion must be thrust into the background in favour of a peaceful an…

1. New Straits Times Online (http://www.nst.com.my) Catholic weekly made to wait for renewal permit , 18 December 2008KUALA LUMPUR: Catholic weekly The Herald may have to stop publication as its publishing permit, which expires at the end …

Asahi.com (http://www.asahi.com) Japan moves carefully toward Islamic finance, 12 December 2008 bY MANABU HARA, STAFF WRITER The Japanese government has taken a small but important step toward introducing Islamic finance here amid the glob…

The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) What it’s about, 21 December 2008 by LIM WEY WEN A non-Christian is intrigued by a book that explains the real reason for the season. THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTMAS By Rick Warren Publisher: Simon and Schu…

The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) Country’s first Malay woman doctor turns 90, 20 December 2008 by NURBAITI HAMDAN KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Dr Salma Ismail just cannot believe the fuss over her turning 90. “I have newspaper people talki…

1. Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） ‘Herald' sweats on status of annual permit, 17 December 2008 by Hafiz Yatim Will the Dec 28 edition of the Herald-The Catholic Weekly be the last? This is the question on the mind of Fathe…

CCM (http://www.ccmalaysia.com)1.Demise of Rt. Rev. Julius Danaraj PaulThe Council of Churches of Malaysia is shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic news of the demise of the Rt. Rev. Julius Danaraj Paul, the Bishop of the Evangelical L…

US Commission on International Religious Freedom FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Dec. 16, 2008 （Contact: Judith Ingram, Communications Director,communications@uscirf.gov）Iraq: USCIRF Recommends Designating Iraq as Country of Particular Concern, C…

The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) Xmas workday, 15 December 2008 A SIP OF MATCHA WITH SARAH MORI Many Japanese celebrate Christmas though Dec 25 is not a national holiday. Merii Kurisumasu from Japan! Since Japan became more westerni…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com）Why close down Chinese schools which are so much better?, 12 December 2008 by Shaun I refer to the Malaysiakini report Mukhriz: Close down vernacular schools. While I am no supporter of Dr Mah…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） The case for reporting religion fairly, 1 December 2008 by Eric Loo At the time of writing (Nov 30), my nephew had just arrived in Sydney from Mumbai. He was one of the Australian trade deleg…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） Kok sues Utusan, Chamil for RM30mil, 12 December 2008 by Hafiz Yatim Selangor executive councillor and Seputeh MP Teresa Kok has filed a RM30 million defamation suit against Umno-owned Utusan…

Catholic News Agency (http://www.catholicnewsagency.com)Popular U.K. children’s dictionary now excludes Christian words, 9 December 2008 London (CNA).- Words associated with Christianity have been removed from an Oxford University Press ch…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） The real 'Malay' dilemma, 9 December 2008 by KJ John Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was absolutely right during the Riz Khan interview on Al-Jazeera recently. He said he is Malay and not an Indian, …

Citizens for Peace & Tolerance(http://hatefreeamerica.org)Menino's mosque: The bizarre story behind the construction of Boston's most controversial building Most locals concede that getting anything of substance accomplished in Boston is a…

Christian Post (http://christianpost.com)Malaysia Gov't Sued Over Seized Christian CDs , 28 November 2008 By Associated Press Writer, Julia Zappei KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian Christian is suing the government for allegedly violati…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） 'I'm afraid to walk on the streets' , 5 December 2008‘How on earth can the IGP say we're safe? Then tell all the VIPs to do away with their security escorts and walk the streets of Jalan Sult…

AsiaNews.it (http://asianews.it) Islamic councils against Catholic magazine of Kuala Lumpur: forbidden to use the word "Allah", 25 November 2008 The Islamic religious councils of seven Malaysian states are joining the lawsuit pitting the w…

The Sun(http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=27874) Multi-lingual signboards go up in Penang today by Opalyn Mok (Fri, 21 Nov 2008) GEORGE TOWN (Nov 21, 2008): Fending off criticisms and even an impending law suit, the Penang government …

1. Council of Churches of Malaysia (http://www.ccmmalaysia.org) New Bishop for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malaysia At the Extraordinary Diocesan Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malaysia held on 1st November in Kuala …