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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – A Malaysian court ordered the editor of an anti-government news Web site [It's called Malaysia Today: http://mt.m2day.org/2008/ ] released from detention Friday, ruling that his arrest under a law allowing indefinite incarceration was unlawful [more on what I wrote againts ISA h e r e], a lawyer said.
Shah Alam High Court Justice Syed [...]

I watched this show with great intent. I highly recommend readers to view this show as it gives a somewhat deep analyses on the draconian Act of Internal Security - a law that can detain any individual without any charges and any trial in court.

National Union of Journalist President, Norila Daud has this to say regarding the arrests:
“This is a gravely serious matter. For the first time in 21 years, a journalist has been detained under the ISA. A reporter has been detained under ISA for doing her job, for reporting. The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, [...]

Compelling me to write this post would be the ‘not-so-shocking’ witch hunt the Malaysian Government is acting upon. At press time, three figures (including an MP) have been arrested by the police over claims that they incite ‘racial disharmony’, induce ‘racial tension’ as well as exhibit a clear defiant cause of slander and defamation actions. [...]

Report from MalaysiaKini and TheStar:
DAP leader Teresa Kok (picture-right) has also been detained under the Internal Security Act - the third person to be detained without trial today.
It is learnt that the Selangor senior executive councillor and Seputeh parliamentarian was stopped by the police at about 11.18pm on her way back from a function in [...]