MIRI: All Malaysians including those living in the most remote of settlements like Long Banga in Ulu Baram have equal rights to better themselves under the 1Malaysia principle.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said yesterday that the 1Malaysia principle assured all Malaysians an equal opportunity.

PETALING JAYA: A non-governmental organisation fears that Selangor’s Freedom of Information (FOI) is open to abuse in its present form.

“Some provisions put too much power in the hands of certain individuals,” said Gayathry Venkites­waran, who heads FOI taskforce of the Coalition for Good Gover­nance.

PETALING JAYA: Sarawak’s most remote interior which is home to the Penans will be the focus of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s visit to the state on July 22.

Najib is expected to visit several Penan settlements in Ulu Baram, which is in the innermost reaches of northern Sarawak.

SEREMBAN, July 2 (Bernama) -- In the efforts to transform and improve the standard of living of the Orang Asli community represented by 18 sub groups, education, skills and land ownership are seen vital for their development.

According to Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli Association President Majid Suhut, this is because through education and skills the Orang Asli community can compete with the rest and through land ownership they can earn an income.

KUALA LUMPUR: The minimum marriage age for Muslims and non-Muslims remains unchanged although the Government has withdrawn its reservation to Article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.

Article 1, which defines a child as a person below the age of 18, did not contradict Malaysian laws, she said.