SYDNEY: Australia said human rights will be a key element in its deal with Kuala Lumpur to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia, as the United Nations welcomed its move to treat minors on a case-by-case basis.

KUALA LUMPUR: Women who are in decision-making positions need to encourage others of their gender towards achieving similar success, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no need for female National Service trainees to undergo pregnancy tests.

NS Training Department director-general Datuk Abdul Hadi Awang Kechik said there were legal implications if such tests were to be made compulsory.

KUALA LUMPUR: A team of United Nations atomic energy experts began a week-long visit to Malaysia yesterday to review the safety of a proposed Australian rare earth plant which has drawn protests.

Following public concerns that radioactive waste from the plant could leak out and harm the environment, the government has put the project by Australian miner Lynas on hold, pending the independent panel's review.

KUALA LUMPUR: In its ongoing effort to improve commuting via public transportation in the city, the government has made several upgrades to existing public transport services to facilitate the disabled as part of its efforts to increase public transport ridership under the GTP’s Urban Public Transport (UPT) NKRA.