Recent news on Rela

Malaysia's war on illegals  -  25 May 2007
Aljazeera.net,Rela is a volunteer force of ordinary Malaysian citizens. In uniform they are authorised to search, seize and arrest without warrant or explanation.

Malaysia: Government must stop abuse of Burmese refugees and ...  -  25 May 2007
Asian Tribune,The biggest perpetrator of abuses against the Burmese in Malaysia is the People's Volunteer Corps or RELA. RELA is comprised of around half a million

Costs remain challenge, says manganese president  -  25 May 2007
Mining Weekly,Notwithstanding all the issues, BHP Billiton’s working rela- tionship with Spoornet conti- nues to be “pretty effective� and Beaven fully understands the

Employers Must Pay Insurance For Maids Soon  -  25 May 2007
Bernama,Radzi said the Indonesian Minister also raised the alleged high-handed action of Rela members against foreign immigrants.

Rela’s antics shock producer  -  May 18, 2007
Malay Mail,The incident had earned the ire of Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor who had slammed Rela for its insensitive approach to foreigners.

Police Make Fresh Arrests In Probe Into RM50 Million Microchip Heist  -  May 24, 2007
Bernama,In the 2am robbery on Nov 20, 20 men including four in Rela uniforms attacked 17 workers at the air cargo complex and made off with the microchips using two

Malaysia defends immigration staff for detaining Indian  -  May 23, 2007
Hindustan Times,Tourism Minister Adnan Tengku Mansor had earlier apologised for the three-hour detention of Sanjeev Mishra by Rela, a voluntary band of immigration officers

Human Rights Watch urges KL to disband RELA, citing abuse  -  May 8, 2007
Jakarta Post,The Ikatan Relawan Rakyat, known by its Malay acronym RELA, has almost half a million uniformed and armed volunteers working for it.

Disband Rela, urges human rights organisation  -  May 9, 2007
Malaysia Star,KLANG: The Human Rights Watch HRW) has called for the disbandment of the People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela), which it described as being abusive.

Film director from India wrongly arrested by Malaysian volunteer corps  -  May 18, 2007
TODAYonline,The director, Mr Sanjiv Mishra, was in Malaysia filming a tourism documentary titled Dream Hotels in Asia for a German production company when two Rela

Volunteer corps defends detention of Indian movie director  -  May 17, 2007
International Herald Tribune,Zaidon Asmuni, the director general of the volunteer force known by its Malay acronym RELA, said the man was detained during a routine check for illegal

Upset with Jais and Rela  -  Apr 25, 2007
Malay Mail,Before the unfortunate incident, police nabbed a few Rela officers in connection with the theft of valuables and money from immigrants.

Malaysia apologises after Indian detained  -  May 18, 2007
Peninsula On-line,...“Thinking he was a Bangladeshi illegal immigrant, they hauled him into a van and took him to the RELA headquarters where he was kept for three hours,� he

Minister: ‘Don’t go overboard’  -  May 18, 2007
Malay Mail,Citing another incident, Tengku Adnan said an African-American was also put in a spot by Rela offi cers despite having a valid passport and visa.

Disband Abusive Volunteer Corps in Malaysia  -  May 10, 2007
Kansas City infoZine,New York, NY - infoZine - The Malaysian government should immediately take steps to dissolve the People's Volunteer Corps (Ikatan Relawan Rakyat or RELA),

Malaysia offers apology for wrongful detention of Indian  -  May 18, 2007
Times of India,..."I am very sorry for what has happened," Adnan Tengku Mansor said of the three-hour detention of Sanjeev Mishra by Rela, a voluntary band of immigration

Malaysia 'vigilantes' condemned  -  May 8, 2007
Aljazeera.net,It accused RELA, which has extensive powers, of extortion, aggression and repeated violations of the rights of migrant workers.

Spotlight :What foreign students want  -  May 23, 2007
New Straits Times,They do not have their passports for those two weeks and we have received reports of students being harassed by Rela officers and hauled up by the police as

Indian held up for not carrying passport  -  May 20, 2007
Hindustan Times,Last week, a Bollywood producer Sanjeev Mishra was detained by Rela, a voluntary band of immigration personnel, at the crowded China Town market and whisked

Malaysia volunteer force accused of rights abuses  -  May 9, 2007
Reuters India,The force, known as Rela, numbers around 400000 uniformed volunteers and was set up in the 1960s to help fight a communist insurgency.

Allegations Malaysian security volunteers hunting immigrants  -  May 9, 2007
Radio Australia,The Reuters news agency reports that the force, known as Rela, has around 400000 uniformed volunteers and was set up in the 1960s.

Gas prices fueling drivers' creativity  -  May 17, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,Jamie Hampton, a senior ac count executive at a public rela tions firm, said she moved to San Diego for the warm weather and initially hoped to get along

F*CK THE FACTS Announce Extensive Canadian / US Tour Dates  -  May 4, 2007
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Mabley named to NSCAD post  -  May 3, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,John Mabley is NSCAD University’s new vice-president of university rela­tions. Mabley is currently senior director of development at the College of

Can the army help the police?  -  May 10, 2007
Malay Mail,I am sure there are many other ideas and suggestions like neighbourhood watch, Rela, Rukun Tetangga, etc. I would like to know what Malaysians think about

Amnesty warns of M'sia rights abuses  -  May 23, 2007
The Brunei Times,The rights watchdog also criticised a controversial volunteer corps the Rela or People's Volunteer Corps which was established by the government and has

Suhakam: Act against employers of illegal foreign workers  -  May 6, 2007
New Straits Times,On raids by Rela members against illegal foreign workers, he said these were permissible but they should comply with the principles of basic human rights.

UI Journalism Professor To Report On China At Lecture  -  May 3, 2007
Iowa City Press Citizen,...about her recent trip to China at an Iowa City Foreign Rela-tions Council luncheon Tuesday at the Congregational Church, 30 N. Clinton St. in Iowa City.

Hiring illegals: Three factory operators held  -  Apr 25, 2007
Daily Express,He said the operation involved 83 immigration personnel, 120 Rela volunteers and six officers from the National Registration Department.

484 illegals are nabbed  -  Apr 25, 2007
Daily Express,Sabah Immigration Enforcement Head, Abdul Manap Ali Omar, said the operation involved 83 immigration personnel, 120 Rela volunteers and six officers from

Trio remanded on armed robbery charges  -  May 23, 2007
Stabroek News,According to a release from the Police Public Rela-tions Office, ranks on a mobile patrol in Georgetown observed a parked motorcar at the corner of Regent

Dual interpretations  -  May 21, 2007
Trenton Times,Burr's wife had died, and he had enjoyed several subsequent rela tionships with women. Rumors painted him as a depraved, possibly bisexual, womanizer.

Copy of passport not good enough  -  May 20, 2007
New Straits Times,On Thursday, Tourism Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor slammed Rela after two of its men detained an Indian national for three hours for not producing his

Taxi tout agencies get a warning  -  May 18, 2007
Malaysia Star,On his ministry’s “relations� with the Immigration Department and Rela, Tengku Adnan said the majority of the officers had been very welcoming and polite

Dompok quits panel  -  May 16, 2007
Daily Express,For instance, the authorities comprising the task force, police, Immigration Department, Rela and National Registration Department had detained only 9558

Family asks Congress' aid to rescue son  -  May 16, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,Hafetz added in a letter addressed to the House and Senate judiciary and foreign rela tions committees. Meshal, a 2001 graduate of Mon mouth Regional High

Man died days after love split  -  May 16, 2007
NW Evening Mail,The coroner said: “Mr Eccles admitted he was depressed in one letter and I find he must have been greatly affected by the break-up of his rela tionship.

SA firm wins pharmaceutical valve order  -  May 12, 2007
Engineering News (press release),...“We have long-standing rela-tionships with clients operating in the pharmaceuticals sector, and the fact that they have stayed with the Gemü product is

Upset with Jais and Rela  -  26 Apr 2007
Malay Mail,Before the unfortunate incident, police nabbed a few Rela officers in connection with the theft of valuables and money from immigrants.

Hiring illegals: Three factory operators held  -  26 Apr 2007
Daily Express,He said the operation involved 83 immigration personnel, 120 Rela volunteers and six officers from the National Registration Department.

Journal finds Big Pharma still wines, dines doctors  -  26 Apr 2007
Newark Star Ledger,In the first national survey aimed at gauging the depth of rela tionships between industry reps and practicing physicians, 94 percent of doctors reported

Rela members robbing Indonesians out on police bail  -  Apr 23, 2007
Jakarta Post,IPOH, Malaysia (The Star\ANN): All 10 members of Malaysia's volunteer reserve, or Rela, detained for allegedly robbing 20 Indonesians were released on

Editorial: Rela ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
New Straits Times,DEPUTY Home Affairs Minister Datuk Tan Chai Ho may declare himself satisfied with the performance of Rela and the impending 10 per cent increase of the

Rela members detained for alleged robbery released on bail  -  Apr 23, 2007
Malaysia Star,IPOH: All 10 Rela members detained for allegedly robbing 20 Indonesians were released on police bail on Sunday. “The probe is complete and the investigation

Body checks for Rela members  -  Apr 21, 2007
Malaysia Star,JOHOR BARU: Rela members will be subjected to body checks before and after operations to prevent allegations of them committing thefts during raids.

STOPPING ABUSE BY RELA MEMBERS : Body checks on personnel before ...  -  Apr 21, 2007
New Straits Times,JOHOR BARU: Rela members will have to undergo body checks before and after they go on raids against illegal immigrants.

Get rid of bad Rela members  -  Apr 19, 2007
Malay Mail,Why can’t we have a disciplined Rela force? And why pick members with disciplinary problems? Rela has been hogging the headlines for all the wrong reas- ons

10 RELA members held for robbing Indonesian workers  -  Apr 17, 2007
Jakarta Post,The incident occurred in Taman Song Choon when a group of RELA men came to hostel occupied by Indonesian workers to conduct a search early Tuesday.

Rela personnel utilised for weeding out illegal immigrants: minister  -  Apr 18, 2007
Borneo Bulletin,KOTA KINABALU - Home Affairs Minister Dato Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said he would like to see ongoing operations using Ikatan Relawan Malaysia (Rela)

Reports: Malaysia's immigration volunteers to be searched to ...  -  Apr 21, 2007
International Herald Tribune,The new policy was announced by the government after police arrested eight members of a Malaysian volunteer force, known by its Malay acronym Rela,

Reduced crime rate with more patrol cars  -  Apr 22, 2007
Malay Mail,...to cruise the streets with their beacon lights on, said Kumaran. The police will also get Rela’s co-operation to conduct operations and raids in the area.

Over 2000 Burmese refugees and migrants detained in Malaysia  -  Apr 11, 2007
Mizzima.com,Burmese refugees, even those with work permits or who have been recognized as refugees by UNHCR, have been arrested and tortured by RELA, which takes no

Klang Valley Streets:Why I love  -  Apr 11, 2007
New Straits Times,Since Rela set up base here, there have been some improvements in security. The Rela men are doing a good job. Q: Are there any interesting places to eat

61 illegals held in op at Putatan market  -  Apr 15, 2007
Daily Express,The three-hour operation starting from 8.30am involved 22 District Council enforcement personnel, 58 Rela members, four Customs officers, three Immigration

English workshop to run until '08  -  Apr 14, 2007
Borneo Bulletin,A workshop focusing on the application of RELA in English language teaching was yesterday held at Rimba II Primary School of the Rimba Resettlement Scheme.

The name behind the store brand  -  Apr 14, 2007
Crain's Chicago Business,Seven of the 10 companies with the biggest revenue gains last year are real estate-rela... More. Nudity sells. That's nothing new. But who knew people would

This matter has been resolved and the insured person can uplift ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
Stabroek News,...pension book before the next payable pension date. For further information, please feel free to call the Publicity and Public Rela-tions Unit on 227-3461.

76 illegals held in Menggatal blitz  -  Apr 12, 2007
Daily Express,Twenty-three Immigration personnel and 39 Rela members headed by the department's Enforcement Chief, Abdul Manap Ali Omar, and Operations Chief,

Indonesians robbed, raped in Johor Baru  -  Mar 28, 2007
Jakarta Post,The victims said the intruders identified themselves as police and some had Rela uniforms when they broke into the house at 3 am on Monday.

Bankruptcy trustee charges Faiella hides behind ex-wife  -  Apr 24, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,The Faiellas, Straffi wrote, "have shared a bedroom, slept in the same bed and had sexual rela tions" before and after the so- called divorce.

Indons robbed, woman raped  -  Mar 27, 2007
Malaysia Star,JOHOR BARU: A group of men posing as policemen and Rela members robbed several Indonesian workers staying at a house in Taman Impian, Skudai.

Malaysia should recognize Burmese refugees: CHRO  -  Apr 20, 2007
Mizzima.com,...typically conducted by the highly controversial, untrained and often abusive Peoples' Volunteer Corp., also known as RELA," the statement added.

Asya Reznikov, Baggage Claim  -  Apr 17, 2007
Art Cal,...one for her clothes and "things," in which personal choice is present; the other filled with items her rela-tives can't buy in Russia because they are

M. Nasir still top composer  -  Apr 15, 2007
Malaysia Star,The most-performed Malay song was Rela Ku Pujuk (sung by Spider, and composed and written by M. Nasir and Loloq), while the most-performed Chinese song was

Mitt Romney, Mormonism and the Presidency of the United States  -  Apr 14, 2007
Town Hall,The lines be-tween politics and religion are being questioned, pressing Americans to think through the rela-tionship between a candidate's value system and

Mom vs. cyberstalker  -  Apr 14, 2007
Burlington Times News,Then the rela-tionship grows into something more. “You’ve got stalking and online predators, and you ask yourself, what’s the difference,� Jordan said.

No privileges to illegals: Nazri  -  Apr 11, 2007
Daily Express,...including the police, Immigration Department, National Registration Department, Army, Chief Minister's Department, Rela and the local authorities.

Vonage not facing BlackBerry-like situation  -  Apr 11, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,Verizon declined to comment on its legal and public rela tions strategies. Vonage has placed updates on its Web site "reassuring customers that the

In ‘A Long Way Gone’ Ishmael Beah Details A Stolen Childhood  -  Apr 5, 2007
Rocktown Weekly,The brainwashing begins simply enough, with the promise of rela-tively steady meals and an end to wandering. But then training begins, starting with the

TCHS senior wins Youth of Year award  -  Apr 3, 2007
Trenton Times,Each teen participant was paired with an adult staff member in a mentoring rela tionship that provided individual guidance and encouragement.

Pay Sabah more attention  -  Apr 2, 2007
Daily Express,Instead, the ongoing operations by the police, Rela or Immigration Department are merely 'housekeeping' exercises to maintain law and order whereas the

JUDI'S JOB WITH PUP-KILLER FIRM  -  Apr 2, 2007
New York Post,...based ac tivist group waged a heated public-rela tions battle with the Norwalk-based com pany for more than a decade. "I guess the ques tion would be,

Sex dispute exposes Wal-Mart’s snoopers  -  Mar 31, 2007
Times Online,...after uncovering evidence that Gabbard had taped phone conversations between members of Wal-Mart’s media-rela-tions staff and a New York Times reporter.

Haverstraw sewer board is to replace sewer line that raised a ...  -  Mar 31, 2007
The Journal News.com,...homes in the area including Picariello Drive, Spring Street, Victor Avenue, Rela Avenue, Rhoda Avenue, Harrigan Lane, Robbin's Court and Gurnee Court.

Tawau man loses RM117,000 after stay in hotel  -  Mar 30, 2007
Daily Express,The body was found by Rela members and the public about 2.30pm after the man was reported missing since March 19. It was learnt that Alvin,

Body of man found at mangrove swamp  -  Mar 28, 2007
Daily Express,Alvin's decomposed body was found by Rela and the public. In an unrelated incident, a 31-year-old Chinese man was arrested by police for having stolen scrap

Yahya on why ex-addicts return to habit  -  Mar 27, 2007
Daily Express,The role of village heads, Rela and others is very important to curb not only drug problems but also in maintaining the safety of a village, Yahya added.

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