By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein accused Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers of disrespecting democracy today when they staged a walkout from Parliament during the…

(Bernama) - KUALA LUMPUR: Umno members should not be over-confident in winning the general election following the party's success in registering 3.4 million members so far.

By Regina Lee, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: The Bar Council led by its president Lim Chee Wee on Tuesday handed a memorandum to Parliament on the council's objections to the Peaceful Assembly Bill. Lim and…

(The Sun) - Members of the Malaysian Bar Council gathered to protest against the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill (PAB) 2011 and to hand over an alternative to the government here today. Some 600…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today the government was following in the footsteps of toppled Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak by barring…

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider Hundreds of lawyers marched from Lake Gardens to Parliament to protest the Peaceful Assembly Bill today. — Picture by Clara…

By Ismail Dahlan, Malaysia ChronicleThe Bar Council has called on its members to march to Parliament in protest against the ‘Peaceful Assembly Act’ tabled recently. That Bill was a crude attempt by BN…

(The Star) - Six amendments to the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill are scheduled to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat Tuesday.

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian InsiderMalays will lose their rights and power should Pakatan Rakyat (PR) win more federal seats in the next general election, an Umno leader said today.

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian InsiderAmendments to the Peaceful Assembly Bill will give organisers just 48 hours instead of four days to appeal against restrictions set by police.

(The Star) - PETALING JAYA: Umno must recover its old fighting spirit that had brought it many successes since independence. Its leaders have also been asked to shed the “cermin gelap, kereta gelap,…

(The Star) - The Peaceful Assembly Bill was drafted in accordance with international norms after the Government studied 12 Acts practised by other countries. Thus, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib…

(The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has reached an exciting crossroads and policies to transform the country must be maintained so it can become a developed and united nation.

By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider Hours before the Dewan Rakyat is to debate the controversial Peaceful Assembly Bill that Datuk Seri Najib Razak claims has been twisted by the opposition, the Bar…

By Lee Wei Lian, The Malaysian Insider The prime minister could be pressured into calling an election by early next year to minimise damage to the government’s political standing due to a…

By uppercaise Political exiles and dissidents: don’t get angry in Malaysia The Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 doesn’t give Malaysians much space or time for getting angry. It’s worse for foreigners.…

The Malaysian Academic Movement (MOVE) once again reiterates our concern with respect to the continuing persecution and possible prosecution of Professor Abdul Aziz Bari of the International Islamic…

(Sky News) - Britain is facing a double-dip recession in the first half of next year, and will need to print more money, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has said.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE  The Malaysian government has introduced a law which would further tighten the country’s excessive restrictions on peaceful protest ahead of next year's expected…

Let us take a hypothetical situation. Let’s, say, Najib Tun Razak resigns as Prime Minister and, say, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah takes over. Also, say, many ministers, politicians, police officers,…

(AFP) - SYDNEY: WikiLeaks has been recognised in Australia for its “outstanding contribution to journalism”, with founder Julian Assange lashing out at “cowardly” Prime Minister Julia Gillard in an…

The 62th Umno general assembly may the last assembly before the country casts its votes. No matter when the announcement for the 13th general election will be made, the 62th Umno general assembly…

Reaching out to the two East Malaysian states is crucial to PR's bid to wrest federal power from the BN as the two states command about a quarter of the total number of parliamentary seats but have a…

Najib forewarned he is heading for another political disaster after July 9 Bersih 2.0 misjudgment if rejects proposal for a Parliamentary Select Committee and forces the Peaceful Assembly Bill…

Najib's “clarification” is proof that Peaceful Assembly Bill is the worst and most slipshod bill in 54-year parliamentary history raising questions about the Prime Minister's bona fides in political…

Both Sapura and Kencana have a common shareholder in the Employees Provident Fund with a 10.1 per cent stake and 7.8 per cent stake respectively in the companies.  (Business Times) - SapuraCrest…

(Business Times) - For a while now, there has been speculation about who would partner Ivory Properties Bhd in its multi-billion ringgit Bayan Mutiara project in Penang.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Too much freedom will destroy society, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has charged, saying that civil freedom should have its limits.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Faced with increasing public pressure, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil said today she will address the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) controversy during Umno’s general assembly…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) chief executive Wan Saiful Wan Jan clarified today that his participation in the MCA forum on hudud does not mean he has…