By Stanley Koh, FMT At a 2006 forum to discuss problems that non-Muslims face as Malaysian officialdom continues to assert the predominance of Islam in the country, a prominent scholar acknowledged…

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — PKR will field fresher, young candidates for the next general election with a set criterion that aspiring lawmakers must have a…

ASPAN ALIASSekarang Aziz Bari dari UIA pula yang menjadi sasaran. Saya selalu berkata di dalam pimpinan UMNO dan BN bercakap benar adalah satu kesalahan. Berbeza pendapat itu adalah kesalahan. Jika…

There were no accurate statistics for the total number of trafficking victims in Malaysia. Malaysia employed approximately 2.5 million migrant workers in 2007, 40 to 45% of whom were undocumented.…

By Mizan Rahman/Dhaka, Gulf Times After western donor agencies led by the World Bank suspended funding for the planned Padma Bridge in Bangladesh because of corruption allegations against a minister…

By Saw Yan Naing, The Irrawaddy Malaysia should delay deporting Burmese refugees and asylum seekers until there is safety and job security in their homeland, according to Malaysian rights groups and…

By Shamim Adam and Michael Munoz, BloombergMalaysia ’s inflation unexpectedly quickened in September as food and transportation costs climbed and a weakening ringgit made imports costlier.

By Lee KeeHOW silly can MCA political leaders be? On second thought, should anyone be surprised with the MCA’s use of women and sex to attract political attention and support?

By Scott Thong Rule 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The Energy Commission said today that the tariff and length of concession for the 1,000-megawatt plant in Tanjung Bin, Johor was…

By Aliran Aliran is outraged by the reported suspension of the constitutional law expert, Professor Abdul Aziz Bari, of the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM).

By G Manimaran, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — As pressure grows for the International Islamic University of Malaysia (UIA) to lift Dr Abdul Aziz Bari’s suspension, the law professor…

The federal Islamic development agency claimed today that many Muslim do not respect the authority of the Malay Rulers who are heads of religions for their respective states. On…

THE PEOPLE'S PARLIAMENT1987. A tumultous year in Malaysian politics. Mahathir had already been PM for 6 years by then. His darker side was soon to unleash itself upon the nation.

By Shannon Teoh,The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The federal Islamic development agency claimed today that many Muslim do not respect the authority of the Malay Rulers who are heads of…

DAP chairman takes Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin to task for a Twitter posting villifying Lim Guan Eng's son.(Free Malaysia Today) - National DAP chairman Karpal Singh today branded Umno Youth…

By Mohd Farhan Darwis, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Hundreds of International Islamic University (UIA) students gathered today to protest the university’s suspension of Prof Dr Abdul…

A Hindraf Makkal Sakti leader claims Umno is behind the assembly and he also questioned the fast-track approval of police permit for the gathering. (Free Malaysia Today) - A Hindraf Makkal Sakti…

By Mariam Mokhtar Just because you drive a Bentley doesn’t mean you’re loaded. You could be the chauffeur, on his way to fetch the towkay ….but your grey uniform gives you away.

Dear Editor, I want to bring to your attention an article in the himpun.org website, apparently written by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ridhuan Tee Abdullah from Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia.…

By Mariam Mokhtar, FMT Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s interpretation of the “best democracy” for Malaysia is to have a tight grip on the growing student movement and an even tighter hold on…

By Lawyers for Liberty  Lawyers For Liberty strongly condemns the suspension of Prof Aziz Bari’s duty as professor of constitutional law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia regarding…

By P Ramakrishnan, Aliran PresidentResorting to utter gutter politics is akin to swimming in the cesspool without a care. That’s how those faceless pro-Umno bloggers who spun a lie regarding an…

By Stanley Koh, FMT Few will disagree that politicians are often trapped in history and history in them. MCA politicians should take heed. Unfortunately, when they throw stones at their rivals, they…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The girl whose photograph was used by pro-Umno bloggers to level accusations of sexual harassment against Penang Chief Minister Lim…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Perak DAP chief Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham filed a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Ipoh today accusing Datuk Seri…

By Lee Wei Lian, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — A major investment bank has said that Barisan Nasional is likely to improve on its performance in the 2008 general election due to…

(Harakah Daily) - UMNO offshoot Perkasa will be having its annual assembly and Malaysians may finally be able to see its members gathering in large numbers, a sight many have been waiting for amid…

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The short-lived exception was the English language newspaper The Sun, which included the quotations from Razak in its early morning February 21 edition. Sources at newspaper confirmed to us in…