By Lee Wee Tak A transformative buget? Najib administration’s 2012 budgeted expenditure totaled RM230.8 billion with operating and development components at RM181.6billion (78%) and RM49.2 billion…

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is not heeding his former mentor Dr Mahathir Mohamad's unsolicited advice.(Free Malaysia Today) - A former prime minister who was also a former finance minister and…

By Marhalim Abas, The Sun The Home Ministry is mulling the introduction of a standard manual on the use of firearms for its agencies that issue weapons for its personnel.The proposed manual will cover…

By Halimah Mohd Said via The Sun FOR the MACC alone to crusade against bribery and corruption is an impossible task. To successfully enforce anti-corruption laws, the cooperation of the police and the…

(Washington Post) — Islamic authorities will provide counseling to a dozen Malaysian Muslims to “restore their belief and faith” after they attended a community dinner at a church hall, a royal…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The government said today it will set up a new agency to promote Malaysian defence products internationally.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Pihak berkuasa India memfailkan kes terhadap tokoh perniagaan Malaysia T Ananda Krishnan  dan ketua eksekutif kepercayaannya Ralph Marshall bersama seorang bekas menteri…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Indian investigators have filed a case against Malaysian tycoon Tan Sri T. Ananda Krishnan, his trusted executive Ralph Marshall together with a former Indian telecom…

(Reuters) - Britain plans to tighten up rules on admitting relatives of migrants, cracking down on abuses used to gain entry to the country such as sham and forced marriages, Prime Minister David…

Hafiz Noor Shams, The Malaysian Insider If one throws a dart randomly at those pieces of paper pinned on the wall, there is a good chance the dart will land on a handout provision. Those papers are…

(The Malaysian Insider) - PAS will press through a petition for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to investigate the Attorney-General during the current parliamentary sitting, rejecting…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The independent panel which absolved Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail was unconstitutional, claimed the ex-senior police officer who has campaigned tirelessly to remove the…

Over the last month or so, since Malaysia Today opened up the comments section to all and sundry and allowed readers to post ‘no-holds-barred’ comments -- even when they were…

By Ooi Kee Beng, TODAYonline The annual budget is a powerful weapon for the Malaysian government, and never more so than when national elections are impending. Mr Najib Razak's third budget as Prime…

(Bernama) KOTA BAHARU -- A detainee was found dead in the Kota Baharu court lock-up, here on Sunday.

(Harakah Daily) - Money will not fall from the sky. This is the reminder from PAS information chief Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, urging the public to be wary of the government 2012 budget which was…

By Kua Kia Soong via The Malaysian Insider The Green Assembly (Himpunan Hijau 109) at dawn at the Kuantan beach yesterday was the harbinger of the Malaysian Green movement that has been a long time…

By Patrick Lee, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat wants to know what has happened to the Auditor-General’s (A-G) report which should have been presented in the Dewan Rakyat before the debate on…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The government will not proceed with plans to jointly develop navy ships with UK-based BAE Systems, Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi said today.

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider SHAH ALAM, Oct 10 — The Selangor Sultan ruled that the state religious authority’s raid on Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) on August 3 was…

Dear Pete I saw the following post in MT under your article "So, teach me the 'jalan yang betul' then!" (inserted by Rev. Thomas  on October 07, 2011 at 06:23:42):

THE PEOPLE'S PARLIAMENTLast count, there were 32 responses to my ‘UMNO’s new election bankers’ post. Allen Tan and Delilah hit the nail square on the head. Apologies for this late post. Was in…

(The Star) - Despite the PAS bravado about implementing the hudud law in Kelantan without the approval of the Federal Government, it cannot be done unless the Federal Constitution and other laws…

Similarly, BoAM has not been able to take advantage of its global internet bank because the server for that was located in Hong Kong. According to one BoAM representative, BNM said connecting to a…

By Pauline Wong, The SunPETALING JAYA (Oct 9, 2011): While the 2012 Budget is full of goodies obviously intended to prepare for the next General Election, it must also protect the Malaysian economy…

By Muda Mohd. Noor, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: Perdana Menteri hari ini memberitahu ahli penyokong BN hari ini bahawa pilihan raya umum ke 13 sangat dekat.

By Totalecology In the snooker game of politics, Spin Dr. Mahatir Devil with a single stroke of the Hudud cue stick, has helplessly thrown the fragile cluster of Opposition Coalition billiard balls…

Oleh Shen Yee Aun Masyarakat Malaysia perlu lebih peka terhadap permainan politik yang cuba dimainkan oleh pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat. Hal ini disebabkan tiada bajet yang sempurna di dunia ini dan apa…

By Melissa Chi, The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak called on Barisan Nasional (BN) to not only be a “rural party” and reach out to the middle class and intellectuals.

(Bernama) - KUALA LUMPUR, 9 OCTOBER, 2011: In trying not to miss the boat, the opposition has also scrambled to bring out what it called "a budget that ensures prosperity for all”.