THE Malaysian government has revoked the passport of a Malaysian human rights lawyer campaigning for minority rights and the abolition of a tough security law, Amnesty International said on Thursday.

GLOBAL SPIKE IN FOOD PRICES Food inflation, like rising oil prices, is ultimately driven by the entrance into the international marketplace of hundreds of millions of new consumers. That's why…

The Straits TimesWorld food prices jumped 43 per cent last year and are on track to eclipse that this year. It is even worse for many staples of the developing world diet: wheat prices are up 146 per…

(The Star) THE MIC will undergo a rebranding exercise to meet emerging challenges, said its president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.

(The Star) PENANG: Former Gerakan vice-president and Wanita national chairman Datuk Rhina Bhar has quit the party after 30 years, citing racial bias in the leadership.

Party president denies setting up 3-man team to dig up dirt on his rivalsBy Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMES

(The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: Foreigners arrested following a riot at the Lenggeng detention camp in Negri Sembilan on April 20 have alleged that they were tortured by immigration officers.

(The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he met Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak after the Prime Minister said he would not stop the meeting.

(The Star) PETALING JAYA: The anti-hopping law should be drafted and a new provision inserted into the Federal Constitution, Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar…

By BAVANI M and YIP YOKE TENG, The Star TEMPERS flared, heated words were exchanged and some even uttered curses as residents voiced their dissatisfaction when Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) revealed…

Abdullah Badawi tries to figure out what to do with a Royal Commission’s controversial white paper alleging judicial abuse Jed Yoong, ASIA SENTINEL

"Dasar yang memaksa budak-budak miskin belajar bahasa Inggeris sambil belajar matematik dan sains adalah ibarat memaksa budak-budak miskin itu belajar berenang sambil memanjat pokok kepala."…

.. adakah wakil Sarawak terlalu pengecut serta takut kepada Taib Mahmud untuk bersuara yang mencerminkan perwatakan ‘Yes Sir” mereka yang sebenar?By Iban Baru

Singapore has had National Service for 41 years, Malaysia 4. Theirs is for lads who serve two to two-and-half years fulltime.

(The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM2.37bil has been spent to finance the national service (NS) programme since it was introduced in 2004, Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said.

By S JAYASANKARAN IN KUALA LUMPURHe'll contest presidency in December party polls; says Umno must look beyond its own race for peace, stability

cartoon from the Economist. The most important asset of a country is not its natural resources, but rather human resources. This is especially true in a knowledge based economy, which of course will…

They ought to bear in mind that the Rakyat is giving them the opportunity to prove themselves. Therefore the ambitious plan to take over the federal government is indeed secondary.By S. Ali Mahmud

(The Sun) PETALING JAYA (May 15, 2008): Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek should be the last person to label members of opposing parties switching sides as "political…

Selepas beberapa hari UMNO melepasi usia 62 tahun yang genap pada 11 Mei 2008 lalu, saya tetap mengatakan bahawa apapun yang berlaku selepas pilihan raya umum ke 12 lalu, UMNO harus terus relevan…

(The Sun) KUALA LUMPUR (May 15, 20008): From 2003 to 2007, a total of 23,191 accused in criminal cases were discharged not amounting to an acquittal due to various reasons, Minister in the Prime…

(The Sun) KUALA LUMPUR (May 15, 2008): Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Amirsham A. Aziz – a newbie in the administration – was caught with his pants down when he…

(The Sun) KUALA LUMPUR (May 15, 2008): Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (PKR-Machang) demanded that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak explain a two-minute video clip showing military…

I refer to Malaysiakini's news article entitled 'Najib lashes out at accusation of the Mongolian woman' concerning his statement on the National Service programme.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker to quit Umno position. Veteran Sabahan politician Pandikar Amin Mulia, the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, is said to have tendered his resignation as the Umno division chief for Kota…

"And now, the end is near".....before we draw the final curtain to this national dog and pony show, the top dogs, cats and rats are one on top of each other to rescue the flawed National…

A professional/technocrat in Cabinet or just a Minister under the thumb of "world's richest unemployed"?

Pada 11hb Mei 2008, UMNO mencecah usia 62 tahun. Ditubuhkan sebagai parti yang demokratik UMNO telah mencapai kejayaan demi kejayaan.

The Perak DAP headquarters in Bandar Ipoh Raya was damaged when two unidentified men hurled a petrol bomb at it early this morning.

(Harakah) - Bernama melaporkan ibu Pejabat DAP Perak di Bandar Ipoh Raya di sini dilempar bom petrol oleh dua lelaki awal pagi ini menyebabkan dua letupan kuat berlaku.