By Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMESAFTER touring the four states which fell to the opposition last month, Umno top guns are hearing a recurrent theme from the grassroots: It is…

Former top judge calls it a moral victory, others want apology and probeTHE government's move to give ex gratia payments to six judges sacked in the 1988 judiciary crisis has drawn mixed…

MALAYSIA'S new Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar wants to have a relook at the annual licensing requirement for newspapers. He has also approved the publishing permit for the Parti Keadilan Rakyat…

Dissatisfaction and anger resulted in govt's poor result in polls: SurveyMALAYSIA'S ethnic Chinese are dissatisfied with the country's national and economic policies while youngsters…

Dear friends, While today's papers hailed as the step forward the Prime Minister's speech in restoring the judiciary and bringing to a close the sacking of Tun Salleh Abbas and other…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- The government's move to set up a judicial appointments commission is not aimed at satisfying the wishes of opposition parties, Information Minister Datuk…

SHAH ALAM, April 18 (Bernama) -- Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) will study the legal and implementation aspects of the move to give free water to the people in the state, Puncak Niaga…

KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Dalam Negeri, Dato' Seri Syed Hamid Albar berkata kerajaan BN mengambil keputusan tidak menyambung permit penerbitan akhbar tamil, Makkal Osai kerana akhbar itu didapati…

KUALA LUMPUR: Ketua umum PKR, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim besar kemungkinan akan dipanggil polis bagi memberi keterangan berhubung majlis makan malam "Black 14" anjuran parti itu di Kelab…

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysian authorities are planning to whip habitual illegal road racers under new traffic laws which could see them jailed for 10 years, reports said Friday.

(AP): KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian cop was arrested after he allegedly broke into a Mercedes Benz to steal its stereo but then dozed off on its luxurious seat, a news report said Friday.

Reporters Without Borders would like to draw your attention to the case of Truong Quoc Huy, who has been imprisoned since 18 August 2006 on a charge of trying to use the Internet to “overthrow…

The ‘Level Four Boys’ have been suspected to be the real and actual ‘decision maker’ of the Government. They are now believed to have an overpowering absolute control of the…

By Ramumenon In a recent commentary in Malaysia Today, M. Bakri Musa suggested that UMNO and “its coalition partners are galloping fast towards their collective demise. Their course is…

How Sarawak's Timber Wealth Benefits a Few at the Expense of the Many

There is growing belief among some Malaysians that our country is ready for non racial politics.

By Jalil HamidMalaysia’s premier may have thought he had bought some time to remain in power by putting off his party elections until December.

The MB of Perak hosted the event for 5 MBs and CM from Perak, Kedah, Penang, Kelantan and Selangor last night (April 14, ’08) at Stadium Perak

Masalah yang terbesar dihadapi oleh Saya Perdana Menteri Abdullah Hj Ahmad yang “Saya Masih Di sini” ialah ketergantungan dengan nasihat dan pandangan anaknya Kamalludin Abdullah dan…

(Bernama) -- The ex gratia payment announced by the government Thursday for six former judges involved in the 1988 judicial crisis is not a form of apology to them, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri…

PAS mengalu-alukan perubahan sikap pihak kerajaan yang diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi semalam semasa berucap dalam majlis Makan Malam Majlis Peguam Malaysia di…

(Harakah) - PAS menyambut baik pengumuman cadangan penubuhan Suruhanjaya Pelantikan Kehakiman oleh Perdana Menteri, Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi semalam.

(The Star) - The Perak Government wants to know the Barisan Nasional's official stand on whether its local councillors should stay or resign from their posts.

(New Straits Times) - They may be sworn enemies but next week, representatives from Umno, Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Pas will meet to achieve a common goal.

(The Star) - GERAKAN will be able to play a more meaningful role within Barisan Nasional if Umno learns from its mistakes and treats all component parties fairly.

(New Straits Times) - THE 1988 crisis can be traced back to the 1987 Umno election when 11 members sought to nullify the party election results after the then Umno president and prime minister, Datuk…

Malaysia is in a delicate time zone in which the political situation may make further changes at any time from now on.

"Shahrir: UMNO needs right diagnosis, medication" and "there is a danger of wrong diagnosis of UMNO's problems" posted in Malaysia Today on 17th April calls for an immediate…

There is growing belief among some Malaysians that our country is ready for non racial politics.

The Ketuanan Melayu will remain not because UMNO says so. It will remain because the non-UMNO Parliamentarians allow it to. In that case, is there any longer any reason to continue supporting UMNO?NO…