Public focused on bread and butter issues and perception of frayed racial tiesBy Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau Chief, THE STRAITS TIMES

Oleh Zulkifli Mohamed PERMATANG PAUH: Calon keADILan bagi Dewan Undangan Negeri Penanti, Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin berkata calon BN bagi kerusi parlimen Permatang Pauh Datuk Pirdaus Ismail kini…

Dong Zong: Election goodies alone not enoughPETALING JAYA (March 2, 2008): Dong Zong (United Chinese School Committees Association) president Dr Yap Sin Tian has called for the…

DAP stalwart Karpal Singh meeting food sellers at the Air Itam market. — NST picture by Melissa Darlyne Chow

Badrul Hisham Shaharin has raised RM21,000 from supporters through his blog

PETALING JAYA (March 2, 2008): Human rights and social activist Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping had been a campaigner for opposition parties in the past three general elections and five by-elections.

PETALING JAYA (March 2, 2008): Allegations of irregularities in the electoral process continue to haunt the 12th general election this Saturday (March 8).

PENANG (March 2, 2008): Big Guns from the DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat, which are fighting hard to capture Penang, were out in force last night.

SERDANG (March 2, 2008): Away from the glare and limelight of the federal capital is 27-year-old Teo Nie Ching, a greenhorn politician and a trained lawyer.

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Three Gerakan leaders have been told to be “psychologically prepared” to succeed Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.

KUALA LUMPUR: Those who lost their MyKad can obtain on-the-spot replacements at the Putrajaya National Registration Department and the department's branch in Malacca so that they can vote…

SEREMBAN: Khairy Jamaluddin will sue Gobind Singh Deo after the general election because the Puchong DAP parliamentary candidate has alleged that the Umno Youth deputy chief had insulted the…

Today, at the Resident’s Office, the Election Commission (EC) officers in Sibu issued postal votes to the police and army personnel, and in the course of supervising the issuance, we caught 13…

KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S former deputy prime minister and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday accused the government of perpetuating postal vote fraud as citizens prepare to cast their…

KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S government has rejected an Islamic opposition party's challenge to hold an American-style public debate between their leaders ahead of March 8 general elections,…

The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) has issued a public statement calling on the voters of the Kulim Bandar Baharu (P.18) parliamentary constituency in Kedah not to support BN…

(Harakah) - Keperibadian mulia dan akhlak penuh hikmah sentiasa terpapar pada setiap tindak-tanduk serta tutur kata Mursyidul Am PAS, Dato' Tuan Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat malah lebih terserlah…

(Harakah) - Calon KeADILan bagi Parlimen Rembau, Badrul Hisham Shaharin yang mencabar Naib Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy Jamaluddin mendakwa Barisan Nasional (BN) menggunakan 'taktik samseng'…

(Harakah) - Barisan Nasional (BN) tanpa segan silu dilihat menggunakan pegawai dan jentera kerajaan semasa kempen pilhan raya ini yang jelas melanggari peraturan Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR).

MALAYSIA'S ruling coalition is braced for a possible protest vote at elections next weekend, but the word on the street is that apathy may be the real threat.

Even Prime Minister Mahathir was fooled by Abdullah to appoint him as Mahathir's successor. At least Mahathir recognised his error of judgment (albeit belatedly) and is now working hard to remedy…

(IANS) - One of the most prominent Indian origin families in Malaysia's politics is fighting hard to retain its strongholds in the run-up to the 12th general election.

Along the way, however, something happened. And this something happened in November 2007. On 10 November, the Malays and Chinese got together under BERSIH to fight for clean and fair elections. Then,…

(Harakah) - Kemewahan serta pembaziran yang dilakukan oleh pemimpin kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) di Terengganu hari ini merupakan lambang kejatuhan.

REMBAU: "Pilih dengan bijak," demikian nasihat penyanyi nombor satu negara, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin kepada 10.9 juta pengundi yang akan mengundi di seluruh negara Sabtu depan.

PAPAN tanda gergasi seperti di bawah ini banyak didirikan di tempat-tempat strategik di Kelantan. Papan tanda ini adalah rayuan Umno untuk mendapatkan satu undi untuk parti itu menguasai Kelantan bagi…

(Harakah) - Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yang sentiasa memperkenalkan konsep 'Islam Hadhari' dan terkenal dengan sajak 'Mencari Damai…

THE political parties announced their manifestos on Feb 25, which represent their public declaration and pledge to uphold their stated principles and goals. How important are manifestos? Do…

(Harakah) - "Kita percaya kepada PAS kerana PAS ada Tuhan. Kita tidak percaya kepada Barisan Nasional (BN) kerana BN berlagak macam Tuhan," kata wakil Hindraf semasa berdailog dengan calon…