By En-Lai Yeoh and Stephanie Phang(Bloomberg) -- After Vella Murugan's third application for a government-subsidised mortgage was turned down in September, he decided he would back the opposition…

What are the main differences between this general election and the last election? The atmosphere is different. Four years ago, it was a “good feeling”. It is now “only the man…

The era of strongman politics in Malaysia ended after the retire of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad but the authoritative government structure is still unbreakable.

BN pledges more goodies to win the state, but residents are sceptical of promisesTHE Barisan Nasional's (BN) pledge of more aid at the launch of its manifesto - in an effort to win back Kelantan,…

Hindraf detainee's wife lends a hand to DAP pushSOME say she is the new Wan Azizah Wan Ismail - the wife who led a political campaign to restore the name of her husband, Mr Anwar Ibrahim,…

SIM Tze Tzin gave up a lucrative job as an engineer in Silicon Valley and returned to Malaysia to become opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's political secretary - suffering a huge pay cut in the…

ELECTION 2008: Panel: No fear of phantom votersKUALA LUMPUR: An email is misleading the public into believing that certain parties are using phantom voters to help them win the election,…

KOTA BARU: Petty traders and other business people will benefit greatly if Barisan Nasional comes to power in Kelantan.

By S. Ali Mahmud It has never been my intention to campaign for the opposition or against the ruling party. Being a political free-thinker, I subscribe to ideologies that will bring good to me as…

GEORGE TOWN: A DAP candidate, described by Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon on Tuesday as "irresponsible" and "ignorant" for saying Penang has lost its dynamism and…

By Jeremy Au Yong, THE STRAITS TIMESMR BAKAR Awang sighed as he asked for the time. It was five minutes past noon. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi was supposed to arrive at the rural Penang village of…

PM Abdullah highlights government's efforts to tackle rising prices and povertyBy Jeremy Au Yong, THE STRAITS TIMESTHE Barisan Nasional (BN) government hopes to eradicate abject poverty in the…

He is likely to win a seat, but insists he will stay out of govt - for nowBy Leslie Lopez, South-east Asia Correspondent, THE STRAITS TIMESWHEN the constituents of this rural hamlet in Negeri Sembilan…

ALOR GAJAH: Democratic Action Party's Liou Chen Kuang has tried to wrest the Machap seat from Barisan Nasional three times and lost.

KOTA BARU: Kelantan is the main target. Umno and its Barisan Nasional partners are laying siege to the East Coast state that has been under PAS rule for the past 18 years.

(BERITA HARIAN) - KANGAR: Dua wartawan Berita Harian cedera selepas dibelasah sekumpulan penyokong parti politik ketika membuat liputan pada satu majlis kempen pilihan raya di Bilik Gerakan Barisan…

(KLPOS.COM) - MASALAH dan kekecohan yang timbul di hari penamaan calon pada hari Ahad 24 Februari 2008 begitu menjengkelkan kerana Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) tidak konsisten dalam menangani…

NIBONG TEBAL: Sporting a neatly-trimmed grey beard, Dr P. Ramasamy resembles an aging rock singer rather than a political scientist.

(Harakah) - 'Selamat, Aman dan Makmur' adalah manifesto Umno/BN yang dianggap lucu serta mengelirukan rakyat dan hanya bertujuan untuk memancing undi rakyat untuk terus memberikan mandat…

(KLPOS.COM) - BEBERAPA hari lagi, EXCO kanan Kerajaan PAS Kelantan, Datuk Husam Musa berjanji beliau akan membuat pendedahan mengenai langkah sulit BN yang diketuai oleh Naib Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy…

(Harakah) - Pemerhati politik Kedah, Pak Tuan Syed, menegaskan bahawa Dato' Seri Mahdzir Khalid amat lemah dan tidak berpengaruh sebagai pemimpin sehingga terpaksa memanggil PM dan TPM turun…

After an absence of 10 years because of a sedition conviction, DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng is back not only as an election contestant but is leading the charge.COMMENT BY BARADAN…

Penulis Khas, HARAKAH Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad telah memberi persetujuan untuk hadir dalam satu majlis yang dianjurkan khas untuk bekas Perdana Menteri itu, "Jamuan Rakyat; Jasamu…

(Harakah) - Keluhan dan rungutan Perdana Menteri tentang besarnya tanggungan kerajaan untuk memberikan subsidi mengesahkan bahawa minyak mungkin akan dinaikkan harga selepas pilihan raya, kata Ketua…

(Harakah) - "Saya rasa, jika anda mengikut mereka, ia akan membawa bencana kepada parti".

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The people should be wary of those who promised them “the moon, stars or paradise on earth” as these things can never be delivered to them, Datuk Seri Najib Tun…

(Harakah) - Barisan Nasional (BN) khususnya di Kedah menerima tamparan hebat dan bakal kehilangan kepercayaan rakyat lantaran calonnya di Dun Bukit Pinang, Omar Saad telah dipecat daripada Koperasi…

ALL first-time Barisan Nasional candidates in Selangor have been warned not to blame their predecessors for problems highlighted by the communities in their constituencies.

TAIPING, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Taiping parliamentary seat candidate Datuk M. Kayveas is unfazed by the threats from certain quarters that they would boycott his campaign in Taiping.