JASIN, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth leaders or members are selected as electoral candidates based on their capability and leadership qualities and not because of their lobbying at the 11th hour,…

(The Straits Times) - KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIAN police on Saturday detained dozens of people including a journalist at the capital's iconic Petronas Twin Towers, as they clamped down on an…

(THe Straits Times) - KUALA LUMPUR - PRIME Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Malaysians appear to be ready for general elections - in his clearest indication so far that early polls are near.

There would be fallacies that confuse the people every time the elections come around. This indicates that we need to improve the way national politics is being played out.

US scientists have taken a major step toward creating the first ever artificial life form by synthetically reproducing the DNA of a bacteria, according to a study published Thursday.

By Little BirdI actually wanted to title this the Royal Commission of something else but with all the fart jokes stinking up the Lingam Video inquiry it is perhaps apt to link the conduct of the Royal…

DPM Najib Razak today defended the government's crackdown on dissent, including the arrest of ethnic Indian activists and suppression of street protests, saying it had averted a serious risk of…

There will always be critics, says Rafidah

Chinese most pessimistic over economic outlook 2008Screenshots reported that PM Abdullah Badawi's approval rating after the Hindraf Rally has plunged to the all-time low of 61%.

(NST) - DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) are having problems over parliamentary seat allocations in Sarawak, particularly on overlapping "claims" on Chinese-majority seats.

(NST) - First, the DAP blamed Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for dragging its feet on the allocation of seats in Perak.

If Anwar is not a factor, why Abdullah cannot wait less than two months to allow the former DPM to contest in the 12th general election?

A review of Tariq Ali’s ‘Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree’By Mansor bin Puteh who translated it to ‘Bayangan Pohon Delima’published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

(NST) - PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the power-sharing concept of Malaysia's government had brought pro-gress to the nation because its leadership of various races and…

(ANI) - The detention of five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders last month was not carried out by the Malaysian Police according to procedures spelt out in the Internal Security Act 1960,…

By BARBARA FISCHER(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - Globalization. It's a term likely to invoke anger from many. So much so that in 1997, then-Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was quoted as…

Oleh Intan Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Jan (Hrkh) - Ibarat menepuk air di dulang, terpercik ke muka sendiri; atau meludah ke langit, akhirnya terkena ke batang hidung sendiri, kerajaan akhirnya terpaksa…

Oleh Intan AbdullahKUALA LUMPUR, 25 Jan (Hrkh) - Umno-BN makin terdesak dalam menghadapi pilihan raya sehingga menuduh pembangkang tidak berani mengkritik kerajaan dan sebaliknya menggunakan internet…

Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) chairman Abu Talib Othman said the "Lingam Video Clip" case happened because there was no complete mechanism for appointment of judges in Malaysia.

(The Sun): People in Kelantan have begun to show their support for Barisan Nasional (BN) and appreciate more what the federal government had done for the state, Jeli Umno chief Datuk Mustapa Mohamed…

Oleh Tan Sri Abdul Khalid IbrahimSetiausaha Agung Parti Keadilan Rakyat

Barbs fly as ruling coalition hits out at pact between opposition partiesEVEN before Malaysia calls a general election, a battle is already shaping up in Penang, the home state of Prime Minister…

Syariah Court ruling angers his Buddhist family, who insist his conversion was impossible A CHINESE man was buried as a Muslim following a court ruling, sparking angry protests yesterday from his…

POLICE are setting up roadblocks ahead of an expected mass demonstration at the foot of the Petronas Twin Towers today against the Malaysian government's seeming failure to control inflation.

INDIANS' support for Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi fell by more than 40 percentage points in two months, making the community, which was staunchly pro-government in the past, now the…

A HINDU activist who has been hospitalised while detained under the Internal Security Act for his part in last year's riots is at risk of suffering a heart attack, his fiancee said yesterday.

(NST) - IPOH: First, the DAP blamed Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for dragging its feet on the allocation of seats in Perak.

(NST) - KUALA LUMPUR: Tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan made an appearance in court yesterday morning but did not take the stand.

(NST) - DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng (third from left) and other party leaders are holding the ’Rocket Kid’, a soft toy as a mascot promoted to which they hoped would soften the…