By Anil Netto, Asia Times OnlinePENANG - With Malaysia's opposition in the ascendancy after stunning electoral gains last month and subsequent promises to form a new government through political…

(The Sun) PETALING JAYA (April 28, 2008): Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim says he finds the Internal Security Act (ISA), which has been regarded as draconian by…

(Borneo Post) KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman yesterday warned of a political tsunami in Sabah if the Barisan Nasional component parties fail to fulfil the aspirations of the…

(The Sun) PETALING JAYA (April 28, 2008): Umno supreme council member Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad says the party is not solely to blame for the loss of many seats by Barisan Nasional (BN) in the recent…

R. Nadeswaran and Terence Fernandez, The Sun PETALING JAYA (April 27, 2008): While their husbands went on “lawatan sambil belajar”, the wives were not to be outdone. Shopping trips,…

By HAH FOONG LIAN, The Star IPOH: The state will investigate if a decision by the previous Perak government to evict 53 farmers, who have to make way for a quarry and cement factory at the Malim…

Giam Say Khoon, The Sun PETALING JAYA (April 28, 2008): There is no necessity to hold a public hearing on the proposed modern pig farming area in Ladang Tumbuk, Selangor Livestock Farmers'…

(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — His apology for the keris waving act may have gone down well with Chinese and Indians, but Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein may have increased his…

(The Sun) PETALING JAYA (April 27, 2008): Several Chinese community leaders want Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein to show that he is sincere in apologising over the keris incidents.

(The Sun) PETALING JAYA (April 27, 2008): Acting Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon says Umno racism and PAS' stand on Islamic theological state, which were subdued before the general…

(Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 -- Unsure of the status of projects for the state under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), Penang Chief Minister Lim Guang Eng wants to have further discussions on the…

Opalyn Mok, The Sun GEORGE TOWN (April 28, 2008): The Second Penang Bridge's full plan and design have yet to be confirmed and neither land parcels have been identified for acquisition, the…

I refer to the BERNAMA report on 26th April, 2008 "Dying Cultures In Sarawak Should Be Revived, Says CM" where it was reported that Taib Mahmud said most of the cultures which had been the…

PERKARA 122B Perlembagaan menyatakan dengan jelas siapa yang berhak melantik Ketua Hakim Negara, Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan, Hakim-Hakim Besar Malaya, Sabah dan Sarawak serta Hakim-Hakim Mahkamah…

Once in a while you get reports from Malaysiakini about the ‘activities’ of the Rela corps (i wish they would become Rela corpses). Of course, the mainstream papers carry almost nothing so…

(IRNA) - Iran criticized Malaysia for failure to honor the commitment it had taken by the invitation it extended to Iran.

Kuala Lumpur comes up with a controversial plan to turn a vast area of Borneo into rice paddies Jed Yoong, ASIA SENTINEL

(The Independent) - A blogger arrested for his pro-reform opinions in Saudi Arabia has been released without charge after being imprisoned for nearly five months.

We have to acknowledge the fact that politics is in the blood of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad thus nobody can silent this great political leader that had rigidly controlled UMNO and the government for more…

(Bernama) -- The rising price of rice in the global market has prompted discussions in recent weeks on food security, efforts to grow more rice, measures to stem rice smuggling and restrictions on…

Now Ong Ka Chuan says only 'recognised institutions' will be given the license to teach how to clean toilets.By Little Bird

If in March 2007 I had "temporarily transferred" the LawCare Fund out, to ensure that the money would be spent for the welfare purposes intended, and because I was unsure whether (Datuk)…

Interview with Malaysia's Dr Anwar IbrahimThe Australian Network

(Mongolia Web News) - Mongolia has threatened to break diplomatic ties with Malaysia over the murder trial of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.

Re-routing the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry funds via a different body such as Mara is a new form of colonialism, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.

The greatest legacy the leader of a nation could bequeath would be freedom from an oppressive government. This realization comes to me when I compare Malaysia ’s experience during the 1997…

If you think that Anwar is bullshitting about his ability to court BN Sabah and Sarawak MPs to crossover and join Pakatan Rakyat and overthrow the current gomen of Pat Lah, you better think twice.

Tindakan dikenakan jika calon, parti politik salah guna laman web, blog, SMSOleh Norfatimah Ahmad, BERITA HARIAN

Malaysia's central bank does not believe interest rates are the answer to curbing high food prices, central bank chief Zeti Akhtar Aziz said on April 25 .

(The Edge) - PAS says it fully supports Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said's call for the Federal government to reinstate the 5% oil royalty and scrap the Wang Ehsan scheme, as the state…