(The Star) - Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir has clarified that he did not call for vernacular schools to be closed down.

By Farrah Naz Karim, NSTPUTRAJAYA: Vernacular schools will stay for as long as the Chinese and Indian communities want them, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said.

(The Star) - Umno is willing to accept suggestions and ideas from anyone including those from outside the party to help transform and strengthen the party.

(The Star) - Umno has sacked former de-facto Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim for attending events organised by several opposition parties.

Muhamad SyukreeKuala Lumpur, 3 Disember - Bekas Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim telah dipecat sebagai ahli Umno selepas mesyuarat Khas Umno yang dipengerusi oleh Perdana Menteri…

There was an anti-ISA forum at the Bar Council auditorium last night (Monday). As the forum proceeded, pro-ISA Malay Muslims gathered outside the Bar Council secretariat.

SHAH ALAM: Selangor may face a power supply shortage in three to four months if the state government continued to drag its feet over the Central Area Reinforcement (CAR) project in Rawang, claimed the…

(AP) BANGKOK, Thailand – A court dissolved Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral fraud Tuesday and banned the prime minister from politics for five years, bringing down a…

Setelah berhempas-pulas untuk membuat persiapan, akhirnya Cakap Rakyat Group berjaya menganjurkan Forum Rakyat “No to ISA”: “Arus Pergolakan Politik di Malaysia, diantara harapan…

Mukhriz Mahathir’s statement in this article calling for the scrapping of vernacular schools would cast doubt on his reputation as a more enlightened type of Umno politician like Zaid Ibrahim.…

James Chin , MALAYSIAN INSIDER In the bad old days when I conducted seminars, I used this opening line: “Don’t believe what you read about Malaysia. There is complete freedom of…

Why the Federal Government prefers to separate the state elections for this East Malaysian state is irrelevant. The fact that Pakatan Rakyat desperately needs to win here to get the momentum of…

(The Malaysian Insider) Pump prices of petrol and diesel will drop by 10 sen starting tomorrow.

I am travelling today for a symposium overseas and had much to do and deal with before I left. Time constraints prevented me from writing an opinion piece for Disquiet in print. My apologies.

(The Star) - The MIC has urged the Attorney-General to institute action against Umno Youth chief aspirant Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir for uttering allegedly seditious words by suggesting that vernacular…

I have found as well that the conquest of fear has little to do with one's privilege and status in society. Those who are loudest in proclaiming alleged threats to one's religion and culture…

The result would be a less corrupt, more transparent and mature society. Politicians and the civil service would have to be more professional, knowledgeable and accountable.By Deborah Loh, The Nut…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider The Kuala Terengganu by-election will be more than just about one more notch in Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) aim to form government but it will also show just how…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today clarified that he is not challenging the position of the Malay Rulers, Bumiputera rights or Bahasa Malaysia…

"Malaysia belongs to all races, not just the Malays. The country is what it is today because of the contributions of all races and that is something we must acknowledge," he said. By Leslie…

(New Straits Times) - THE DAP will consider supporting the reinstatement of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's power to veto legislation provided, this is limited to laws against human rights.

When we talk about the failings of our education system we are almost always referring to problems with publicly funded education.

The Ninth Malaysia Plan tells us that in order for the country to be competitive on the world stage, we need to develop Human Resource which is knowledgeable, highly skilled, flexible, creative and…

Test whether Najib will be PM for all Malaysians - immediate and unconditional ISA release of Hindraf 5

Mukhriz has committed the offence of sedition in questioning one of the four “sensitive” issues entrenched in the Constitution which has no parliamentary immunity – and he can…

Never mind the ISA is un-Islamic. Never mind the ISA violates Islamic teachings. Never mind the Quran says no one can be punished without evidence of a crime having being committed. Umno needs such…

Press statement by Klang MP Charles Santiago in response to Mukhriz's suggestion on closing down vernacular schools

Klang MP Charles Santiago's press statement on crime dated December 2, 2008.

(Bernama) -- State Finance Officer Datuk Supiah Md Yusof of Penang has been told to investigate the RM223.7 million "missing" from the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (SPMC) reserves.

(Yahoo News) - Wall Street stocks plunged Monday, giving back most of their gains from the past week, amid bleak economic news from around the globe including confirmation of a recession in the United…