MINING giant Rio Tinto has won Malaysian Government approval for a proposed $2.15 billion aluminium smelter project at Similajau in Sarawak.

Malaysia has just elected a new federal parliament and state assemblies in which the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) or National Front coalition has lost many seats, which were taken by several…

PETALING JAYA: The DAP has lodged a police report against Datuk Seri Dr Mohamed Khir Toyo for allegedly signing a contract on behalf of the Selangor Government with Puncak Niaga Holdings a day before…

KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - Malaysia's three-party opposition alliance signed an accord on Friday to stop squabbling over the leadership of a state government, averting a split in their newfound…

KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - FORMER leader Mahathir Mohamad's son is telling Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to resign after the ruling party suffered massive losses in weekend elections.

If it is confirmed that Ku Li is willing to join the government, but there is no guarantee that he will be an X-factor to strengthen UMNO’s position in BN without having to compromise further…

The government's cyber-enthusiasm comes back to haunt itAccording to the government's multimedia regulator, 3.9m of the country's 28m people have dial-up internet subscriptions and 1.2m…

Goodbye Sam

Petang Rabu 12 Mac 2008, empat hari setelah Negara dikejutkan dengan keputusan Pilihanraya Umum ke XII, Ahli Parlimen Jerlun YB Dato’ Mukhriz Mahathir telah menghantar sepucuk surat peribadi…

Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hari ini memberi amaran kepada Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng supaya tidak membuat kenyataan yang boleh mecetuskan ketegangan kaum.

Ketika balik sekejap ke Kuala Lumpur untuk mengundi Nurul Izzah di Lembah Pantai, saya mengambil kesempatan meronda-ronda sekitar Kuala Lumpur dengan isteri dan anak-anak saya untuk melihat suasana…

To be sure, as in most other elections, personalities, campaign strategies, party machineries, money and luck all played important roles. But policy positions played their part too. By Rodolfo C.…

Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein says BN needs an honest assessmentBarisan Nasional will have to undergo major reforms if it intends to remain relevant, Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein…

By SHAHANAAZ HABIB, The StarThe election results signal the beginning of the possible demise of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and special rights for the Malays, said Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.

The move by the DAP to scrap the New Economic Policy will lead to tension among races, Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said yesterday.

Penang Umno will recommend to the Federal Government to stop all proposed mega projects in the state, include those planned under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), the second Penang…

Opposition parties claim the government awarded the telecom giant a RM 1 billion contract after Motorola threatened to leave Penang and move operations to China by Lee Min Keong

A new political game—and the players struggle to work out the rulesMinorities' faith in UMNO was dented when party leaders waved the kris, a traditional Malay sword, at conferences in 2005…

SOME Umno members are mounting an Internet campaign demanding the Prime Minister's resignation after massive losses in national elections at the weekend.

Analysts suggest a more moderate stance to alleviate Malays' concernsBy Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMES

NEW LEADER: Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim (left) with the Sultan at yesterday's swearing-in ceremony. -- PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

Mahathir Mohamad finds fault with another heirOf course, there is a small problem with this analysis. Why is Mr Badawi prime minister in the first place? Because Dr Mahathir anointed him. Graciously,…

An old saying by Chinese that “it does not matter who becomes the ruler of a country, as long as the rakyat is taken care the ruler is then a good ruler”.

Tuah and Jebat have nearly become part of folklore in today's society – especially for those whose interests do not necessarily lie in "Sejarah Melayu." But many still believe in…

With the death of Zakaria Md Deros @ Zainal Bin Haji Md. Deros, the impoverished rural teenager from Umbai, Malacca, who rose from a railway line crossing-guard at the Port Klang jetty to UMNO…

After an election debacle, Malaysia's government has to cope with democracy for the first time Imran Imtiaz Shah Yacob, ASIA SENTINEL

Indeed the nation seems to be dragged into a dangerous corner by politicians and their respective parties and this must stop immediately in the interest of this nation and its citizens so…

(THE SUN) - There are loopholes in the law which can enable state governments to introduce local government elections without the approval of the federal government.

(THE SUN) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi held back-to-back meetings with Barisan Nasional component party leaders at his office here yesterday to discuss the new cabinet line-up.

In 1969, Umno won only 51 out of the 67 seats it contested (76%), MCA 13 out of 33 and MIC two out of three. The three parties together obtained only 48.5% of the popular vote.Zainon Ahmad, THE SUN