Many new candidates in Malaysian polls come from prominent political families
JOHOR: Many high-profile new candidates in the Malaysia general election this year come from prominent political families.
Christian vote set to swing to Opposition
Judging by the number of election talks held in churches across the country and the enthusiastic response to critical speakers and opposition candidates, it appears likely that Christian voters…
Building Of The Crystal Mosque In Terengganu Not A Waste, Says Zam
SUNGAI PETANI, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The construction of the RM240 million crystal mosque in Terengganu will bring long-term benefits to the state as well as place the country on the world map,…
Coalition Politics: Beyond the Glue of Power
By Dr. Mavis Puthucheary“They all have different ideologies and opposing views. You cannot form a government like that,” caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi…
Siapa Yang Untung, Synergy Drive? Felda? Peneroka?
Dalam tempoh kempen untuk pilihanraya umum ke-12 kali ini, kita dapat lihat beberapa insentif telah dijanjikan kepada semua peneroka Felda. Nilai insentif yang dijanjikan ini menjangkau nilai ratusan…
Kelantan, hadiah persaraan Tan Sri Rashid kepada BN?
Mohd Rashidi Hassan, HARAKAHApakah Pilihan Raya Umum ke 12 yang berlangsung sekarang ini akan menyaksikan kejutan besar dengan kemenangan besar Barisan Nasional akibat penipuan yang dilakukan, hasil…
Riddle of ‘pure Hindu’ candidate for Parti Islam
The story of Kumutha Rahman begins with a misspelling on a birth certificate 29 years ago.
Why PAS delighted mass media is snubbing it
Malaysia’s most successful Opposition party in years, PAS, is glad the mass media is playing down its profile in this election for whatever reason.
In-fighting, complacency, slow money grind BN machinery into the mud
The Malaysian Insider has been told that BN chairman Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has been getting daily briefings on ceramahs, the frequency of house-to-house visits, the visibility of posters…
Malaysian churches enter untested waters, encourage political debate
Malaysian churches are opening their doors to politicians from both camps in an unprecedented way as they strive to explore their political voice, perhaps for the first time in Malaysian history.
More on the curi duit in Penang
By Little BirdThe Keadilan folks are saying a lot about the Port Klang Free Trade Zone scandal. They say that Ling Liong Sik, Chan Kong Choy, and their UMNO friends, have made a clean RM900 million…
Policy Fact Sheets
Below you can find fact sheets on several topics.Please click on the name of the fact sheet to download it.
“Daftar pemilih dijamin bersih dari pengundi hantu” Setiausaha SPR
Daftar Pemilih Induk (DPI) yang diguna pakai dalam pilihan raya umum ke-12 (PRU 12) ini yang diwartakan pada 5 Feb lalu dan mengandungi 10,922,139 pemilih telah dibersihkan daripada senarai pemilih…
“Pembangkang jangan cuba nak tubuh kerajaan” Amaran Najib
Pakatan parti pembangkang hanya merupakan persefahaman pilihan raya di mana ia hanya untuk bermuafakat dalam pembahagian kerusi pada pilihan raya umum dan tidak lebih daripada itu, kata Timbalan…
Manifesto BN hanya indah khabar dari rupa
(Harakah) – Apakah rakyat negara ini benar-benar merasai 'Selamat, Aman dan Makmur' seperti yang tertera dalam manifesto BN pada pilihan raya umum kali ini.
Raising the Keris
DO non-Malays really need to fear the keris and what it symbolises? At a 3pm public lecture at the Annexe Gallery at Central Market in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, March 1, historian and political…
‘Restore image of judiciary’
Chief Justice Datuk Abdul Hamid Mohamad yesterday urged members of the judiciary to help correct the people's negative perception of the judiciary.
Altantuya Murder Trial: Blast ‘the probable cause of death’
Altantuya Shaariibuu may have been alive when explosives were used to blow her up, the High Court heard yesterday.
Will Race-Based Politics Dominate the 2008 Elections?
General Elections: Dialogue with Dr. Farish Noor & Malik ImtiazDate: Sunday, 2nd March 2008Time: 3-5pmVenue: Council of Churches Malaysia, 10, Jalan 11/9, Section 11, 46200, Petaling Jaya
Response to Wong Chun Wai – Why Christians prefer to vote for PAS, not BN
Dear Mr. Wong Chun Wai,I refer to your commentary in The Star (29 Feb 2008) in which you wrote:
Why should the “Malay-Muslims†do this? Why should the “Malay-Muslims†do that?
Reply to Aliran’s “Why Hadari cannot “reform” itself”
Trapped in a pickle of their own making
AliranFor the sake of the country's children and future, it is high time the BN realised that its ethnic and religious model of politics is passé, says Andrew Aeria. Voters, please note.
Najib understands problems better
FORMER Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has a reputation of being a feisty statesman. Today got the rare chance to meet him at his office in Putrajaya — the city that he…
Indians emotional, like murderers, says Perak Gerakan Chief
By Little BirdKawan-kawan, when I read the newpapers this morning I could not believe it too. But, according to The Star, that's what he said.
Election process part 2 – The media one-sided action is affecting support for BN
It has been 50 years since Merdeka but I must say that I am ashamed at the conduct of the Malaysian media in which I find that they still portray and infantile image and attitude.
Abdullah’s Power in Malaysia May Be Reduced by Anti-Bias Votes
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…
Watch Kelantan and Penang
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…
You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It
The era of strongman politics in Malaysia ended after the retire of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad but the authoritative government structure is still unbreakable.