KUALA LUMPUR, (AP): Malaysia's weak opposition received a jolt when a prominent member decided not to contest the upcoming general election, but her party urged her Monday to reconsider…

Polis menembak gas pemedih mata dan meriam air untuk menyuraikan kira-kira 300 penyokong Hindraf yang berhimpun secara aman di Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur awal pagi ini.

Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI), Charter 2000-Aliran and Civil Society Initiative for Parliamentary Reform (CSI-Parliament) call on Malaysians…

I was privileged to share the panel with Anwar Ibrahim (the former deputy PM of Malaysia), Ginandjar Kartassimita I (Indonesia’s chair of the House of Representatives), Anies Baswedan (director…

I was in Perth recently and someone I met asked what I thought Tun Mahathir was up to.

One billion Muslims around the world seemed united in their outrage at the war in Iraq, damning the deaths of Muslims caused by U.S. military intervention without U.N. approval. But there has been…

By Ioannis Gatsiounis, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNEAfter a promotional blitz last spring and summer, developers of a proposed $7 billion oil pipeline across the Malay Peninsula have gone quiet.

NAGERCOIL: all-party committee headed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to look into the problems of ethnic Indians in Malaysia.

Lingamspeak: “It looks like me and it sounds like me” but it’s really the Phantom of the Opera.

The ruling coalition has enjoyed an almost unbroken 50 years of 2/3 majority in parliament. The only time this overwhelming majority was lost was in 1969.

By Ioannis Gatsiounis, ASIA TIMES ONLINEHe gazes down from highway overpasses, building facades, light posts and banners stretched between trees - neck erect, chin dipped a trifle, a glint of humble…

Several MIC leaders are quietly worried that party president S Samy Vellu has become a liability and should be replaced soon.

50 years of marginalisation of MALAYSIAN INDIANS. The truth revealed.Makkal Sakti GE 2008 VIDEO (Click here)

We, a group of concerned Malaysian Indians residing in California, held a peaceful rally in front of the Consulate General of Malaysia, Los Angeles, on February 16, 2008 from 10am to 2pm to protest…

University of Malaya Law Professor Azmi Sharom says it best, “If we love our universities, we must set them free!”M. Bakri Musa

Not too long ago, Kinrara state assemblyman Dr Kow Cheong Wei smelt a rat over the increasing presence of DAP's Teresa Kok in his area.

Major blow to DAP in its bid to win big in Kinta ValleyThe opposition Democratic Action Party was dealt a major blow in Perak when its firebrand female leader, Fong Po Kuan, pulled out of the general…

The Higher Education Ministry has formed a monitoring unit to keep tabs on academicians and undergraduates who may breach university regulations by actively participating in the general…

Do not compare Singapore’s economy with that of Malaysia's.

Eight out of nine Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters arrested during illegal protests on Saturday were remanded yesterday.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Syariah High Court has convicted former religious teacher Kamariah Ali and follower of the Sky Kingdom deviant sect led by Ayah Pin of apostasy.

IPOH: It will be easier for Barisan Nasional now that incumbent Batu Gajah MP Fong Po Kuan has opted to stay out of the contest, said Perak Barisan chief Datuk Seri Mohamad Tajol Rosli…

MALAYSIAN Indian Congress (MIC) president Datuk Seri Samy Vellu was prevented from leaving a function in Prai constituency in Penang at the weekend.

'PAS For All' slogan reflects effort to reach out to groups it once alienatedBy Hazlin Hassan, THE STRAITS TIMESWHEN the Islamist opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) unveiled its new…

Lingering racial and religious problems have raised their profileBy Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMESIN THE next few weeks, Malaysian church-goers will be hearing an uncommon theme: vote wisely in the…

THE president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, said the party's decision to drop almost half of its incumbents for the general election is to ensure it is…

I AM a Malay but I am prime minister for all races - that was Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's message to the people.

Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim tossing yusheng or raw fish salad yesterday during the Chinese New Year open house at the office of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat.

PENANG (Feb 17, 2008): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi assured Malaysians today that the economy is strong and growing well, despite claims from certain quarters that this…

B.Suresh RamPETALING JAYA (Feb 17, 2008): About 150 new laws and amendments were adopted by the 11th Parliament since it began sitting on May 17, 2004.