The start of the year presents me with a wonderful issue to resume my writing on, which presents a test-case for the government.

(Daily Express) - Speculations of an imminent General Election continue to be rife throughout the year but it was the sudden resignation of Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat from the State Cabinet that really…

(Daily Express) - Kota Kinabalu: DAP Sabah Chief Co-ordinator Teresa Kok is shocked over Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Vice President Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan's criticism and call on her not to…

By Nicholas Kulish Published: January 1, 2008 International Herald TribuneBERLIN: Six men whirled faster and faster in the center of the nightclub, arms slung over one another's shoulders,…

Big News Network.com - The Washington Post has revealed that Pakistani authorities ordered the doctors who attended to Benazir Bhutto after her shooting to remain silent about the cause of death.…

…Our Judiciary is in dire straits. The assault on the our judiciary of 1988 rankles in our minds and psyche.

By the Anti JihadistFirst up for the new year out of the faux moderate state of Malaysia is proving to be a highly embarrassing development for the Malaysians. It's got nothing to do with Islam…

On 3 November Musharraf, as chief of the army, suspended the 1973 constitution and imposed a state of emergency: all non-government TV channels were taken off the air, the mobile phone networks were…

(Bloombeg News) - Oil prices rose above the symbolic level of $100 a barrel for the first time Wednesday, a long-anticipated milestone in an era of rapidly escalating energy demand.

By Keith Bradsher(IHT) - The yuan has risen faster against the dollar this week than at any time since the end of the Chinese currency's peg to the dollar in 2005, feeding speculation that the…

(The Star) - The next Health Minister be warned – the post seems cursed as 80% of its past holders have fallen into political oblivion soon after taking over the portfolio.

(The Star) - Police in Batu Pahat and Muar will launch a massive operation to nab those involved in distribution and in possession of the sex DVDs of Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.

(The Sun) - The health minister's post continues to be a jinx for the MCA.

(The Sun) - The Election Commission (EC)'s challenge to the opposition parties to stay away from the general election is very dangerous to democracy, PAS Youth chief Salahuddin Ayub said.

(The Sun) - A series of violent incidents between two ethnic groups has occurred in the last 48 hours following a misunderstanding over a road accident in Prai on New Year's eve.

Penangan puak huru-hara Parves Musharaf perlu disokong untuk mempertahankan integriti PakistanOleh: Kassim AhmadMengapakah sesetengah puak, baik dari dalam atau dari luar negeri, mahukan Presiden…

Pemuda PAS mengambil keputusan tidak akan memulaukan pilihanraya umum akan datang kerana tindakan sebegitu boleh mencetuskan huru-hara di kalangan rakyat dan membahayakan keselamatan negara.

Hindraf chief expects demise of M'sian protest movement(TODAYonline) - LONDON - Ethnic Indians are fighting a "losing battle" for equal rights in Malaysia and their fledgling protest…

(New Straits Times) - A husband filed an interim injunction application at the High Court yesterday to stop the Federal Territory Islamic Council from claiming the body of his late wife who he claimed…

We are not looking at each other often enough to really know who we are – no thanks to media in Malaysiaby Mansor Puteh

(The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC will be reorganised to make it more effective and efficient in meeting the needs and demands of the Indian community, its president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu…

(The Star) - PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has tendered his resignation as Health Minister, MCA vice-president, Johor MCA chief and Labis MP.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's health minister, a married man with three children, stepped down Wednesday amid a scandal over a secretly filmed sex video that caught him…

The opposition parties, including PAS, are prepared to stay away from the general election if they could reach a consensus on the matter, said Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.

MIC akan disusun semula bagi menjadikan parti berusia 62 tahun itu lebih cekap dan berkesan dalam memenuhi keperluan dan tuntutan masyarakat India, kata presidennya Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.

Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek hari ini mengakui bahawa beliau adalah ahli politik yang terlibat dalam satu adegan seks yang disebarkan melalui DVD di beberapa bandar di Johor.

Saya hormat kepada Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Berbanding Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Najib terbukti lebih articulate. Beliau juga tidak naïve. Kementerian Pertahanan di bawah tanggungjawab…

(mStar Online) - Selepas dilanda skandal seks, yang didedahkan melalui rakaman DVD, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek hari ini meletakkan jawatannya sebagai Menteri Kesihatan.

Pakistan’s closest neighbor casts an uneasy eye on the crisis over the border

TWO “interesting” pieces of news were featured in The Star newspaper on the (Christian) New Year day.