Farish A. NoorStudying Malaysian politics is a chore in itself, but rewarding for the simple reason that it is one of the most plural, complex and complicated countries in the world.
By Deborah Loh, The Nut GraphON 25 Nov 2007, the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) burst into public consciousness through a mammoth street rally. Few doubt that Hindraf was pivotal in swinging…
How he did his Houdini-like escape from Malaysia, however, has baffled the police. How did an elderly and not exactly limber man skip town with no one noticing?Faizal Tajuddin, Malaysian Mirror
Malaysia Today continues with the exposes on the many scandals involving Malaysia’s national airlines, Malaysian Airlines. Today is a report by Dr David Stone with regards to the fuel scandal…
Riding to power on the momentum created by the Hindu Rights Action Force, the DAP has suddenly found itself on the receiving end of the group’s wrath.COMMENT BY BARADAN KUPPUSAMY, THE STAR
(The Star) - The father-and-son team of Lim Kit Siang and Guan Eng has not walked the talk in their criticisms of MCA, said MCA Special Task Force Bureau chief Simon Lim.
(The Star) - PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has come under fire for objecting to the Government’s latest move to ease investment requirements in Malaysia.
(The Star) - The invitation from PAS Youth to Umno Youth for an intellectual discourse must not be seen as mere discussion but rather a platform for debate.
The DAP-led government in Penang is mired in the controversial Kampung Buah Pala issue where residents are facing eviction after the Federal Court ruled in favour of the landowner and developer on…
(The Star) - The High Court here had to delay hearing Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s application to be provided all documents pertaining to his sodomy case because his lawyer was feeling unwell.
Azim was awarded RM1 million in libel damages by the Kuala Lumpur High Court after Raja Petra failed to appear in the civil proceedings to file a statement of defence. He has also been named in the…
By Why LIE-dis n LIE-dat?The swine or in BolehLand's national language 'babi' is again causing problems in BolehLand.Already the present scare over the rising cases of A(H1N1) or…
By Pak BuiPrime Minister Najib blogged about his recent visit to the Bidayuh village of Kampung Pichin in his posting “1Malaysia is Alive in Sarawak”. Najib praised Sarawak’s…
By Zubaidah Abu Bakar, NSTHas the opposition coalition lost its lustre? Or has political fatigue set in because there's just too much politicking and squabbling among Pakatan components? It might…
(The Malaysian Insider) - KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been rebuffed twice by the Petronas board over his plan to get a key aide appointed as a director — a rejection…
By Neville Spykerman, The Malaysian InsiderJELEBU: Datuk Zaid Ibrahim made his debut on the PKR ceramah trail at a small village here in Negri Sembilan last night and sparked enough excitement and…
By Lester Clement Lee We know of cases where persons were disqualified by their convictions but after expiry of the disqualification went on to become members of parliament, ministers and chief…
(The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Three men, who are believed to be attempting to revive the outlawed terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamiah (JI), have been arrested under the Internal Security Act.
Kenyataan Akhbar Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat – 2 Julai 2009 Pada hari ini kami ingin mengumumkan Senarai Jawatankuasa Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat mengikut Kementerian.
Keselamatan Universiti Malaya telah dipaksa menyerahkan kes contengan protes ‘anti-Rosmah’ di universiti tersebut kepada pihak polis tanpa melalui kebenaran dan makluman pentadbiran…
(SIASAH) - Pemuda PAS menyifatkan hasrat untuk mengadakan wacana ilmiah bersama Pemuda Umno merupakan tanda sokongan kepada Mursyidul Am PAS, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat yang sebelum ini membuat…
Saya pernah menulis bagaimana konflik kian mekar di Pemuda UMNO antara 'Ketua Pengawas'nya, YB Khairy Jamaluddin atau KJ dengan 'Pemangku' Ketua Pemuda, YB Dato' Razali…
Written by Chan Kok Leong & Sharon Tan, The Edge It was a fiery finale as a war of words, an ejection, a walkout and fines brought an end to the second session of Parliament 2009 today.…
By Deborah Loh, The Nut GraphWhile other Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders today glossed over Kedah DAP's pullout of the state government, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng had a different view.
By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider Umno members of parliament claimed today they were not surprised at Kedah DAP’s decision to pull out of the PAS-led state government and said…
By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider Umno’s “magnificent four” paid RM4,000 in fines tonight to Parliament and also asked for forgiveness from the Dewan Rakyat and the…
By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider Leaders of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties will meet this weekend as cracks widened within the fledgling coalition of DAP, PKR and PAS, in an attempt to…
By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider The PKR Kulim Bandar Baru MP today defended the Kedah state government’s decision to demolish a pig abattoir in Kampung Berjaya, the oldest…