Written by Chua Sue-Ann, The Edge Political parties emerged the most corrupt in Malaysia followed closely by the civil service, according to Transparency International’s (TI) 2009 Global…

(Bernama) - Political parties in Malaysia need to rid themselves of money politics while being more transparent in terms of funding, to change public perception towards their credibility.

Yes, sentiments and emotions are a difficult foe to fight. Dr Mahathir realised this and said so. And even Dr Mahathir found no solution. And sentiments and emotions are really not too difficult to…

Art HarunI don't normally write about private matters, especially when the whole facts are unknown. But the Manohara stories have evoked so much ill feelings towards YTM Tengku Temenggong…

CIJ is accepted as member of the International Freedom of eXpression Exchange (IFEX), an international network of freedom of expression advocates.

The unity government talks (often referred to as the muqabalah by PAS members) between the propounder, incumbent deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa and Umno leaders,with the endorsement of party…

UMNO’s Syed Ali’s race and religious rhetoric exposes poor understanding of history and peoples struggle for self determination

Dr. Mahathir Mohamad We don't hear much about Malaysia Incorporated nowadays. Maybe it is because people in the Government and private sector are doing things rather than talking. Maybe they are…

Britain was 35th: better than last year, and one position higher than Italy, but still below most of Europe and countries as diverse as Botswana, South Korea, Malaysia and Qatar.

By SK English News, Suara Keadilan More community leaders have begun to lambast the series of racist articles run by the Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia, with latest being S Samy Vellu, the long-standing…

By Wong Choon Mei, Suara Keadilan Perak Pakatan Rakyat is expecting arch rivals Umno-BN to call a snap election soon to prevent the fallout from its disastrous coup d’etat from spreading to…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider Pakatan Rakyat's inevitable appeal to the Federal Court will go ahead next Monday despite the appeals court failure to provide the written judgment…

Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said Singapore police had called the US and Indonesian embassies for assistance. The New Paper

Written by Ali Cordoba, World Futures A long battle legal battle may be on the way in the Manohara Pinot versus Kelantan Palace affair that may end into the forced dissolution of the marriage between…

The failure of the BN and Pakatan Rakyat Both the BN and PKR, which leads the opposition PR right now, have so far been disappointing in their game plan for our long-term future. Perhaps we…

"Survey shows only 45% of Malaysians happy with Najib"That's the heading used by the Malaysian Insider. "Survey shows only 16% of Malaysians unhappy with Najib"…

"To repair the damage, Manohara needs to tell the truth, seek the husband's forgiveness and Tengku TT will take her back," Melissa Goh, Channel News Asia

I find this preoccupation with threat of communism all the more ridiculous when the same groups riling against communism are blind to the central planning policies that the Barisan Nasional-led…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Malaysia is the 26th safest place in the world, and the third highest Asian ranked country according to the Global Peace Index (GPI), an annual ranking of the world's…

(The New Paper) - We don't have their names but we do have a name for them — unknown heroes.

(The Star) - A former PKR division leader will lodge reports with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Election Commission (EC) in Alor Star today with claims that he was offered…

(The Star) - The PPP leadership dispute cannot be resolved before the party’s 56th general assembly on June 7.

By Ann Tan, The StarA defiant Gerakan vice-president Huan Cheng Guan has slammed the party again, following its show-cause letter to him for criticising the party leadership.

By Yeng Ai Chun, The StarDesigner of satire-laced and funny T-shirts Patrick Saw is not amused that the Home Ministry has confiscated his products again

I write you this open letter, because you don’t pick up your phone.

By Sim Kwang Yang Our mind and our heart are our most precious and free possessions, and yet all through life, we allow our minds and our hearts to be enslaved by others and ourselves.

Hey, it’s not about saving money. If we abolish the Monarchy it will not be so that we can save a few million Ringgit. The English call this penny wise, pound foolish -- which describes what…

Written by Regina William, The Edge Gerakan vice-president Huan Cheng Guan is glad that the party's central working committee (CWC) is now aware of his grouses with the state Gerakan leadership.…

Worse still, we are informed in PwC's 45-page report that this huge loss could increase to RM7.4 billion with interest payments and even up to RM12.4 billion if PKA defaults on its repayments to…

From Chin Peng to Utusan's recent editorial attack on non-Malays, we have to acknowledge a reality in Malaysia - some segments of the society are still caught in a time warp.