THE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES of Malaysia (CCM) is deeply troubled and concerned at the events that unfolded at the Perak State Assembly sitting on the 7th May.

(The Star) - The High Court here ruled on Monday that Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is the rightful Perak Mentri Besar, and not Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.

By Julia Zappei, Associated Press A Malaysian court announced today that the ruling coalition unlawfully ousted the chief minister of a state previously governed by the opposition in a major…

By Baradan Kuppusamy (The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, May 11: The court victory today finally gives Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin the right and legitimacy to seek an audience with the Perak palace…

(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 – For at least 19 hours, Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin is the legitimate Mentri Besar of Perak.

(The Star Online) - The High Court here ruled rule on Monday that Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is the rightful Perak Mentri Besar, and not Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul…

Let us, with one voice, express our shock and disgust at this utter disrespect for the criminal justice system, this absolute mockery of the constitutional right to legal representation, this blatant…

(The Star) - Perak Deputy Speaker and Jelapang assemblyman Hee Yit Foong said the pepper spray device she had been accused of using to attack a Pakatan Rakyat rep with during last Thursday’s…

Rocky's BruGrow up, man! In his latest posting, A lot of growing up to do, Raja Petra Kamarudin, described recently as "the king of drama" by a Ku Li aide, named me as one of the Umno…

10 years ago, as a university student, I wanted to write an article about the 30th anniversary of May 13th. That want never came to pass and in retrospect, I am glad it didn’t.

M. Bakri MusaThe current political paralysis in Perak reflects the major failures of our key institutions. It is a total breakdown at the palace, the legislature, and the permanent…

By Lee Wei Lian, The Malaysian Insider Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will discuss the prime minister’s offer of cooperating with Barisan Nasional (BN) to resolve the political crisis in Perak and will try…

The pictures of plainclothes policemen violently dragging Speaker A. Sivakumar from his chair out of the assembly will go down in our history, as surely as the image of Charles’s forced entrance…

The fact of the matter is Penanti is too far beyond Umno’s reach and their participation there, if any, is just to make the numbers and make a one-way race a tinge more interesting. Muaz Omar,…

(Suara Keadilan) - Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M. Manoharan plans to file a RM100 million suit against the federal government, the Home Minister and others over his 17-month detention under the…

By Shanon Shah, The Nut GraphDATUK Seri Najib Razak's assertion that by-elections are wasteful and his insinuation that the Barisan Nasional (BN) may boycott the Penanti by-election are not new…

By Gan Pei Ling, The Nut Graph"What do you mean? It is a democratic process. Do you understand the democratic process? Do you understand the political philosophy of democracy? I'm asking you…

(The Star) - Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M. Manoharan said he would be filing an RM100mil suit against the Federal Government, the Home Minister and others over his 17-month detention under the…

(The Star) - The municipal councillor in charge of Pulau Ketam should explain why he had endorsed the move to trap dogs from the island and dump them on the nearby uninhabited Pulau Tengah and Pulau…

(The Star) - Hindraf’s legal adviser M. Manoharan denied that he is linked to the Tamil Tigers.

(The Star) - Several rogue policemen and members of a drug syndicate were involved in a shoot-out on Saturday following an unauthorised “raid”.

Mabuk dan ketagih dengan kuasa Umno sanggup mengundang Mahkamah yang paling tinggi di negara ini iaitu Mahkamah Persekutuan untuk membunuh doktrin pengasingan kuasa (separation of powers).Mohamed…

(Hrkh)- Presiden PAS Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang mengulangi amaran beliau, kesabaran PAS atas apa yang dilakukan oleh kerajaan Umno dan Barisan Nasional ada batasnya.

Najib’s open mind to resolve Perak crisis with Pakatan Rakyat leaders “refreshing” coming from a person who had tied the knot and who have to untie it or cut the Gordian knot

Art HarunThe right of any person to legal counsel upon being arrested is clearly guaranteed by the Federal Constitution. It is a part of our fundamental liberties. The provision for this right in the…

In 2009, Malaysians can still afford to buy bread, rice, and even cakes. The urban middle-class Malaysians who read blogs are mostly property owners, or petty capitalists. In Marxist language, they…

(Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC has invited Hindraf leaders for possible talks and partnership for the sake of the Indian community.

(NST) KLANG: Kota Alam Shah state assemblyman M. Manoharan said he would continue his fight for the people's rights, especially the Indians, even though it meant that he might be taken into…

(The Star) IPOH: It’s D-Day today, as far as the legal Mentri Besar in Perak is concerned.

(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Call it a softening of the Barisan Nasional position in Perak but Datuk Seri Najib Razak and other senior ruling coalition politicians appear to be…