Azhar HarunManchester United vs Barcelona. The best proponents of the beautiful game in the UCL final. Just imagine. 65000 spectators. 22 players on the field. One football.

(mStar Online) - Baki tiga pemimpin Barisan Bertindak Hak-hak Hindu (Hindraf) adalah antara 13 tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) yang akan dibebaskan dalam masa terdekat.

(Hrkh) - Sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri (Dun) Perak yang diadakan semalam tanpa menunggu sebarang keputusan Mahkamah hanyalah helah BN untuk menyingkirkan Speaker Dun yang sah, V.Sivakumar.

(Hrkh) - Debat ISA: Halal atau Haram yang dianjurkan GMI tetap berjalan seperti dijadualkan Sabtu ini, walaupun kemungkinan tidak akan disertai Pewaris seperti yang dipersetujui sebelum ini.

Semalam dunia menyaksikan bagaimana Barisan Nasional yang dipimpin oleh Najib Razak menggunakan jentera kerajaan seperti polis dan pegawai-pegawai kerajaan untuk memastikan mereka terus berkuasa.…

By Bob Teoh (Sin Chew Daily)WHERE DO WE go from here after today's fracas at the Perak State Legislative Assembly? Inter alia, the Regent was made to wait six hours in the Royal ante room to the…

(Straits Times) IPOH, May 8 — Was anything achieved yesterday? This is the question that many are asking about the chaos that erupted in the Perak State Assembly.

(Business Times Singapore) KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — The Perak state assembly was adjourned indefinitely after a shambolic start with the Regent having to wait six hours to declare open the…

(IHT) KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — In an extraordinary day that was part wrestling match, part democratic process, Malaysia’s governing party appeared to retake control of a major state…

By Sarawak HeadhunterThe people-friendly UMNO/BN has once again shown its true colours in Perak. Instead of going back to the people for a fresh mandate, in true piratical tradition they have staged…

By Zubaidah Abu Bakar (NST)THE people of Perak are seeing double. Depending on which side of the political divide they support, they recognise two menteris besar, two state assembly secretaries and…

The TOTAL Disregard for the Sanctity of the Perak State Assembly and the Nation could only stand by to watch helplessly!

(NST) IPOH: After a chaotic morning and an equally confusing and tiring afternoon in the state assembly, Perak Regent Raja Dr Nazrin Shah was finally able to deliver his opening address -- five hours…

Just when we – the citizens of Malaysia – thought there is no one else worthy in the realm of politics, you prove to us that a Malaysian can be a hero. Better than any Rajnikanth ……

By Hannah YeohMay 7th - a black day for Malaysia. I struggle to find the words to describe this day. After witnessing the despicable manner of how BN and its agents rummaged and destroyed the sanctity…

By Tunku Aziz (The Malaysian Insider)MAY 7 – I never for a moment thought I should live to see the day when a traditional hereditary ruler of a Malay State has taken such a rapid slide in his…

Taking steps to let the people decide the government and to stop any attempt to thwart their will is the ultimate solution to the problem.BY P. GUNASEGARAM (The Star)

(The Edge) MAY 7, 2009 will be remembered for all the wrong reasons, not least of which is the irony that the rule of law came under shocking assault in the tumultuous Perak State Legislative Assembly…

By Deborah Loh (The Nut Graph)IPOH, 7 May 2009: The stand-off continues. The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) considers the Perak assembly sitting today as never having taken place, while the Barisan Nasional (BN)…

By Gan Pei Ling (The Nut Graph)PETALING JAYA, 7 May 2009: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin blasted the Pakatan Rakyat's Perak assemblypersons for bringing "jungle culture" into the…

(The Edge) IPOH: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir today blamed Pakatan Rakyat (PR) assemblymen for the "chaotic and uncontrolled" assembly sitting which saw shouting and…

(The Star) IPOH: Thanks to the chaotic scene at the Perak state assembly, the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah had to wait five hours before he could officially open the meeting at 3.15pm.

(The Star) PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has praised the police for ensuring there was no untoward incident on the streets outside the Perak state assembly yesterday.

(The Star) IPOH: Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir defended Speaker Datuk R. Ganesan’s decision to ask for police back-up to help the Sergeant-at-Arms remove former Speaker V.…

(The Malaysian Insider) IPOH, May 7 — Perak CPO Deputy Comm Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah tonight confirmed that the police had made a total of 69 arrests here today as part of security operations in…

Detainees still no legal access ! Call 03-... to demand for their release!By Susan Loone

Facing brutal cops in the morning, Facing brutal cops at night. By Nat Tan

A return to authoritarian ways in Malaysia?Mr. Najib has been in office for barely a month, and yesterday's arrests are not the only sign that his government may be cracking down on dissent.The…

To think that the political crisis in the state has ended with the removal of V. Sivakumar, from DAP, as State Assembly Speaker, and the appointment of Datuk R. Ganesan, from MIC, as the new Speaker,…

RAJA Muda Perak, Raja Nazrin Shah menitahkan sesuatu kepada Datuk Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin (PAS-Pasir Panjang) dan Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham (DAP-Setiawan) setelah kedua-duanya dititahkan menghampiri…