Oleh Ariffudin Ishak, mStar onlinePerdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak menyifatkan peletakan jawatan bekas Timbalan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang 1, Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin sebagai ADUN…

(The Star) PETALING JAYA: There is no reason to doubt the authenticity of Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin’s press statement announcing his resignation as it bore his signature, PKR vice-president R.…

(The Star) GEORGE TOWN: Voters in Penanti state constituency in Seberang Perai will go through another by-election in under eight months.

By Neville Spykerman (The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim is facing the brunt of a budding backlash against keeping Elizabeth Wong in…

After over a year of disappointing news followed by more disappointing news, the party, which is now essentially in shambles and still in denial over it, is feeling the frustration of what it’s…

By Hakim JoeNobody actually knows how Kaspadu got involved in the manufacturing of precision centrifuge components eventually bound for Libya and those who do is not telling. Whether they consciously…

After one year, Pakatan Rakyat’s dilemma is that ‘little brother’ PKR is using by-elections as a way of winnowing unwanted representatives, something that does not sit too well with…

(The Edge) The resignation of controversy-plagued state representative for Penanti and former Penang Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin today has set the wheels in motion for yet another…

By Lee Wei Lian (The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — That One Malaysia, a slogan meant to promote unity and mutual respect and trust among the different ethnic communities in…

Before the MIC can seek an increase in its representation in the Cabinet, the party has to show how it has transformed to meaningfully represent a radically changed Indian community.By P. Gunasegaram…

By Zedeck Siew (The Nut Graph)PETALING JAYA, 17 April 2009: Even though the focus has been on the Internal Security Act (ISA), civil society groups and a think tank say there are two other laws that…

By Paul Si (The Malaysian Insider)APRIL 16 — It’s good to be good at what you do but it’s better to be lucky. And boy, is Proton lucky. The global economic crisis might just turn out…

Mahathir's myopic vision of accelerating Malaysia's industrialization program was eagerly embraced by those keen on making a fast buck by plundering our natural heritage. Indeed, his shallow…

Before a car is being put into the market, car reviewers will usually give their expert verdict on how good a car is.One of them is Top Gear, a famous United Kingdom TV show that has its car review…

It May Be Worse, The Team (i.e. Advisers) Is Still In The Dressing Room!So why are you and your team still warming up, when you should be up and running and scoring some spectacular goals so that we…

Way back 15 years ago, I turned up on the courts beat, as a frightened rookie scribe. Just my luck, I thought, that my first day on the beat and I get to follow my senior into the intimidating…

(NST) - It’s not over. The Perak DAP is insisting that the political crisis in the state remains although the Federal Court has declared that the speaker’s decision to suspend Menteri…

(The Star) - The judiciary has now interfered with the legislative powers of the Perak State Assembly and its Speaker, said former state senior executive council (exco) member Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham.

A judge who does not appear to be fair is useless to the judicial process. As such he is a bad judge and is therefore unfit to sit on the bench. By Justice N.H. Chan, former Court of Appeal Judge (The…

By Shannon Teoh (The Malaysian Insider) PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — The ten Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblymen in Terengganu may have ended their boycott of the assembly following orders by Datuk Seri…

(Bernama) PUTRAJAYA: Three leaders of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders will remain under Internal Security Act (ISA) detention for two years after the Federal Court here today…

By Ng Cheng Yee (The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, who quit as Penang Deputy Chief Minister 1 and as Penanti assemblyman, has given PKR a two-week deadline to clear his name, saying…

By Lee Wei Lian (The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — By and large, the initial reaction to the announcement of the sixth by-election in less than a year was one of bemusement. While…

By Leslie Lau (The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed disappointment that Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Cabinet appointments include several…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Who says it cannot happen here? A few years ago, Thailand was flying, its economy buzzing, its' assured prime minister harbouring ambitions of becoming the regional…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- Former Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin has resigned as the Penanti assemblyman, effective, Thursday.

The exclusion of Khairy Jamaluddin, UMNO Youth head who was found guilty of corruption by the UMNO disciplinary committee but allowed to contest for head of UMNO Youth seem to indicate a desire on the…

Federal Court judgment in favour of Election Commission is flawed and must be reversed.By Kim Quek

Barisan Nasional the biggest “ethnic prison” in the country, which is why first meeting of Najib Cabinet dared not act or even discuss Utusan Malaysia’s communal and inflammatory…

By Penang My Home It makes one wonder after all the hype and celebrations when Penang welcomed the sight of a new leader during the March 2008 elections (in fact I was one of those heaving a…