..is almost complete. Look at this picture. (borrowed without permission from The Star)

By Lim Kit SiangThe end of the murder trial of the century in the Shah Alam High Court this morning, with policemen Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar found guilty and…

By Elizabeth Looi (The Straits Times)SHAH ALAM - A MALAYSIAN court on Thursday sentenced two policemen to death after finding them guilty of murdering a Mongolian woman in 2006.

During the time of the 12th General Election 13 months ago, people in West Malaysia simply wanted to teach BN a lesson for being arrogant and corrupt, this time around, they sent a message that they…

By Anil Netto (Asia Times)BUKIT GANTANG, Perak - Malaysia's ruling coalition lost two of three by-elections held on Tuesday, in a result that shows that the…

By Yusseri Yusoff (The Malaysian Insider)APRIL 9 — There are some fixed rules and guidelines in life. For example, gravity always wins, faster-than-light travel is impossible, and politicians…

A WRITER'S LIFE By DINA ZAMAN (The Star) In an increasingly manufactured world, virtue is a lone island. Saving one’s face is more important than playing by the rules.

(The Sun) As was generally expected, Pakatan Rakyat won Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau but failed to thump the BN in Batang Ai. Perhaps the state constituency in the interior of Sarawak could have…

(The Sun) For years to come, an idyllic green field in Taman Ria Jaya on the suburbs of Sungai Petani, will be remembered for a dramatic incident unusual for these parts. It was here that on March 23…

By Neville Spykerman (The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 - The father of the late A.Kugan, who died while under police custody, today offered to exhume his body if that's what it takes…

By Regina William (The Edge)GEORGE TOWN: Newly minted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak must adopt six reform measures to make "1 Malaysia, People First And Performance Now" work, said…

By Yong Min Wei (The Edge)KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor state government has threatened to sue the Selangor Registrar of Societies (ROS) as well as the former trustees and former members of the Wives of…

(The Straits Times) TAIPING, April 9 — When campaigning for the Bukit Gantang by-election was in full swing in a rural Chinese fishing village, one enthusiastic PAS supporter was a Chinese man…

(The Straits Times) KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 —Islamic party PAS won convincingly on Tuesday in the Bukit Gantang constituency, which has a sizeable Malay majority. But even the party has…

By Lee Wei Lian (The Malaysian Insider) PETALING JAYA, April 8 — Pakatan Rakyat’s massive wins in Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau are a clear referendum on the Umno-led Barisan Nasional…

(The Straits Times) KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — A day after Tuesday's by-elections, the message for the ruling Barisan Nasional is clearer than ever: It has to rethink its race-based strategy.…

By Wong Chin Huat The Nut Graph)IT is furthest from the truth to declare that the results of the triple by-elections on 7 April 2009 are about the status quo being maintained. Such an analysis, which…

Some say Batang Ai was a referendum for Najib. Perhaps. But the fact that Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau went the other way says something else: Najib's ascent is BN's descent.

Oi, everyone’s talking about Najib’s cabinet and that he must appoint people with no baggages. In other words, corruption and scandal free. HAHAHAHAHA! Is that possible? Oi, give me a…

Anwar warned that Mr Najib may resort to draconian measures to seal his rule, especially following the return of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to the ruling party. Dr Mahathir, who ruled for…

Before, non-Malays treated PAS as poison, now they have no qualms at all voting for this party — an unthinkable act just 2 years ago. This shift in mindsets will be a big factor in the next…

Would Najib dare offer the new Umno Youth Leader, Khairy Jamaluddin, a Cabinet post? Or would the Cabinet post go to Mukhriz Mahathir instead? By convention, Khairy, the winner, should get that post…

(Bernama) - Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak perlu 'bekerja keras' untuk memastikan kemenangan Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan raya umum ke-13.

Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang, HarakahBersyukur kehadrat Allah SWT setelah kita semua bertungkus-lumus berusaha akhirnya dengan keizinan-Nya, Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) dianugerahkan…

(Hrkh) - Kejayaan Pakatan Rakyat pada pilihan raya kecil di Perak dan Kedah seakan-akan memberi isyarat jelas ketuanan Umno dan Barisan Nasional yang bertapak sejak merdeka kian reput.

Perak is perhaps the most critical of the three by-elections in Malaysia, testing Prime Minister Najib Razak in his first week in office. Norman Hermant, Australia Network reports.

The key to any genuine reform by Umno is not about treating non-Malay Malaysians and non-Muslims better. Umno must do that at any rate, or it will be buried by the non-Malay Malaysians. Indeed,…

Kini keadaan semakin buntu dengan kes demi kes dibawakan ke mahkamah sedangkan suara majoriti rakyat Perak yang didengar di mana-mana mendesak mahukan penyelesaian yang muktamad. Wan Hamidi, The…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was in a rare defensive mode today, denying that he lobbied for his son's inclusion in the Cabinet and putting a positive spin on his own dismal…

Nevertheless, the results of the by-elections are a defeat for Tun Mahathir Mohamad the former Prime Minister of Malaysia. It is also a bad start for Najib Tun Razak, the Prime Minsiter of choice of…