Opposition members have also accused Mr. Najib of involvement in the 2006 murder of a Mongolian woman, Altantuya Shaariibuu, who had been having an affair with one of Mr. Najib's aides. By JAMES…

Najib says he doesn’t expect much of a political honeymoon - never mind the customary 100-day settling-in period for an incoming leader - in terms of the level of scrutiny he is likely to…

By Shannon Teoh (The Malaysian Insider) BUKIT GANTANG, March 23 — Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin has been named as Pas’s candidate for the Bukit Gantang by-elections in what is clearly an…

UPDATED 11.27PM(The Malaysian Insider) SUNGAI PETANI, March 23 — Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) forces fired tear gas and used water cannons tonight on thousands gathered at a ceramah in Bukit…

From last week, almost every day Tuai Rumah (longhouse headmen) were summoned by ministers, deputy ministers, assistant ministers and elected representatives to receive “angpaus” in the…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian InsiderSUNGAI PETANI: Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) forces fired tear gas and used water cannons tonight on thousands gathered at a ceramah in Bukit Selambau just as…

Let’s put aside all the viewpoints regarding BN giving out ‘goodies’ and ‘instant noodles’. A lot of views has already been put forward.

Reference to Auspengerindu on March 18th, 2009 9:47 pm, I take his challenge to write this article.

The handsome new home of Ottawa developer Sean Murray and his wife, Jamilah Taib, has shot to No. 2 among Ottawa's most expensive private residences, as measured by the Municipal Property…

The writings are clearly etched deep on the walls of this nation's political makings. There is chaos in the way the country is being led. And each passing day is only compounding the…

Cambodia has had a turbulent history even before the Khmer Rouges took over and started those “killing fields”. What and why it happened are all chronicled in history books but it was…

Razaleigh In a recent interview I was quoted as saying that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong could appoint someone other than the man nominated by the party. The fact that this was reported as…

Tun Mahathir Mohamad launched a very scathing attack against Malay detractors in Malaysia, sounding at times vitriolic and in some moments uncompromising with regards to Malay rights and Malay…

By Neville Spykerman, The Malaysian InsiderFormer de facto Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who was sacked from Umno, said today he would eventually join another political party.

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — In a move that appears to be geared towards handicapping the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) machinery ahead of the three by-elections on…

(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The contrast yesterday could not have been more striking.

(Bernama) A total of 2,571 prisoners have died while incarcerated, and 153 while in police custody between 1999 and 2008 due to health problems, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar revealed…

(The Sun) KUALA LUMPUR (March 23, 2009) : DAP MPs have described Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia's decision to reject their emergency motion to "cancel or set aside" (DAP-Puchong)…

By Tay Tian Yan (Sin Chew Daily) Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Mohamad Fairus Khairuddin has only himself to blame for losing his power. He was given the opportunity to become the Penang Deputy…

SEREMBAN, 23 Mac (Hrkh) - Pesuruhjaya PAS Negeri Sembilan, Zulkefly Mohamad Omar, mengesa Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) dan polis mengambil tindakan undang-undang terhadap Ketua…

(Deutsche Presse-Agentur) Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's political state of affairs seems set for turbulent times, judging from the gaggle of controversies ahead of the upcoming party elections of the…

By Khalid Samad (The Malaysian Insider)MARCH 23 - The newspaper headlines for the last few days have been busy exposing to the world how rampant "money politics" is in Umno.

By Chan Kok Leong (The Edge)PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has unanimously overturned the Court of Appeal's decision to send the case concerning the legality of Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir's…

(Reuters) KUALA LUMPUR: The final ascent of Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the country's top job begins with the Umno annual assembly which kicks off on Tuesday.

In a recent interview I was quoted as saying that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong could appoint someone other than the man nominated by the party. The fact that this was reported as “news” shows…

This is an article forwarded to me by a Malaysiawaves reader that goes by the name "Observer from Beyond"

By Lim Mun Fah (Sin Chew Daily) While Umno is having a party election here, Pakatan Rakyat is having their internal fight at the same time. This week, our political drama continues.

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani (The Malaysian Insider)KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 - MCA Youth Chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong today condemned Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for saying the Malay community was under…

AS predicted, Jawah is the favorite son and I am sure that he could not have a better Operations Chief than Nicholas Bawin, who until last night was also a contending candidate.

(Suara KeADILan) - Two Umno branch leaders Kadar Shah Sulaiman and Mazlan Harun plan to lodge a complaint with the Registrar of Societies today and seek a postponement of the party’s annual…