MP out for calling next PM a killer

(New Zealand Herald) - Malaysia’s Parliament voted to suspend a prominent opposition member for one year Monday after he accused the next prime minister of involvement in the 2006 slaying of a…

Karpal Singh faces sedition charge

(The Malaysian Insider) - KUALA LUMPUR: DAP chairman Karpal Singh is facing prosecution for sedition tomorrow, probably in relation to his statements regarding Perak Sultan Azlan Shah.

Hard to blow off stench of allegations

(The Malaysian Insider) - From Padang Besar to Tanjung Piai and across to Kudat across the South China Sea, people are talking about Musa Safri, the disappearance of P Balasubramiam and Datuk Seri…

MACC: Ruthless or toothless?

By Melody Song (The Edge)When outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pushed through a bill to enact the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in December 2008, it was understandable that…

Gobind deserved what he got, says Nazri

By Chan Kok Leong (The Edge)KUALA LUMPUR: Member of parliament Gobind Singh Deo (Puchong-DAP) deserved the punishment meted out to him today and his most serious offence was to accuse the Deputy Prime…

Farmers left in the cold

52 sold agriculture plots for mining, but land now converted to housingR. Nadeswaran and Terence Fernandez (The Sun)SHAH ALAM: With a few strokes of the pen, the state acquired agricultural land in…

The Next Prime Minister of Malaysia

By Bob Teoh (Sin Chew Daily) In a little while, the fifth prime minister of the country will finally step down before completing his full term of office under pressure from his own party. The party…

Is it a RM60 billion con?

By Ivanpal S. Grewal (The Malaysian Insider)I am not an economist. In fact, the last time I flirted with economics was when I was pursuing my A-Levels some six years ago, and even then, my tutor…

this cannot, that cannot, how to blog?

following the news of the 6 bloggers being charged for insulting the sultan, an eLawyer law conference 2009 themed ‘Blogging and Law’ was held on saturday.from what the lawyers had said…

Political roguery runs riot in Perak

Martin Jalleh tries to capture the initial events leading to Umno’s power grabbing, pariah politics and Pyrrhic victory in PerakUmno uses the royalty as pawns in their dirty political game. It…

Nik Aziz bantah kerjasama dengan BN

(Bernama) - Menteri Besar Kelantan Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat hari ini menegaskan pendiriannya tidak bersetuju dengan cadangan mewujudkan kerajaan campuran PAS dan Barisan Nasional (BN) yang dibuat…

Calon hilang kelayakan tanding?

(mStar Online) - Lebih 20 calon yang bertanding pada pemilihan umno kali ini dijangka menemui Jawatankuasa Disiplin parti minggu ini, dipercayai berhubung kes salah laku kempen dan politik wang.

MACC officer under probe

(NST) - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is believed to have started an internal investigation against one its officers for allegedly abusing his powers and accepting…

Umno’s ticking time bomb

A joke making the rounds now is that some candidates would be celebrating at the Putra World Trade Centre after winning the post they so desired through vote-buying, but only to return home to a state…

The problem with the “Allah” ban

Because Section 8(1) of the ISA allows for detention without trial on persons who are deemed a threat to national security, the Home Ministry's move to place the ruling under the ISA effectively…

A tussle for the soul of Pas

By Adib Zalkapli, The Malaysian Insider A power struggle appears to be shaping up in Pas between the two most influential leaders in the Islamist party over a recent suggestion for Pakatan Rakyat (PR)…