By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider  Despite being ousted just under one year in power, the Perak Pakatan Rakyat is already looking to the next polls by preparing its first draft manifesto ahead of…

Written by Yong Min Wei, The Edge  Barisan Nasional (BN) remains relevant to the political landscape and is prepared to move ahead as a coalition provided it has no extra baggage.

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid, The Malaysian Insider The visit by PAS religious scholar council chief, Datuk Harun Taib, to the house of Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin recently has sparked rumours about the…

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Tengku Razaleigh HamzahThere are some good things about our country which we do not acknowledge either because are too obvious or because it is politically incorrect to do so. One of these is the role…

By Maximus Kho Finally, it is done. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) or the People’s Justice Party, has appointed a Sarawakian to head its Sarawak Chapter.

Why dialogue is risky but necessary nonethelessBy Farish A. Noor The inter-religious dialogue process is a risky yet necessary vernture. For more than a decade now I have been part of the so-called…

(Bernama) - Former Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin was arrested while giving a religious talk at a house in Taman Sri Ukay, Hulu Klang, early today.

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider Nik Aziz maintains PAS should stay with Pakatan Rakyat. — file picPAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has maintained that the Islamist party should…

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian InsiderThe Perak Pakatan Rakyat convention saw the passing of 10 resolutions which, among others, called for the three component parties of DAP, PAS and PKR to set aside…

By Haspaizi Mohd Zain, NST Several Pas leaders, including its Selangor commissioner, Datuk Dr Hasan Ali, will be hauled up before the party's disciplinary committee.

By Hj Ismail Arsat, Pengerusi Pakatan RakyatSdr Tee Boon Hock, Timb. Pengerusi 1 Pakatan RakyatSdr Suhaimi Mohd Nor, Timb. Pengerusi 2 Pakatan RakyatThe resignation of Port Klang State Assemblyman,…

By Truthbespoken Leaders must exert leadership qualities. Good leaders must exert fair and firm leadership for the benefit of all. In recent times, Anwar Ibrahim is perceived to be a fumbling…

By Gryphon Malx The remarks of Ezam Mohd Nor, the former chief of PKR’s youth wing, makes me want to laugh. Indeed, I wonder how a seemingly intelligent fellow like him could say such ridiculous…

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian InsiderAfter months of having its viability as an alternative government questioned, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance finally moved to clean up house today by hosting its…

(Bernama) - Najib Abduk Razak has thanked Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) for its contributions, which he described as a fixed deposit, to the success of the Barisan Nasional (BN) in Sabah.

So here we have a Royal Commission of experienced legal minds finding sufficient cause to invoke numerous laws but the Attorney General not being able to sustain the momentum and initiate a…

(Malaysian Mirror) - Rape and abuse of women and children by US troops were almost a daily affair at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, while continuous torture, sexual degradation, forced drugging and…

The purpose of creating MARA Junior Science Colleges was clear, to screen the “best and brightest” among Malay children to undergo privileged training in science- and mathematics-based education. The…

(Bernama) -- In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in Sarawak, a 13-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Japanese Encephalitis (JE) while a boarder at Sekolah Kebangsaan (C) Sungai…

If Pakatan does not develop a common policy, institutionalise its activities and procedures, and avoid fractious in-fighting, it does not take clairvoyance to foresee that it will eventually fall to…

By Sira Habibu, The StarFormer PKR Youth chief Ezam Mohd Nor has challenged party president Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to kick her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim out of the party.

Lim Kit SiangThe Cabinet decision last month to set up a super task force, headed by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, to take over all investigations into the PKFZ scandal…

By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider The Court of Appeal will deliver its decision on Nov 6 whether opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has the right to get key evidence for his new sodomy…

(mStar Online) - Krisis dalaman PAS yang sedang hangat diperkatakan turut mengheret bekas Mufti Perlis yang khabarnya telah dijemput untuk menyertai parti Islam itu.

Written by Kim Quek, CPI After the nonsensical assembly sitting in Perak on Oct 28, Barisan Nasional should deeply reflect whether it is worthwhile to prolong its farcical rule in the…

(Bernama) - MIC dan MCA menentang cadangan melaksanakan sistem pendidikan satu aliran, dengan mengatakan bahawa sekolah jenis kebangsaan yang ada sekarang tidak akan menghalang usaha ke arah…

But it is people like Jamaluddin, Osman, Radzhi and Badrul and the stench of corruption and laziness around them that pushed people to vote for the opposition in the March 2008 polls.THE MALAYSIAN…

By Neville Spykerman, The Malaysian Insider Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has dared Umno to call for a by-election in Port Klang after its assemblyman Badrul Hisham Abdullah quit PKR yesterday after claiming…

By Haris IbrahimOn 3rd November, 2007, a motley bunch of anak Bangsa Malaysia organised a forum at the Dewan Sri Pinang. You can read about that event HERE.