By The Malaysian Insider SHAH ALAM, Dec 9 ─ Putrajaya’s direct allocations to village committees in Pakatan Rakyat-ruled (PR) states today became subject of a heated discussion between Tan Sri…

By Luke Rintod, Free Malaysia Today KOTA KINABALU: A freshly minted grouping called the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) is set to elbow its way onto the political stage.

By Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi Cartoons the laughable state of human rights in Malaysia. This year's International Human Rights Day is dedicated to the human rights defenders. Who are…

By Himanshu Bhatt, The Sun INFORMATION is power. And the party that wields it best enjoys an upper hand in asserting its influence. It is no wonder then that for the last few decades there has been…

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — DAP lawmakers Jeff Ooi and Fong Po Kuan were suspended until 2.30pm today after the Jelutong MP riled the Dewan Rakyat Speaker…

Hypocrisy features in Malaysian lives. We ban Beyonce, but permit child marriages. We whip girls for drinking beer, but have shares in breweries. Women accused of illicit sex are whipped, whilst the…

By Zarinah Paycut We know there was a dinner at the home of the Chairman of the SC in Taman Bukit Pantai, KL, where the guests were the MD of PwC, Mr Chin Kwai Fatt and an Executive Director of the…

By Dr Collin Abraham The Deputy Prime Minister’s defining assurance that there will be no political party agenda in the proposed review of the history syllabus is crucially significant, because…

By M. Mageswari, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: Former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees M. Manoharan and P. Uthayakumar have filed a RM200mil suit against the Government for unlawful arrest and…

By Joseph Tawie, Free Malaysia Today KUCHING: Bakun dam resettlers, fed up with deplorable road conditions caused by logging trucks over the past decade, staged a demonstration last week.

By Teoh El Sen, Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: DAP is gearing up its election machinery in anticipation of a snap polls being called, said party publicity chief Tony Pua.

By Yow Hong Chieh, The Malaysian Insider A DAP lawmaker has challenged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to appoint a non-Malay deputy prime minister in the spirit of his 1 Malaysia concept,…

The People's ParliamentThe Staronline reported yesterday that Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam has confidently assured that the Indian community’s citizenship and welfare woes will…

Khoo Kay PengIt is more appropriate for 'Malay supremacy' to be rephrased as 'Malay sovereignty' as the latter encompasses the position of the Malay rulers and their subjects and not just the…

We know what you did last summer. You arranged for the photography and videotaping session plus you organised events for Malaysia’s First Lady. You also arranged events for Defence…

(AFP) - Malaysia's law minister on Wednesday shot down calls to ban underage marriage, despite an uproar over the recent wedding of a 14-year-old Muslim school girl.

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: A senator from Australia today blasted the Malaysian Parliamentary Rights and Privileges Committee as being worse than a kangaroo court for…

Just as there are "patriotic" hackers trying to take down WikiLeaks, there are many anti-establishment hackers fighting back. One of them, a grouping called "Anonymous" has called on supporters to…

(Harakahdaily) - Pengerusi Perkaderan Lajnah PAS Kelantan, Abdul Fattah Mahmood berkata Umno BN kini berusaha menyambung 'talian hayat'nya dalam usaha mendominasikan pemerintahan dengan…

Art HarunI read with particular interest a report by the Malaysian Insider that the AG was ready to declassify documents which are now classified as official secrets under the Official Secrets Act…

In the old days kids of 10 or 11 went to war and at 14 or 15 they were veteran soldiers and at 18 were considered old (by 40 many were already dead). That was more than 1,000 years ago. So…

(Bernama) - Ketuanan Melayu lebih sesuai disebut "kedaulatan Melayu" kerana ia mencakupi kedudukan Raja-raja Melayu dan rakyatnya  dan bukannya soal antara "tuan" dan "hamba", titah Sultan Johor…

By Teoh El Sen, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Police have promised fairness and transparency in investigating the alleged brutality of a traffic policeman who beat up a mechanic in Wangsa Maju…

By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider The Attorney-General today disclosed his reason in asking a RM1 million bail for Datuk Seri Dr Khir Toyo who was two days ago charged with fraud over two plots…

By Melissa Chi, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today that women are “as determined and tough, if not tougher” than his male colleagues and promised no…

By Joseph Tawie, Free Malaysia Today KUCHING: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is in a dilemma over who to field for the Padungan seat in the soon-to-be-held state election.

By R. Nadeswaran, The Sun TOMORROW is "World Anti-Corruption Day". There’s little to celebrate but plenty to commemorate. Like "World Press Freedom Day", there will be seminars, talks and activities…

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider Chaos erupted in Parliament today, leading to a protest walkout by Pakatan Rakyat MPs when Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia refused the opposition’s attempt…

By Clara Chooi,The Malaysian Insider Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi sought to explain his jibe on non-Malay patriotism today, claiming he had not meant to hurt the community but stopped short of…

It seems that the Rulers' Conference fail to comprehend that as rulers they are also duty bound to the second limb of Article 153 of the Federal constitution as the minority’s interests also need…