The leaked cable said that “in good times Umno can maintain control by distributing power and money to get what it wants (but) in bad times, it uses the stick.” By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian…

 (AP) - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities will deport a French lawyer representing a human rights group in a court case accusing shipbuilder DCNS of corruption in a $1.2 billion submarine…

 By Patrick Lee, FMT PETALING JAYA: The Selangor Menteri Besar’s office today launched a blistering attack against Umno members objecting to a plan to build hostels for foreign workers.

By Syed Jeymal Zahiid, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: In an unprecedented move, a former Umno minister implicitly stated that the electoral process here is not free and fair, and that Bersih 2.0′s demands are…

 By Lim Kit Siang The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was the second attempt by Malaysia to establish Malaysia’s version of Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)…

(Harakah Daily) - Far from proving that the police had nothing to do with the injury suffered by PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu on July 9, a video footage shown to members of the press yesterday…

The premier cancels a family vacation because he wants to spend more time with Malaysians, signalling that all may not be well in Putrajaya. (Free Malaysia Today) - The Malaysian political landscape…

Umno veteran says his group aims to be in the forefront of the fight against the country's "continuous disintegration".(Free Malaysia Today) - Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah hinted today that…

"Soal video seks juga jelas, bagi yang menonton dan mengenal baik, pasti yakin itu Anwar, terlihat dari bentuk tubuhnya," katanya dalam wawancara dengan majalah Indonesia, Tempo. (Free Malaysia…

Seafaring bling-bling: History Supreme making history as the world’s most expensive luxury yacht. (The Star) - While newspapers in Britain were abuzz with reports that the owner of the world's most…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Seorang bekas menteri kerajaan pusat, Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir mengingatkan pentadbiran Datuk Seri Najib Razak agar melaksanakan sistem pilihan raya yang telus.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Datuk Seri Najib Razak today accused the Bersih group of trying to seize power through mass rallies, while dismissing the electoral reform group’s allegations of poll fraud.…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The government will engage with Christians groups here that love peace and respect the country’s Islamic leadership, the prime minister said today.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Presiden Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (Amanah) Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah berkata sudah tiba masanya untuk rakyat negara ini bangkit menentang segala penyelewengan yang berlaku…

(The Malaysian Insider) - French lawyer Willian Bourdon has been detained at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after attending a dinner in Penang last night where he briefed the audience on the…

French lawyer William Bourdon says corruption related to the submarine deal will be exposed when a judge is picked in September to hear the case. (Free Malaysia Today) - The French investigative…

WikiLeaks reveals that Sodomy II prompted the US envoy to warn Malaysian leaders against clumsy political manoeuvrings(Free Malaysia Today) - US diplomats warned Umno leaders in 2008 that continued…

SAKMONGKOL AK47Was the Bersih agenda wrong? The agenda was simply the call for the EC to conduct its business cleanly and fairly. That to my mind is a legitimate and acceptable agenda. This…

Is Marina Mahathir a genuine righteous person who will take on UMNO and her father in the interest of the Rakyat or is she merely a Mahathir strategy to crush Bersih from within?By Ken

 By P Ramakrishnan (President, Aliran) A lie has robbed six Malaysians of their precious freedom. For three weeks they have been locked up and put away unfairly and unjustly.

Member of Parliament Dr M.Jeyakumar Please join us tomorrow afternoon and rally for their release. Date: Friday, 22 July Time: 3.00pm Venue: Ibu Pejabat PDRM, Bukit Aman Facebook event page:…

Ilham telah mengarahkan supaya surat perpindahan Datin Sabariah dikeluarkan dengan segera. Ilham juga mengarahkan supaya semua aset milik Yayasan Selangor yang ada pada Datin Sabariah diambil…

On elections, the US Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices declares that Malaysian opposition parties are unable to compete on equal terms with the governing UMNO-dominated…

The ruling elite maintains control over the security apparatus through party stalwarts who run the security institutions, mainly the police but also the military. We believe the military will…

Sheikh Niza had to do what was necessary to pin this rap on Ahmad Sarbaini. There was no turning back now. They had already committed themselves and so they had to make this ‘Malaysian Book of…

STEADYAKU47 Kemana kita pergi sekarang? Where do we go from here? The chatter from those that do read what I have written these last few weeks on DSAI is mixed….but in the majority gunning for me…

MIC central working committee member S Vell Paari tells BN to stop dumping salt into the July 9 wound.(Free Malaysia Today) - Barisan Nasional should stop making one wrong turn after another with…

Teoh Beng Hock's family rejects the RCI findings that he committed suicide and will consider a judicial review.(Free Malaysia Today) - The family of Teoh Beng Hock said today that they rejected the…

Haris Ibrahim of MCLM will also be attending the AMANAH launch Former ministers and elected reps are expected to dominate the inauguration of Tengku Razaleigh’s NGO (Free Malaysia Today) - The launch…

MASTERWORDSMITH-UNPLUGGEDThe Royal Commission of Inquiry ruled that political aide Teoh Beng Hock committed suicide due to the aggressive questioning by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission…