Kamariah Ali has already been tried for apostasy in the Islamic courts (BBC) - Malaysia's civil court has refused a woman permission to leave Islam to avoid being jailed for apostasy.

Siapa nak kahwin dengan anak Raja Petra dipersilakan. Kahwin sebelum nikah pun okay. Bapak mentua tak marah. Kalau tak nak pakai…

The university's vice-chancellor has clarified that the award is still at its proposal stage.(Free Malaysia Today) - Two days ago UiTM announced that nominations were open for its newly introduced…

Umno mouthpiece Utusan Malaysia claims that Anwar is strengthening links with his Indonesian counterparts to put pressure on the Malaysian government. (Free Malaysia Today) - Umno mouthpiece Utusan…

Another Brick in the WallOne of Bersih's 8 demand was to stop dirty politics. This demand was one of those new demand inserted into Bersih 2.0 for Election Commission to work on.

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Bersih 2.0 rally organisers and observers today confirmed that their accounts of police brutality have not been recorded by…

 By Johan Saravanamuttu, Aliran The repercussions of Bersih 2.0 will no doubt be profound. It has already been dubbed as Malaysia’s “Hibiscus Revolution”. The question that is now uppermost in the…

By Boo Su-Lyn, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — DAP’s Tony Pua challenged Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today to divulge details of his ministry’s probe into alleged police attacks on Tung…

 By Yow Hong Chieh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) has challenged de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz’s claims that six party members are…

(The Diplomat) Marrying the demands of international diplomacy with the political realities of home is a tough ask for most countries and their foreign ministries. The…

By SUARAM Dear All,Lets get together to demand for the release of the 6 PSM leaders who have been detained under the EO.  Schedule for this week:

University Malaya is connivingly working hand in hand with MOHE officials to create a back door entry to Universities for candidates with poorer SPM results but get a CGPA 4.0 in the easier…

 (FMT) - LAHAD DATU: A former Sabah chief minister has scoffed at the idea that Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican City this week would endear him to the…

 By Minderjeet Kaur, NST KUALA LUMPUR: A Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) commissioner yesterday suggested that the term "postal voting" be corrected and changed to "advance voting" as ballot papers…

 By Tuan Abu Bakar bin Tuan Abu Khalid Kleptocracy is a government of thieves, by thieves and for thieves. The ruling elite in a kleptocracy governs only to extend its personal wealth and political…

 By Karim Raslan, The Star A FASCINATING special section in last week’s The Economist magazine explores the new media terrain post – Tahrir Square (in Cairo). As we now know, social media can be…

 By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Umno Youth will meet the Election Commission (EC) next week to discuss how to improve the current electoral system.

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Devaraj Jeyakumar has insisted he will not waver from his socialist beliefs despite being held under the…

By batsman If people do not understand or refuse to understand what democracy is, then such UMNO controlled TV stations will have succeeded in fooling the people to go along with dirty election…

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid, FMT PETALING JAYA: Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah backed Bersih 2.0′s call for electoral reforms, describing them as “fair demands”.

(The Malaysian Insider) - PUTRAJAYA, July 19 — Only the false and misleading parts of The Economist’s article on the Bersih rally were blacked out, the home ministry said today.

“Although the EO was enacted and came into power as a measure to curb communist resurgency in 1948 to 1960, and also for a brief state of emergency following the May 13, 1969 racial riot, it was…

French prosecutors edge closer to Prime Minister Najib Tun RazakThe French prosecutors are not expected to investigate Altantuya’s death as such. Instead, they are following the case on the basis…

Political affray in MalaysiaAn overzealous government response to an opposition rally None of this bodes well for Malaysia. The heavy-handed police tactics have provoked a lot of anger; the…

A private investigator's legal deposition, revealed by Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on July 3, implicates Deputy Prime Minister Najib in the high-profile Altantuya murder case. The deposition,…

Nervously, Ahmad Sarbaini climbed onto the windowsill as ordered by Mohd Fauzi who continued taunting and abusing him with insults. Sheikh Niza merely looked on. In that split second, Ahmad…

Let’s accept one fact. Umno is the problem. And the problem can never become the solution. And if Ku Li thinks that the solution to the problem is to reform Umno, then he is barking…

Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah will launch a new group to rekindle spirit of national unity. (Free Malaysia Today) - Respected Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, popularly known as Ku Li, is…

(The Star) - Another controversy involving PAS’ hardline stance has surfaced with the Islamist party calling for a stop to the MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia concert on Sunday.