Ali Cordoba, World Futures Online The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition force in Malaysia has showed very little interest for foreign affairs, concentrating its efforts mostly on national and local…

Written by Dr Lim Teck Ghee, CPIDuring the past year, there have been three controversies arising from regressive policy decisions of the Ministry of Education which have set our educational system…

By Christopher Leong, Vice-President of Malaysian BarThe Malaysian Bar welcomes yesterday’s majority decision of the Court of Appeal striking down section 15(5)(a) of the Universities and University…

By Michael Kaung, FMT KOTA KINABALU: The morning after the train crash outside the Kota Kimabalu International Airport here has provoked fear and anger among city residents, with many saying that “it…

By Syed Jeymal Zahiid, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya has failed to give a convincing explanation on the controversial share swap between AirAsia and national carrier MAS in Parliament as lawmakers…

Governments and private sectors across the region need to wake up to the fact that economic development and environmental protection are not irreconcilable, but indeed go hand-in-hand. Of course,…

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) representatives in the parliamentary select committee (PSC) for electoral reforms plan to demand that the Election…

By G Manimaran, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 – The Election Commission (EC) is ready to carry out the 13th general elections by early next year.

(The Star) - TROUBLE is brewing in Johor DAP with talk that an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) may be called to oust state chairman Dr Boo Cheng Hau over candidate selection for the coming general…

On April 20, after more cigarettes were found, Immigration officers beat an Indonesian and a Pakistani detainee. One refugee described how the officers struck the men on the soles of their feet and…

By MasterwordsmithLast Tuesday, an Egyptian court ruled that Egyptians living abroad should be allowed to vote at embassies in upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, a judicial source…

MiloSuam ISTERI Perdana Menteri, Rosmah Mansor yang diketahui umum sebagai seorang yang boros dan gemar bermewah-mewahan dengan pelbagai barangan mahal, kali ini kantoi lagi.

Oleh Loke Siew Fook, DAPSYDAPSY mengalu-alukan keputusan Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini yang memutuskan bahawa Seksyen 15(5) Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti yang membenarkan universiti mengambil…

By Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, Lawyers For Liberty The Court of Appeal today ruled that section 15(5) of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA) is in breach of Article 10 of the Federal…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Lauding today’s Court of Appeal ruling that the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) was unconstitutional, MCA Youth has called the ban on student politics as…

(The Star) - GEORGE TOWN: Some 300 motorcyclists in yellow t-shirts rode to the Penang state legislative assembly during lunch break, causing traffic to slow down to a crawl.

(Bernama) - There are about one million Malaysian expatriates working overseas as of April this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told Monday.

By a concerned MalaysianIt was with trepidation that I read the uncharitable comments that followed the letter that I had originally written asking questions about the original setup of the Assunta…

After months of trying to work out a reconciliation with the top PKR leadership, Kota Kinabalu division chief Christina Liew who had 'hero-worshiped' Jeffrey in politics, was forced to throw in…

The Islamist party refuses to let the issue rest, and asks Umno why several MoUs were inked with China, a country which once supported the Malayan Communist Party. (Free Malaysia Today) - The…

Er Teck Hwa, Lim Lip Eng and N Gobalakrishnan defied the Speaker’s order to sit down. (Free Malaysia Today) - Three MPs were kicked out of parliament house for disobeying the Speaker’s order to sit…

(The Malay Mail) - Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s political secretary, Zairil Khir Johari, will lodge a police report on his behalf at the State police contingent headquarters today.

(The Star) - DAP is optimistic that Pakatan Rakyat can retain control over Penang if its members continue to work hard by building on the momentum it had gained after the 2008 general election.

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court ruled on Tuesday that Egyptians living abroad should be allowed to vote at embassies in upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, a judicial source…

MyOverseasVoteA group of Malaysian citizens overseas has filed a lawsuit against the Election Commission (EC) asking the High Court to compel the EC to register them as absent voters. The group of…

(Utusan Malaysia) - Laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2010 sepatutnya lebih bersifat komprehensif dengan menjelaskan secara terperinci bagaimana sesuatu perkara itu diklasifikasikan sebagai perbelanjaan.

(Yahoo News) - The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) approved loans worth an astounding RM55.1 billion not backed by government guarantees.

Karpal Singh criticised for making “unfair” statement when such Islamic laws have not been implemented yet.(Free Malaysia Today) - The attempt by Pakatan Rakyat to bury the hudud hatchet is proving…

LDP leaders deliberately turning a deaf ear to all the assistance given to them by Umno Sabah, says Sabah Puteri Umno.(Free Malaysia Today) - Criticising Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman is as good as…

By G Vinod, FMT PETALING JAYA: Student activists hailed the Court of Appeal’s decison as a victory for student politics and freedom of speech. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) student activist…