By Andrew Marshall, TIME Whom do you call if you want to speak to Southeast Asia? Apply Henry Kissinger's famous question about Europe to the 11 countries that arc from the Himalayas to the Pacific,…

Yes, so why bother? If we know that it is futile, we might as well save all our time, energy and money and just let Barisan Nasional walk in uncontested. Well, in that case, do we…

An official from Borneo Resource Institute (BRIMAS), a Sarawak-based human rights NGO, told poloff villagers' suspicions were strengthened because several weeks prior to his disappearance, a senior…

By Syed Jeymal Zahiid, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat today defended its “prosperity for all” budget, saying that the fund to finance its RM220 billion allocation would come from various existing…

By Patrick Lee, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: Bersih 2.0 will not be allowed to attend public hearings at the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reforms as it is not a registered organisation.

By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider Aviation tycoon Tan Sri Tony Fernandes appears to be moving his allegiance from one former prime minister to another since coming under attack from influential…

PAS has ruled the state since 1990 and another general election is around the corner. This time around, Umno is confident of dealing a blow, if not capturing the entire state.The state government…

The budget is too focused on pleasing the civil servants instead of finding ways to expand the revenue base, they say. Centre for Strategic Development chief executive officer Fui K Soong said…

MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek says Malaysians need a New Deal that is fair, democratic, transparent and inclusive to address today’s concerns and it should epitomise the core expectations…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Senior Australian central bank officials helped conceal evidence of corruption at two bank subsidiaries accused of bribery to help win overseas contracts to print…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Putrajaya said today it had spent RM1.2 billion to sustain Indah Water Konsortium’s (IWK) operations since nationalising the national sewerage company in 2000.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a new U.S. recession are rising rapidly as employment and housing remain depressed and Europe's debt crisis threatens to spill over, according to a number of…

One bone of contention with the opposition in Malaysia is the absence of a Shadow Cabinet or Shadow government. Since Malaysia’s system is modelled after the British Westminster…

Nazri Aziz has tried to explain away 'Rosmah's diamond ring' but some are still sceptical about the one ring's Malaysian journey.(Free Malaysia Today) - A former PKR supreme council member Badrul…

By Queville To, The Malaysian Insider KOTA KINABALU: The villagers of Kampung Tambatuon in Kota Belud unanimously rejected the state government’s offer of an “annual gratuity” of RM500,000 as well…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today that 125 restricted residence orders will be lifted once the first of the security laws is repealed…

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Putrajaya finally resolved today the confusion over Malaysia’s historical past and rubbished claims that the country had never been…

Do we not all have public and private opinion that differs? Do we not bitch behind clients/bosses/colleagues/spouse/relatives? If a Singaporean got robbed in Malaysia and bitched about it in Stomp,…

By LH Chew Sometimes it makes me wonder if we really have the guts to take the first step to make the change. We like to lament how bad things are, how the government took us for a ride, how…

PR had a free ride under the HINDRAF banner for GE12 and yet today they won’t even engage with them. People are not blind and they do understand what racism is.  By Jakun Malaysia

By Jahabar Sadiq, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The Najib administration has dropped a mainland Chinese developer’s US$1 billion (RM3.2 billion) redevelopment plan for Pudu Jail in…

(The Sun Daily) - Sarawak PKR and DAP are still unable to agree on the allocation of seats for each party to contest in the coming general election due to overlapping claims.

Money politics would be key to candidates' success, Suffian commented, as "this is the way UMNO does business," and UMNO delegates would expect compensation. UMNO politicians from Sabah in particular…

(The Malaysian Insider) - KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — Riot police broke their own standard operating procedures (SOP) by firing tear gas when dispersing Bersih 2.0 rally marchers at the Tung Shin Hospital…

By Masterwordsmith We can see how DSAI, LGE, Mat Sabu, Nik Aziz, etc. are under attack and issues like Hudud, Communist, Bukit Kepong, etc, are raised and Pakatan is scrambling like the Americans at…

ASPAN ALIASDi dalam sesebuah negara seperti negara kita yang penduduknya terdiri dari berbilang kaum, yang paling penting kita mesti perjuangkan ialah membina masyarakat dan rakyat yang bersatu dan…

Asian dimension as French state-owned arms company faces murder, bribery allegationsBreham said Razak Baginda’s company Perimekar had received the commission for "supporting the contract," which…

Let us imagine that the debate between Gan Ping Sieu of MCA and Lim Guan Eng of DAP is held. Let us also imagine that the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) helped organise…

(Bernama) - "It's easy when we want to spend the money which we don't have," is what former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said when asked to comment on the tabling of the alternative…

Who says I am always cheong hei? Sometimes, when a picture is worth a thousand words, I can be very brief. Anyway, maybe the five photos below can tell the story…