Hence 50% of the Malays were already opposition-minded during the time when 70% of the Chinese and 90% of the Indians were still voting for the ruling party. It is the Chinese and the Indians who…

Continued opposition to this piece of legislation may yet result in it being taken off the statute books. P. Gunasegaram, The Star THE recent amendment to the Evidence Act with the insertion of…

DAP chairman Karpal Singh’s strong stance against party-hopping is deafening amidst the “inelegant silence” of other leaders in the party.Instead of facing Barisan in the general election as Karpal…

(The Star) - A law against party-hopping will not be effective even if it is passed by the Penang government as it is unconstitutional, said lawyers.

(The Star) - Section 114A of the Evidence Act cannot be used in the case of Umno Youth's alleged seditious posting because the amendment is based on presumption of fact and not presumption of…

Ida Lim, The Malaysian Insider By agreeing to successive demands — from investigating Sabah’s illegal immigrants problem to repealing security laws and considering a review of oil royalties and…

(Reuters) - The United States and Pakistan should stop pretending they are allies and amicably “divorce,” Pakistan’s former ambassador to Washington said yesterday, citing unrealistic expectations…

If Umno can convince former minister Shahrir Samad to contest, the party may get to keep Johor Baru in the coming general election. Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz, FMT Johor has always been touted as the…

The question is would discriminatory policies noted in classical texts of Islamic state be acceptable in the modern era. By Ahmad Farouk Musa, FMT To many Muslims and especially the Islamists, the…

A MIC leader point outs that the movie on May 13 will open the scope for directors to explore other sensitive topics like the Kampung Medan violence and the exploits of Chin Peng. RK Anand, FMT More…

There is no need for a legislation to stop politicians crossing over to another party, says a BN leader. Hawkeye, FMT GEORGE TOWN: There is no need to enact an anti-party hopping legislation to curb…

Former DAP Sungai Pelek parliament liaison committee member Tan Tuan Tat also cliams that the DAP disciplinary board made the announcement to sack him before sending him any letter.  K Pragalath,…

Although the next general election might be the last battle for Anwar, the BN cannot be so naïve to think that it can sit back and relax as long as Anwar retires from politics. The anti-BN…

Hence, while Europe was breaking away from church control, the Muslims were going the opposite direction. And there was no one to check the rise of Wahhabi Islam. In fact, the west supported them…

The Bersih co-chaiperson told Bloomberg that she wants to devote more time to her firm which specialises on many legal issues. G Vinod, FMT Bersih co-chaiperson S Ambiga said that she would step down…

(Harakah) - PAS mengingatkan sesiapa yang tidak bersetuju dengan hukum hudud agar jangan sesekali mengeluarkan kenyataan menghina hukum yang termaktub di dalam al-Quran itu kerana ia bakal…

(Harakah) - Mursyidul Am PAS Tuan Guru Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat mahu pemimpin Umno memberi respon terlebih dahulu terhadap kenyataan Presiden MCA Dr Chua Soi Lek berhubung isu hudud sebelum…

(NST) - Perkasa has urged lawyer M. Puravalen and former Parti Keadilan Rakyat's (PKR) vice-president R. Sivarasa to come forward and explain the alleged conspiracy to defame Prime Minister Datuk…

A survey conducted in 2006 involving 1,500 young Malaysians yields some disturbing findings. Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin wonders if the mindset has changed since then.  (FMT) - To a sizeable…

There are times we hail court decisions and there are times we find them bizarre. But if we ignore the incredible disparities in some court decisions, it is only at our own peril. Azmi Sharom, The…

By Ida Lim, Farhan A. Darwis and Nomy Nozwir, The Malaysian Insider Sabah’s opposition front appears to be moving towards unity, but the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition seemingly…

(Reuters) - Ecuador is ready to negotiate over the fate of Julian Assange if Britain withdraws a threat to raid its embassy in London where the WikiLeaks founder has sought refuge, President Rafael…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today Malaysians were better off with the “devil know” in Barisan Nasional (BN) than a Pakatan Rakyat (PR) federal government he said was…

(The Star) - Two state PKR leaders have lent their voices to a growing chorus of people here objecting against excessive development in Balik Pulau.

Shahrizat Abdul Jalil shamed herself when she told the court that her family led 'independent lives'. And what are these words that she said? She said that she was not aware of her husband’s role in…

 About 61 percent of Malays considered themselves Muslims first, with only 28 percent identifying themselves first as Malaysians. When asked whether they rely upon their religion when making major…

KTEMOC KONSIDERS A belated Selamat Hari Raya to all Malaysians - I've been away on personal matters, to attend a funeral, that  for the father of my friend - more about this much later in another…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The Attorney-General must prosecute Umno Youth for attempting to stoke racial and religious hatred online to prove he is impartial in enforcing a…

Such a legislation is needed because jumping from one party to another is a betrayal of the voters' mandate, says Gerakan.  Athi Shankar, FMT Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat should set aside…

 So does it really matter what the punishment for crimes are and what type of punishment system we use when the system itself rather than the punishment is the problem? The problem is not the…