Bala wanted the balance of the RM5 million that was promised him and he told Hamzah that this would be the price of his third U-turn. Hamzah told Bala, to ‘earn’ this RM5 million he would need to…

Jeffrey Kitingan claims that Sabahans are now paying the price for the follies of these yesteryear political novices. Joseph Bingkasan, FMT KOTA KINABALU: Amateurs in Sabah’s political arena were the…

Abdul Hadi Awang, Harakah One issue being played by the media owned by UMNO is Pakatan Rakyat’s allocation of 90 seats for DAP. This is aimed at ensuring Malay voters stay with UMNO despite…

Amin Iskandar, The Malaysian Insider Electoral reform group Bersih will hold a public rally on the eve of National Day with the theme ‘‘Janji Bersih” or “Bersih’s Promise” at Dataran Merdeka here,…

(Bernama) - The Court of Appeal today ordered that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s RM100 million defamation suit against Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar proceed for trial in the High Court.…

Leannza Chia, The Malaysian Insider The DAP filed a police complaint today against Umno-owned Malay paper Utusan Malaysia over its reports alleging the secular party is filled with “kafir harbi” or…

MCA's Chua Tee Yong questions why land supposedly transferred to the Selangor government has not been done and why was there 'special' RM36 billion discount for Talam in the debt-recovery exercise.…

'How innocent is Bala in the matter of Altantuya's murder? Was he an accomplice?' These are some of the questions posed by Raja Petra Kamarudin.  (FMT) - The already thick plot revolving around…

  Once Parliament is dissolved, a general election need not be held immediately. The Constitution permits a delay of 60 days from the date of dissolution.Shad Saleem Faruqi, The Star A GENERAL…

The Malaysian Insider Editorial Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, the American essayist Samuel Johnson once said, referring to false patriots. In Malaysia, we can add religion to that…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should be careful not to further estrange members of his Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition that could cause them to lose power at polls…

So many have asked, what is holding back Najib, so I listed some reasons what I believe are keeping him from dissolving Parliament and calling Malaysians to pass judgment on 57 years of Barisan…

Thanusya Shanmuganathan, The Malaysian Insider Demonstrators broke through a barricade outside Dataran Merdeka here on April 28, forcing the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) to fire water cannons and…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The Pahang mufti has backed a growing campaign among Umno-aligned religious leaders, declaring it “haram” (forbidden) for Muslims to support the DAP after several Islamic…

P Waythamoorhy has given a new lease of life to Hindraf’s struggles and has brought fresh hopes for the banned movement. His fight would focus only on the rights and benefits for the Indian community…

The party's Penang vice-chairman says Gerakan has the expertise and the people to run the government or play the role of opposition in the state. Hawkeye, FMT GEORGE TOWN: Gerakan is comfortable…

Are tremors from the political earthquake in Sabah hitting Sarawak corridors so hard that it has compelled BN leaders to gush 'unity'? Taib’s discomfort with the Najib-led regime in Putrajaya is…

Eric Paulsen, Lawyers for Liberty The Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) is a lot of hot air simply because it is one of those false progressive laws (like the Peaceful Assembly Act and the…

Stephen Doss You would think that politicians, who profess that they love their country and political party continuously would take a good look at themselves, spend much time soul searching and being…

(Bernama) - DAP national chairman Karpal Singh today addressed the issue that PAS is keen on pursuing its aim to implement hudud laws in Malaysia.

KTEMOC KONSIDERSI have to admit that in this post I'm working on logic and recall of past incidents rather than the most recent of political information or intelligence that RPK seems to have in…

 How innocent is Bala in the matter of Altantuya’s murder? Was he an accomplice? He appears to be a key player and not just an ‘independent’ private investigator. Was Bala ‘surprised’ by Altantuya’s…

 But not all the potential frogs crossed over in the end. Many did not, basically because they were asking for too much money to cross over. After I broke the story that Hee Yit Fong of Jelapang was…

Well, in case you have not realised, Yang Berhormat, not only same-sex marriages, as you said, erode the family institution. Sex outside marriage does as well. And there are many more Malaysians…

Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail would never have been appointed to his position if he was honest with the King, claims former KL CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim. Teoh El Sen, FMT Former Kuala Lumpur…

What then must we do in this apartheid scheme of schooling and mass-babysitting? How can we stop this conveyer belt of education from moving, to give each child the right to be intelligent in a…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The police must investigate Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail for power abuse in light of a new book accusing the Attorney-General of being a fraud, a cheat and a criminal, and…

Ida Lim, The Malaysian Insider An Islamic religious scholar declared it “haram (forbidden)” for Muslims to support DAP, according to a front page story today by Umno’s Utusan Malaysia, but added…

The media (from both sides) has become such an instrumental tool in propagating negative politicking. In order to provide their masters with a greater political mileage, they are willing to put…

(Bernama) - The use of three different themes for the coming National Day celebration by states under Pakatan Rakyat (PR) rule shows that they could not come to a consensus even over small matters,…