Only For One Term?

Do you believe in “gentleman's agreement”? Did former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reach an agreement with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi whereby the latter…

The UMNO House is Divided

It is an open secret that the UMNO House is divided since the incumbent President Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi took over from his predecessor, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in 2003.

UN warns of pitfalls of biofuels

(AP) --The world's rush to embrace biofuels is causing a spike in the price of corn and other crops and could worsen water shortages and force poor communities off their land, a U.N. official…

Growing up in the Suharto years

Devi Asmarani, INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA DISPATCHES, The Straits Times HE WAS an enigma; a vindictive ruler; a tough commander-in-chief; a corrupt leader; a role model; a protective father…