Higher living costs and party infighting affecting support for govt, surveys showBy Leslie Lopez, South-east Asia CorrespondentThe Straits Times

SINGAPORE and Malaysia will benefit from closer connectivity and cooperation as two growing countries, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 1, 2008): The Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih) has decided to take a calculated and reduced risk to hold its Jom Bersih Festival (Pesta Rakyat Jom Bersih) scheduled for…

KANGAR: Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid claims that his image and dignity has been affected following claims that he did not receive support from his Padang Besar…

BENTONG: Age is not the main factor for the selection of Barisan Nasional candidates in Pahang because effectiveness and capability to serve the people would be the criteria.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two activists, Charles Santiago and former Petaling Jaya Residents Association president Edward Lee, joined the opposition DAP yesterday.

PENANG: It was early festive cheer for the Chinese community here as MCA and Gerakan leaders presented government aid worth RM3.8mil to 15 Chinese schools in the state.

BUTTERWORTH: Public apathy is one of the reasons for the escalating crime rate, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.

PENANG: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has come up with its election slogan for Penang – “I love Penang, I love Keadilan.”

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite his father's allegations of corruption in Umno and rift with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir says he still has confidence in Umno.

IPOH: The five Hindu Action Rights Force (Hindraf) leaders detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) may contest in the coming general election.

PENANG: The big guns from the Barisan Nasional descended here yesterday, giving away millions of ringgit in aid to Chinese schools, the poor and non-governmental organisations.

In a bold move to counter Google’s online pre-eminence, Microsoft said Friday that it had made an unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo for about $44.6 billion in a mix of cash and stock.

Oleh Fuad RahimSekurang-kurangnya empat nama disebut-sebut bakal menjadi Menteri Besar Johor, menggantikan Dato' Abdul Ghani Othman yang dikatakan akan ditukarkan.

Oleh Abdul Halim Mohd RashidApabila dua orang membuat dakwaan saling bertentangan, salah seorang mesti berbohong. Tidak mungkin kedua-duanya bercakap benar. Sebab itulah blogger Syed Imran Al-Sagoff…

Ole Mohd Sabri SaidSiapa calon Barisan Nasional (BN) Parlimen Tasek Gelugor sudah tidak penting lagi kerana banyak nama dikatakan berminat untuk bertanding di sana setelah perkembangan terbaru…

SHAH ALAM: Seramai 66 orang termasuk anggota Majlis Tertinggi Parti Keadilan Rakyat N. Gobalakrishnan yang menghadapi beberapa pertuduhan kerana terlibat dalam satu perhimpunan haram di hadapan Kuil…

JOHOR BAHARU: Kepelbagaian aliran merupakan kekuatan kepada sistem pendidikan di negara ini yang tidak harus dipolitikkan demi kepentingan peribadi kerana ia akan memusnahkan masa depan pelajar, kata…

KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Profesional Muda Malaysia (Promuda) telah mewujudkan infrastruktur e-kajian dalam usaha menjejaki generasi muda profesional, siswazah dan graduan Malaysia di seluruh dunia.

Oleh Faisal MustaffaSejak hak memilih wakil pentadbir mereka di Wilayah Persekutuan pada 1964 lalu, penduduk di ketiga-tiga wilayah termasuk Labuan dan Putrajaya diletakkan di kelas ketiga.

By Todd R. Brown, STAFF WRITER FREMONT (USA) — While countries such as Israel and Pakistan are infamous for imposing strict emergency security rules on civilians, the plight of ethnic Indians in…

JOHOR BAHARU, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- The different streaming of schools is a source of strength in the national education system, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Sixty-six people, including Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) supreme council member N. Gobalakrishnan, who were allegedly involved in an unlawful assembly in front of the Sri…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Gerakan acting president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon will determine whether Gerakan Youth deputy chief Lim Si Pin will contest in the next general election, Si Pin's…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth executive council member Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said his father, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad would neither oppose the government nor…

KLUANG, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry has allocated RM3 billion under the Supplementary Assistance Scheme for schools and students nationwide this year, said its minister Datuk Seri…

von John Burton (Singapore)Recent protests have highlighted growing dissatisfaction with the policy of providing preferential treatment for majority Malays.

Given this constitutional authority, a wise and diligent Agong can act as a benevolent force of check and balance to prevent the government from moving wayward beyond the bounds of the…

I refer to the newspaper report dated 22/1/2008 where a doctor by the name of Dr Basmullah was sent to Prison. Dr Basmullah Yusof earned the dubious reputation of being the first person in the country…

by Mansor PutehI wrote a script for a telemovie (television feature) called 'Culik' (Kidnap) which was produced by Nora Shamsuddin for RKN Productions who also acted in it together with…