Muslims scientists analyze why the work of contemporaries fails to result in breakthroughs. By SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN, Times Staff Writer

The origin of Islamic banking has its roots in the 1920s, but did not start until the late 1970s and owes much of its foundation to the Islamist doctrine of two people — Abul Ala Maudoodi of the…

Approval rating for Abdullah as PM among Indians plunged by 54% from 82% to 38% before and after the Nov. 25 Hindraf demonstration and would have plunged even lower as evident from the 30% to 50%…

(Daily Express) - Tawau: PAS president Dato Seri Haji Abdul Hadi Awang said it had entered into an electoral pact only with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to face the Barisan Nasional in the coming…

(AFP) - Malaysia is attempting to curb its addiction to foreign labor, which has brought 2.3 million workers to its shores, but critics say the campaign is causing havoc at home and abroad.

Umno needs a fresh mandate from the people in the soon-to-be-held general election to provide continuity to the Malay agenda struggle, party information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib said.

Oleh Zulkifli MohamedEsok dijangka semakin panas. Belum selesai isu klip video VK Lingam yang sedang ‘dibicarakan’ oleh Suruhanjaya DiRaja, Anwar Ibrahim individu yang mendedahkan korupsi…

(The Star) - JAKARTA (Indonesia): Former Indonesian president Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia's communist movement and pushed aside the country's founding father to usher in…

(Utusan Malaysia) - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, semua jentera pilihan raya Barisan Nasional (BN) di seluruh negara telah bersedia untuk digerakkan bagi menghadapi pilihan raya umum ke-12.

(Utusan Malaysia) - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hari ini mengingatkan setiap pemimpin UMNO supaya menerima hakikat bahawa ada dalam kalangan mereka yang tidak akan terpilih sebagai calon pada pilihan…

(Harakah) - The brutal suppression of protestors, who came out on Saturday afternoon against the rising cost of living, is a sign that the Government is at a loss to resolve the fundamental problem of…

(Harakah) - Setiausaha Agung Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) S. Arutchelvan berpendapat perjuangan jalan raya seperti demonstrasi dan perhimpunan rakyat mesti diteruskan kerana kaedah tersebut sahaja…

(Harakah) - Ketua Muslimat PAS Pusat, Ustazah Nuridah Salleh adalah antara 11 individu awal yang dibebaskan jam 1 pagi tadi dari Ibu Pejabat Kontijen Polis Kuala Lumpur (IPKKL), manakala 47 yang lain…

There are more reasons than export figures to be concerned about Asia’s continuing economic performancePhilip Bowring, Asia Sentinel

Suaram calls on the government to hold an inquest immediately into the death of Goh Yan Peaw on January 20 during the period he was held by the police in custody in Segamat.

Aliran Dozens more have been detained today around the KLCC area in connection with a protest by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes). Resorting to heavy-handed action to quell peaceful…

(Channel News Asia) - DAVOS, SWITZERLAND: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged world and business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to think about ASEAN when they think…

It’s sad to see a highly regarded scholar holding to his neo-con misbegotten worldview, despite mountains of new contradictory evidence pilling up on top of old ones.

Editorial interference is also part of the underlying factor for the general practices of self-censorship among editors. It should be noted that the list of interference is not exhaustive as there…

Lisa Murray in Batu Caves, MalaysiaThe Sydney Morning Herald The opposition party is hoping the protests, which called for fairer elections and an end to discrimination against Indians, will…

(The Edge Daily) - Malaysia has to make “tough political decisions” to undertake changes amid rising regional and global competition, said the United States’ Ambassador to Malaysia,…

Saya baru pulang daripada menyertai perhimpunan aman rakyat membantah kenaikkan harga minyak dan barangan keperluan di sekitar KLCC sebentar tadi.

I tell you, today’s protest put me in a foul and unhappy mood. More on that later (see suarakeadilan.com and Malaysiakini if you’d like some news).

I was asked to give a talk by the KL Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall women's wing in conjunction with Oriental Daily last Monday on the state of racial integration in our country with a title…

Oleh Zulkifli MohamedSUNGAI PETANI: Hebat-rakyat seluruh negara akan menikmati bekalan air paip percuma jika memberi mandat keADILan memerintah negara ini.

From The Economist print edition A hitherto quiescent minority loses faith in the social contract

Baru-baru ini Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi meminta rakyat jelata, menerusi Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) ke-12, memberikan semula mandat kepada Barisan Nasional untuk menerintah Malaysia.

“Hello Zorro, can I have your particulars”, he asked.

(Daily Express) - Kota Kinabalu: Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties and the opposition joined hands in praising the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) for the arrest of four people, including a…

Date: February 4, 2008 - MondayTime: Begins at 9 P.M.