Nurfika Osman, The Jakarta Post Indonesia is in no rush to revive the controversial Malacca Straits Bridge project, which has been on hold since the Asian financial crisis back in 1998, a senior…

Dzulkefly Ahmad disagrees with Haron Din’s statement that “Allah” is exclusive to Muslims. Nevertheless he welcomes the difference in opinions. Lisa J. Ariffin, FMTPAS leader Dzulkefly Ahmad today…

Zubaidah Abu Bakar, TMI As 146,000 Umno delegates vote in the party polls today, attention will be on the race for the final vice-presidential slot as both Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri…

(Bernama) - Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hari ini menafikan mengeluarkan kenyataan yang dibuat dalam satu akaun Facebook mengenai dakwaan adanya keputusan Jawatankuasa Disiplin…

 (Kuala Lumpur Post) - Aktivis politik pro pembangkang, Hishamuddin Rais dilihat mengeluarkan satu kenyataan kontroversi lagi berbahaya apabila menyamakan neraka, syurga, bidadari, dosa dan pahala…

 (Jakarta Globe) - As the bodies of four Indonesians shot dead by Malaysian police last week arrived and were subsequently buried in their hometown here on Thursday, demands are mounting for the…

 (TMI) - All Malaysians are bound by the Court of Appeal ruling on the Allah issue, says former attorney general Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman (pic), who is puzzled that Putrajaya believes the…

 (NYT) - The Malaysian government has also stopped providing crime statistics to the United Nations, according to Enrico Bisogno, the official responsible for compiling crime data at the United…

If people want him to go, he should do so gracefully, rather than be placing conditions for others to go as well.  Kee Thuan Chye 

 (Sinar Harian) - Naib Presiden Pas, Datuk Husam Musa berharap calon Naib Presiden Umno, Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir memenangi jawatan tersebut pada Pemilihan Umno hari ini kerana pemimpin itu dikatakan…

 (The Star) - The much awaited Umno polls today will be a test whether division leaders and party warlords can still influence the race for the vice-presidents’ posts and supreme council seats.

 The leaders of the three parties in Pakatan must put an end to factionalism within their own parties. All unhappy and disputing parties must be called to the negotiating table to iron out differences…

 Since the issue is political, and most Malaysians don’t believe that the judiciary is independent, what should happen next? The Herald has said it would bring the case to the Federal Court, but would…

Syed Jahmal Zahiid, The Malay Mail Datuk Ibrahim Ali has slammed Arab scholars who criticised the Court of Appeal’s ban on Christian usage of “Allah” as ignorant, saying that not everyone in the…

Joseph Sipalan,The Malay Mail Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein can point to many attributes in the defence of  his Umno vice-presidency, but observers believe that none are more convincing than the…

 For now the "Allah" issue can come handy in elections at hand. Like the Sungai Limau by-election in Kedah which Umno want to wrest from PAS. An "ideal" situation for "Islamic issues".Mohsin Abdullah,…

 It is very difficult to completely deny the existence of a bubble in China, and even worse to say that Southeast Asian economies won’t be affected by its popping. Jesse Colombo, Forbes

It sounds weird that two groups of people go to court to fight over ownership of something that they cannot prove does, in fact, exist and that the court did not insist that existence must first of…

Nevertheless, churches have made the stand that they will continue to use the word in their services. As Association of Churches Sarawak (ACS) chairman Archbishop Datuk Bolly Lapok said,…

(Daily Express) - The word "Allah" can be used in a proper manner by anyone with good intentions, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said even as a row between Christians and Muslims over…

(NST) - The recent DAP central executive committee (CEC) re-election may be flawed, having failed to follow the party's constitution.

(TMI) - Umno vice-presidential candidate Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam (pic) has defended his controversial remarks accusing the Chinese of being involved in illegal businesses, which led to a police…

(The Star) - A High Court here has ordered The New Straits Times (NST) and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to pay lawyer Rosli Dahlan a total of RM300,000 in damages in a defamation…

(MM) - PAS leader Datuk Haron Din has insisted that “Allah” belongs exclusively to Islam, contradicting Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) official stand that non-Muslims have the right to use the Arabic word to…

(MM) - Complaints of human rights abuses against Malaysia are not genuine, and are part of a masquerade to push the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LBGT) agenda to undermine Islam, the…

Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali says he has had enough of Malays being “trodden and spat on” by “ungrateful Christians” and wants the government to ban Malay bibles in retaliation  Anisah Shukry, FMT…

When Umno leaders touched on Malay rights or issues, they are branded as 'racists' when their true nature is to talk about the plight of their own race or religion.  Hawkeye, FMT Umno leaders on the…

The political careers of six of Umno’s most prominent politicians are on the line in the contest for the Umno vice-president’s posts which will be decided tomorrow.Joceline Tan, The Star IT is going…

(The Star) - The battle for the Umno vice-presidency is set to be a cliffhanger with only one clear winner in sight – incumbent Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, which leaves the other five…

Dr Ahmad Zahid said general election preparations were the key priority for all 68 candidates vying for the vice-presidency as well as seats in the supreme council, Umno’s top decision-making body.…