Deja vu of political crisis

(The Star) - The political crisis playing out now in Terengganu is not unique. There have been similar situations where defections and backroom negotiations had caused sitting governments with a…

Islam facing new threats, says PM

(Bernama) - "We will not tolerate any demands or right to apostasy by Muslims, or deny Muslims their right to be governed by Syariah Courts and neither will we allow Muslims to engage in LGBT…

One rep returns to Umno fold in Terengganu

(The Rakyat Post) - One of the three Umno Terengganu assemblymen who quit the party to become an independent representative has “returned” to Umno, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department…

Isma: Beware games of ‘bangsa asing’

(FMT) - Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman said Muslims should defend their authority in policy-making and rights in determining the country’s future, and not let…

Ahmad Razif sworn in as new Terengganu MB

(The Star) - Terengganu has a new Mentri Besar in Seberang Takir assemblyman Datuk Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman. Ahmad Razif, 49, took his oath of office before Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana…

ASEAN alarm over China sea spat

(AFP) - Southeast Asian leaders have expressed “serious concern” over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, according to a statement released Monday, amid a growing row between Vietnam and…

Hudud delay a way out for PAS and Umno?

(TMI) - PAS's decision to shelve its proposed Islamic criminal law, or hudud, is to all intents and purposes a way out of a political quagmire for the Islamist party and rival Umno, both of whom…