(Bloomberg) - Southeast Asian nations called for self-restraint on territorial disputes in the South China Sea as tensions escalate over China’s pursuit of its claims to large swaths of the…

(The Star) - Malaysia’s food trade deficit had grown from RM1bil in 1990 to RM13bil in 2013. The El Nino phenomenon has drawn attention to Malaysia’s food security situation, as noted by the…

Zainah Anwar suggests Sultans and members of the Royal Family deserve punishment under Hudud Hudud law should be first tried on the country’s elites and royals, Muslim activist Zainah Anwar…

A PKR division candidate made a damning claim today saying that Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim is using money to win votes (Bernama) - The candidate for Kuala Selangor Parti Keadilan…

(The Star) - Chaos reigned at the PKR election for the Sabak Bernam division which was later cancelled. What began as heated arguments, with curses thrown in, between rival supporters at the…

Meena Lakshana, Fz.com What was supposed to be a routine polling day for members of the Kota Raja PKR division today turned ugly when ballot boxes were broken and votes strewn, necessitating a…

Meanwhile Sabah Tourism Minister Masidi Manjun warned MCA not to politicize issue (Free Malaysia Today) - Sabah Umno deputy liaison chief Dr Salleh Said Keruak blasted MCA Youth for questioning…

(The Rakyat Post) - A religious scholar in stressing that Malaysia is not a secular country, pointed out three approaches to implement hudud which can be applied to all Malaysians. Universiti…

(Malay Mail Online) - The wave of religious extremism currently roiling the country is a platform for opportunists willing to risk the country’s future for personal gain, said the incoming…

Although the opposition-based party has nearly half-a-million members, voter turnout at its two-week long voting process to pick national leaders, has been low (Free Malaysia Today) - Voter…

A former DAP leader tells PAS to abandon the opposition coalition since DAP does not agree to the hudud enactment (Free Malaysia Today) - PAS should stick to its principles and leave Pakatan…

(FMT) - An online blog ‘The Cybersniper’ has exposed an Umno man disguised as a PAS member to contest in the Bukit Gelugor by-election this month. According to the blog, Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohd…

(The Malay Mail) - Called hypocrites for demanding action against Islamist group Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) for sedition, DAP leaders yesterday asserted that the call was intended to…

(The Star) - MCA will not contest the Bukit Gelugor by-election on May 25 because it has to focus all its strength on preventing the constitutional crisis triggered by PAS’ plan to implement hudud…

Azril Annuar, fz.com PKR incumbent vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar finds that one of the most glaring problems facing the party elections is the new system utilising numbered ballots instead…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers got an earful from irate Petaling Jaya residents yesterday evening over the controversial RM2.4 billion Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex)…

(Malaysian Times) - The DAP Disciplinary Committee (DC) has sacked a member and suspended two others who made allegations against Seputeh MP Teresa Kok. Danny Liom Eng Tiong @ Leong Eng Tiong,…

(NST) - Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim today claimed “certain quarters” had deliberately tried to stir up trouble by accusing the state government of sourcing harmful water from…

(Malay Mail Online) - Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah today delivered a blunt message to graduates of University Teknologi Mara (UiTM) to press upon them the need for English skills and to decry the…

The Umno veteran says that the national education system has failed in many ways, including fostering of unity and producing knowledgeable people. (Free Malaysia Today) - Umno veteran Tengku…

(Malay Mail Online) - A DAP lawmaker who accompanied another to lodge a police report against Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) complaining of sedition is now saying the colonial era law must not be…

(The Malay Mail) - Anti-government and even racist views must be protected under provisions for free speech in the National Harmony Act which is set to replace the Sedition Act, as long as they do…

(The Borneo Post) - The unanimous vote of the august house in favour of a motion to increase the oil and gas royalty payment from the present five per cent to 20 per cent is a proclamation and a…

(NST) - Gerakan will focus all its efforts on wresting the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat from DAP, said party president Datuk Mah Siew Keong yesterday. Mah, who was Teluk Intan member of…

(The Star) - As many as six candidates are expected to vie for the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat in the upcoming by-election. DAP will announce its candidate today for the by-election…

Hamzah Nazari, The Rakyat Post IMPLEMENTING hudud in Malaysia can have serious adverse effects, says economist Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam. “We are one of the largest trading partners in the…

(The Star) - Over 1,300 people took part in MCA’s nationwide signature campaign to oppose the implementation of hudud in Kelantan. MCA Youth chief Chong Sin Woon said the party was not against…

(The Independent) - A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced the editor of a website that discussed religion in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes. Raif…

(AFP) - Chinese authorities have refused to allow the release there of biblical epic “Noah,” starring Russell Crowe, which has already been banned in a string of Muslim countries, a source said.…

A lawyer for the Bar Council has removed himself from the ongoing disciplinary proceedings against corporate lawyer Tan Sri Cecil Abraham for allegedly preparing a statutory declaration (SD) for…