(TMI) - Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said has resigned, confirming speculation that his tenure would end one year after the May 5, 2013 general election. Ahmad is believed to have…

(Malay Mail Online) - The ongoing hudud issue is an acid test for both PAS and Umno in their willingness to cast aside political differences for the sake of racial and religious obligations,…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Relentless in his attacks against non-Muslims despite a public outcry over controversial remarks made recently, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) president Abdullah Zaik…

(The Star) - Terengganu Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said has stepped down and his successor will be sworn-in on Monday night, said Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. The Barisan…

(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…

(fz.com) - 10.25am - Returning officer announces four confirmed candidates. They are Huan Cheng Guan of Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM), Mohd Nabi Bux Mohd Abdul Sathar (Ind), Ramkarpal Singh (DAP) and…

(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…

(The New York Times) - If you can show a long cohabitation between the Malays and the Chinese, it proves you have a pretty stable arrangement. Singapore has rewritten the history taught in…

(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…