Jennifer Gomez, The Malaysian Insider DAP's overconfidence in keeping Teluk Intan, and not voters’ disillusionment with Pakatan Rakyat (PR), was the cause behind the loss of the seat, say…

Sheridan Mahavera, The Malaysian Insider Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud did not win the Teluk Intan by-election last night but she still followed in the footsteps of her party’s elders while at the same…

(AFP) - Feeling “surrounded” by ethnic minorities, retired factory worker Peter Harvey voted for Britain’s anti-immigration UK Independence Party (UKIP) in last month’s European and local polls…

The Malaysian Insider It is too easy. Naive even to believe that Datuk Seri Hasan Malek woke up one day and decided that he had to help Malaysia's most famous carpet dealer get the deal of his…

Eileen Ng, The Malaysian Insider Property and carpet dealer Deepak Jaikishan first gained infamy after being linked to the 2006 murder scandal of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu.…

Michael Kum, fz.com We thank you, YB Tony Pua, for attending the last meeting of PJ residents on 9 May, at the Section 4 Rukun Tetangga base. As you may have noticed in the past month, a lot of…

(The Star) - “Construction players aren’t exactly lining up to accept government jobs. The cost of construction is getting higher and margins are increasingly becoming squeezed." At least six…

YAP TZU GING AND MELISSA CHI, Malay Mail Online Umno’s association with Perkasa could damage the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition's effort to reclaim the middle ground, analysts said in the wake…

Many feel Ramkarpal will win hands down but will he be able to equate or better his late father's majority in the Bukit Gelugor by-election? Athi Shankar, Free Malaysia Today Following a…

SUARAM’S MALAYSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2013: REPORT CARD OF A RECALCITRANT GOVERNMENT By Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser In 1998, SUARAM coordinated and published the first ever Malaysian…

Malaysian Business If Kelantan is an absolute monarchy and rich in petroleum, there is still no guarantee that it would enforce hudud, the Syariah penal code. Until a few months ago, very…

Voters may just opt for a fresh face compared to BN's veteran Gerakan candidate K Pragalath, Free Malaysia Today While Umno is trying its level best to retain its Malay support, the DAP has…

DAP's candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election Dyana Sofya, is sticking with her party's stance, in that they're not against hudud, just its implementation in multicultural Malaysia.…

The ouster of Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Said has sent a chilling message to MIC president G Palanivel, who is supposed to vacate the party top post in 2016 The ouster of former Terengganu…

Idris Jusoh (left) and Ahmad Said (right): kissing and making up Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily The deepest impression Datuk Seri Ahmad said has given me is a "climate study" delegation headed…

Audrey Edwards, Malay Mail Online Rohaida Yasin sits on a high platform, patiently peddling keropok lekor to customers at the Pasar Besar Kedai Payang. The 42-year-old has been selling the…

Zubaidah Abu Bakar, The Rakyat Post THE Umno-led Barisan Nasional is in crisis in Terengganu. Despite still holding power, since the State Legislative Assembly Speaker is counted as a BN…

(Malay Mail Online) - Datuk Seri Ahmad Said came to be Terengganu mentri besar under a cloud of controversy five years ago and yesterday left the position in an even bigger storm. A…

(AFP) - The next time your throat is as dry as a bone and the Sun is beating down, take a glass of clean, cool water. Savour it. Sip by sip. (Also read: Water, water, everywhere, but not a…

Patrick Sennyah, fz.com Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is allegedly the 89th aircraft to have gone mysteriously missing since 1948 and since its disappearance two months ago numerous theories and…

(The Ant Daily) - The well-endowed Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) has come under scrutiny for alleged irregularities in the award of a multi-million ringgit contract to a little-known…

My grandmother, Tengku Puan Nor Saadah Binti Almarhum Sultan Ala'eddin Suleiman Shah, died today, 5th May 2014, age 92

Chan Wei See, fz.com A year after the 13th general election (GE13), political scientists have observed that both the ruling and opposition coalitions have deviated from their pre-election course.…

Kekecohan berlaku sewaktu pemilihan cabang PKR Sungai Petani menyebabkan proses pengundian jawatan Ketua Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) ditangguhkan. Difahamkan, situasi itu berlaku apabila…

(Bernama) - PAS, that is adamant in implementing the hudud laws in Kelantan by moving a private bill in Dewan Rakyat, continues to earn the wrath of its partners in Pakatan Rakyat namely the DAP…

(Reuters) - The sultanate of Brunei this week becomes the first East Asian country to introduce Islamic criminal law, the latest example of a deepening religious conservatism that has also taken…

Cindi Loo, The Ant Daily The furore over the possible tabling of two private member’s bills by PAS in Parliament to pave the way for implementation of hudud law in Kelantan is heating up…

The Malaysian opposition leader talks about his impending return to jail, political oppression and Obama’s visit. Jarni Blakkarly, The Diplomat The Diplomat’s Jarni Blakkarly spoke…

Umno can choose to work with PAS on hudud as the Islamic party delivers them more seats than many BN component parties combined Levan Woon, Free Malaysia Today PAS has until June to table…

Ng Kee Seng, The Ant Daily The late DAP veteran and legal giant Karpal Singh was a rare breed of a politician who was sincere in his political convictions and steadfast in his belief in giving…