By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club The most misguided way to develop Russian policy in Asia would be to focus it on interaction with regional institutions and platforms,…

Anwar Ibrahim says international Islamic legal experts will be consulted when drawing up the amendments to enhance the powers of shariah courts. (FMT) - Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the…

Sultan Ibrahim cares deeply and is also a man of action who wants to get things done. THE perception of many Malaysians who have never met His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, is this: He…

"There is of course the appearance of a united front, but going forward, Bersatu’s leadership seems to be rotating among the (same leaders) with little to no succession plan" (FMT) - Syaza…

Azmi Hassan berpendapat rancangan Bersatu meletakkan Hamzah Zainudin sebagai timbalan presidennya adalah kerana parti itu memerlukan tokoh selain Muhyiddin Yassin. (FMT) - Seorang penganalisis…

Calculating the odds on who is best placed to become PMXI, who will be most acceptable, and who is the one least hated by the rakyat. Tajuddin Rasdi, FMT In this article, I wish to play the…

"I recall six other MPs who already received allocations without going through the opposition leader" (FMT) - Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has questioned the need for opposition…

Presiden Umno, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, beliau sentiasa terbuka sekiranya dua jawatan utama dalam parti itu dipertandingkan pada pemilihan akan datang. (Harian Metro) - Namun,…

The NEP target was never about putting economic power into the hands of the poor. Poor people don’t have corporations. Murray Hunter With Department of Statistics figures showing that the…

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump by a gunman at his Pennsylvania rally has confirmed the worst fears of public figures warning that an escalation in incendiary political rhetoric on all…

"Such precedents ought to be abandoned as they give rise to the perception of government interference in the appointment of senior judges since such appointments are ultimately made on the advice…

Menjelang pemilihan parti Oktober ini, Timbalan Presiden BERSATU, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu mengumumkan berundur dari jawatannya untuk memberi laluan kepada Setiausaha Agung, Datuk Seri Hamzah…

Awang Azman Pawi points out that PAS organ Harakah Daily has been publishing articles pushing for the Islamic party to contest the by-election. (FMT) - The clamour between PAS and Bersatu to…

Passing the Anti-Party Hopping Act is not an effort in vain as the latter has claimed. But what has been in vain is PN’s refusal to make the legislation so tight that at the end of the day, it…

Partisan actions by a parliamentary speaker could diminish confidence in the speaker’s impartiality and in the government’s credibility. (FMT) - The Dewan Rakyat speaker’s decision not to vacate…

Aiman Athirah said the recent amendment to Bersatu’s constitution contradicts Muhyiddin’s stance in April 2022 when debating the anti-hopping law, where he said someone who is dismissed from a…

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (Bersatu) top positions are expected to go uncontested during upcoming internal polls, said party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today. (MMO) - According to…

Bumiputraism is the biggest problem facing our country because from it emanates many of our other problems; or at least our problems are exacerbated by it (if not exactly sprung from it) – racial…

The prime minister expresses willingness to discuss with the opposition ways to plug any existing loopholes in the law. (FMT) - The government is open to amending the anti-hopping law to plug any…

Politicians can change their stand anytime for their own benefit. It would be foolish to say that PAS and Umno could never work together again. Ravin Palanisamy, TMI HOW much can we read into…

"If it's true that everyone can vote freely, what's the use of the party whip? And if indeed MPs should vote freely, what's the point of having government and opposition benches? Sit wherever and…

He says speaker is bound by Federal Constitution to do so. (The Vibes) - DEWAN Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul was bound by the Federal Constitution when he ruled that there was no need to…

When political entities are named as proponents, fingers are often pointed at DAP as “the mastermind defending gambling”. (Focus Malaysia) - PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari recently…

‘Congratulations on ruining the country, you political frogs’, says Dr Akmal Saleh. (FMT) - Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has criticised Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul’s decision not to…

Reforms group warns Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that the opposition could similarly woo government MPs to weaken or topple the government. (FMT) - Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul’s decision…

Selangor Speaker Lau Weng San today announced that there is no vacancy in the Selat Klang state seat. (NST) - In a statement today, Lau said he is "not persuaded that there are sufficient…

Tindak Malaysia warns of long-term consequences of allowing the Bersatu 6 to keep their seats after they were fired from their party. (The Vibes) - THE Dewan Rakyat speaker's decision to allow…

It is clear that the speaker is mandated or empowered to establish a casual vacancy in the Dewan Rakyat. Not the court. Hafiz Hassan, TMI ARTICLE 49A(3) of the Federal Constitution says that…

Bersatu had opposed the automatic forfeiture of seats for terminated members when the anti-hopping law was being formed, leading to the inclusion of exceptions in the constitution. (FMT) - The…

"Yang menjadikan kami Ahli Parlimen Bebas ialah Perikatan Nasional (PN)," kata Ahli Parlimen Labuan, Datuk Dr Suhaili Abdul Rahman. (Harian Metro) - Beliau yang juga wakil enam Ahli Parlimen…

The Bersatu president cites Article 49A of the Federal Constitution to rebut the prime minister’s ‘selective reading’ claim. (FMT) - Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin has hit back at Prime…

"If not for Razak, Azliah and Sirul would not have taken the deceased in their car from the former's residence and ultimately kill her. The circumstantial evidence of conspiracy is overwhelming"…

“What can we do? We can’t enter the villages and are driven away. They want us to stay low-profile, so we comply as a sign of respect for our coalition partners” (FMT) - DAP vice-chairman…

I still think that even the people who say horrible things about me have a right to say whatever it is that they wish to say, because it is me who chose to say what I say in a public space.…