Previously, I had blogged about the New (or Old) Administration precisely at the end of the 1st month since its inception. Titled PRU12 Is Not Over Yet ?, it was published in Malaysiakini , Malaysia…

By : Azmi Anshar, THE NEW STRAITS TIMES DEWAN RAKYAT, Tues: There is no escaping Anwar Ibrahim, he of the politics of consolidation and reinvention. Anywhere you look and everywhere you see where…

Reaches uneasy truce after meeting key Barisan Nasional MPs from Sabah THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has managed to head off a possible crossover…

By ELIZABETH LOOI, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee has given Barisan Nasional until August to resolve the issues in Sabah.

(Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 -- Describing the influx of illegal immigrants into Sabah as threatening the peace and security in the state, two of its members of parliament (MP) have called on the…

Llew-Ann Phang , The Sun KUALA LUMPUR (May 13, 2008): The "sound of music" can sometimes be too excessive as in the case of Petronas’ Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) which…

Husna Yusop, The SunKUALA LUMPUR (May 13, 2008): Everyone is entitled to his own opinion and it is normal for the Prime Minister to state his opinion regarding a certain case, Minister in the Prime…

Giam Say Khoon, The Sun KUALA LUMPUR (May 13, 2008): The cabinet will decide on Friday (May 16) whether to make public the royal commission's report on the Lingam Tape, said Minister in…

(The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has urged Malaysians to move beyond the spectre of May 13 1969 and called for a Truth and Reconcilliation Commission to be set up so that questions…

By Lee Wei Lian ,The Edge The Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) has proposed that the Penang government reintroduce trams as a mode of public transport in the island. Penang used to operate an electric tram…

by Edmond R When I was a child, I was warned by my parents never to utter the word 'May 13' in public. It was a word that will land you in jail, they said. So terrified was I, and the rest…

Exclusive Interview With The Gerakan AdviserDespite Chinese are citizens in this territory, but their position are not the same as Malay's. Malay's privileges are protected by the…

After the 8 Mar elections, politics have become the talk of town. Political movements pop up one after another. But a more serious matter; the looming global food crisis has been ignored.

Sabahans have always had an ambivalent relationship with the central government.

(Daily Express) - Kota Kinabalu: Young leaders of Umno, particularly in Peninsula Malaysia, should stop provoking the feelings of non-Malays by insisting on the issue of "Ketuanan Melayu"…

(The Edge) - Khairy Jamaluddin (Rembau-BN) has called for the Malaysian Commission for Anti-Corruption (MCAC) to be given prosecution powers as part of the country’s efforts to combat…

(The Ege) - What was expected to be an announcement by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of massive defections of MPs from Barisan Nasional (BN) to the opposition turned out…

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah will be contesting the Umno Presidency with Muhyiddin Yassin as his running mate versus Abdullah Ahmad Badawi with Najib Tun Razak as his running mate.NO HOLDS BARREDRaja Petra…

(The Edge) - Pakatan Rakyat (PR) de facto leader and former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said it was not necessary to take any action against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad based on the…

Oleh Mohd Sayuti Omar, KLPOS.COMUCAPAN Ahli Parlimen Kalabakan, Abdul Ghafur Salleh di Parlimen pagi tadi sungguh sentimental dan emosional. Ada maksud yang tesirat di sebaik ucapan berterus…

(Harakah) - Ketua Umum KeADILan, Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini menjawab tuduhan yang dibuat oleh bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed ke atas dirinya berhubung isu klip video VK…

It’s getting harder to interpret political developments in the country with just about everyone trying to stake a claim to the future. The disorder we’re experiencing is just that: random…

(Reuters) - MALAYSIA'S bid to buy 500,000 tonnes of Thai rice failed as Thai traders shunned the low prices offered, traders who had participated in the tender said on Monday.

(Khaleej Times) - ASEAN has again been shamed by its failure to bring member state Myanmar into line, this time over demands it open its doors to a full-scale cyclone relief effort, critics said…

(ANI): Seven men including a Malaysian policeman allegedly beat up and robbed an Indian national, Ayyavu Gannapandhithan, of 2,545 Ringgit, a hand phone and a digital camera in an alley near the…

(New Straits Times) - Former MCA state assemblyman Lim Boo Chang, who quit the party last month, is expected to join Parti Keadilan Rakyat.

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim demanded on Monday that high-profile judicial and government figures be prosecuted for allegedly manipulating the appointments of judges.

BY BOB TEOH, MYSINCHEWOn the tragic night of May 13, thirty nine years ago, scores of us lost a bit of our blood but for a different reason. We are trying to fill up the fast depleting blood bank at…

He says would-be BN defectors' support for his alliance is growingIn recent days, Umno officials have privately said that as many as 17 BN Members of Parliament, mainly from the East Malaysian…

Measures include capping prices of two types of rice and paying local farmers moreBy Hazlin Hassan, THE STRAITS TIMES

JUDGE-FIXING SCANDAL The report was also said to have chided several key witnesses for not being forthcoming and truthful in their answers during the hearing. LESLIE LOPEZ, THE STRAITS TIMES

NEARLY 10,000 people were killed by the earthquake that hammered south-west China, officials said on Tuesday as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas, where many more may have died.

(NST) PETALING JAYA: Karpal Singh should have sought an audience with the Sultan of Perak to allay the accusations of sedition against him, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

(NST) KUALA LUMPUR: Karpal Singh, member of parliament for Bukit Gelugor, said it was not he who had been disrespectful to sultans but Umno.

(Bernama) KUANTAN, May 12 -- Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob Monday refuted the claim by former state Umno liaison secretary Datuk Ahmad Tajuddin Sulaiman that he had sold Umno land to…

(The Star) KOTA KINABALU: Sabah MPs are only raising the sentiments of the people they represent, Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman said.

(The Star) SEVERAL Sabah MPs have been approached – directly or indirectly – to cross over, Batu Sapi MP Datuk Edmund Chong said.

(The Star) PETALING JAYA: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting has dismissed as baseless allegations that he had set up a spy squad to snoop on his political enemies.

(Malaysiakini) - Popular blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin may be called up by the police again after two Special Action Force officers accused of murdering Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu lodged a…

(The Star) PETALING JAYA: Former MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek claimed that many people had told him that his sex DVD was linked to the spy squad set up to oust those not favoured by…