I have been wondering about Zaid’s remarks on the 1988 Judicial Crisis. Has he really turned over a new leaf compared to the immediate aftermath of the 1988 crisis, especially in the light of…

Let the people think they governand they will be governed. -- William Penn

Sepanjang kempen pilihan raya lalu Anwar tidak lagi menyentuh dan mengungkit perisitwa sejarah hitam yang Dr Mahathir calarkan ke atasnya. Semuanya Anwar pingirkan dari ingatannya. Bagi Anwar Dr…

UMNO rule follows the same pattern as does PAP rule in Singapore. These political parties place their cronies in every nook and cranny of society (from JKKKs to NGOs to mosques to Petronas as well as…

By Mohsin Abdullah, for Sin Chew Boy or boy...are people “critical” nowadays. Just about everything gets criticised. For instance Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s anti- hopping law proposal.

AHMAD Said yang pelantikannya sebagai Menteri Besar Terengganu dianggap “bercanggah dengan perlembagaan” oleh Perdana Menteri, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, hari ini mengangkat sumpah jawatan.

Leo Lewis, Asia Business Correspondent, TIMES ONLINE The problem with fighting an election with catchy pledges of economic renaissance is that there is one - big - catch: the economy can, with…

(Malaysiakini) - Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, seorang pemimpin veteran Umno, mengulangi gesaannya agar parti itu mengadakan mesyuarat agung khas (EGM) demi membaiki parti itu selepas kekalahan teruk dalam…

(NST) GEORGE TOWN: The state Bar-isan Nasional (BN) has unveiled its shadow state executive council line-up to monitor the administration of the DAP-PKR state government.

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(STAR) THE new Chief Justice to replace Datuk Abdul Hamid Mohamad, whose tenure ends in October, should be determined by a commission made up of legal experts, said Minister in the Prime…

SHAH ALAM, March 30 (Bernama) -- Umno's nomination quota system for candidates aspiring to contest top posts in the party is still relevant, said its information chief Senator Tan Sri Muhammad…

(STAR) KUALA TERENGGANU: The 23 Barisan Nasional Terengganu state assemblymen will not move a motion of no-confidence against the state’s new Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said when the state…

(STAR) PENANG: The five Opposition-led states can become “laboratories” for political experiments.

(THE STRAITS TIMES) - MINISTER in the Prime Minister's Department Zaid Ibrahim has said that although he had supported the chairing of a tribunal to try Tun Salleh Abbas for misconduct, he had…

MIC chief to urge PM Abdullah to release detained Hindraf leadersBy Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMES

HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's opposition claimed victory Sunday in a general election even before first results were announced, as the United States branded President Robert Mugabe a disgrace to the…

By Little Bird Well, thank you for all the comments over my earlier writing.

(STAR) PENANG: DAP can easily retain Penang in the next election if the state government stayed honest, transparent and served the people well, said DAP founder and adviser for life.

Oleh Khir Toyo Isnin, 31 Mac 2008 ASSALAMUALAIKUM w.b.t. "Selamat Datang" ke blog ini. Insya-Allah, ia akan menjadi wadah untuk saya berkomunikasi dengan pembaca khusus…

(STAR) KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad must shoulder some of the blame for Barisan Nasional's worst-ever performance in the recent general election, says former…

Oleh Bernama Isnin, 31 Mac 2008 PP: Barisan Nasional (BN) Pulau Pinang hari ini mengumumkan pembentukan Exco Bina Negeri, khusus bagi memantau pentadbiran kerajaan negeri gabungan…

(STAR) PENANG: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad challenged his detractors to show where he had gone wrong in the so-called judicial crisis of 1988 and take him to court.

PERCATURAN LIWAT POLITIKMenjawab satu soalan lain beliau menyatakan bagaimana perkembangan mutakhir dalam Umno memperlihatkan begitu parahnya keterlibatan serta budaya salah guna kuasa dan…

Netherland made products are not really seen on the Malaysian market and investments from the Netherlands are not strong in the Muslim dominated country. Calling for a world-wide boycott of the…

Pada bulan April 2008 ini ahli-ahli United Malay National Organisations sedang melihat bagaimana kuasa politik dan kuasa ekonomi (baca: rasuah) mereka yang selama 50 tahun ini dianggap harta…

I refer to the interesting case of the (Inland Revenue Board) IRB where it has barred the former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh from leaving the country on account of a disputed amount of…

Well, the General Election is over, the dust has settled, the Barisan Rakyat parties has settled down as the new state governments in Penang, Perak, Selangor, Kedah and Kelantan, things seem normal…

The euphoria of the 2008 general elections has not yet ended. Every morning I wake up and am still filled with joy at the results. Whether it was Revolution 2008, or a debacle, depends on which side…

A democratic country cannot long survive without a legitimate rule of law, enforced and protected by an independent and credible judiciary.

By RASLAN BAHAROM (STAR) TAIPING: The Kampung Jebong MIC branch in Simpang here was officially dissolved when 110 of its members quit the party to become members of "Kelab Penyokong PAS"…

(Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 -- Gerakan deputy secretary-general Datuk Lee Kah Choon Sunday announced his resignation from all party posts with immediate effect

(Bernama) PUTRAJAYA, March 30 -- Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties want balanced representation in the (Federal) Cabinet, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said here Sunday.

(Bernama) KOTA BAHARU, March 30 -- Gua Musang Member of Parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah reiterated his call for Umno to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to discusss the results of the…

Regina William (The Sun) PENANG (March 30, 2008): It will be impossible for Barisan Nasional (BN) to wrest back the five states which it lost to the opposition in the general election, says former…

S.Tamarai Chelvi (The Sun) PETALING JAYA (March 30, 2008): Members of Parliament (MPs) and assemblymen from non-Barisan Nasional (BN) parties should be allowed to attend and officiate at school…

Llew-Ann Phang (The Sun) KUALA LUMPUR (March 30, 2008): MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu will meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Syed…

(The Sun) KUALA LUMPUR (March 30, 2008): "I’m still very alive, I’m not dead, you understand? I’m alive! I’m alive! I’m a workaholic and I will work for the…

Mantan Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad hari ini menegaskan bahawa PM ‘Flip Flop’ Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sebagai “Tidak malu kerana enggan berundur walaupun telah kalah di…

A Concerned Malaysian has expressed his worry over the role being played by Sultans in the appointment of the Menteri Besar.