I read with interest the remarks by Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Executive DirectorCentre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) on 28th March 2008 that criticises the new Selangor MB for suggesting that public…

But why now only set to crack down on serious crime? Why need to have a directive from the PM before embarking on such exercise? Isn't it the duty of the PDRM all the while to serve and protect…

Prof Chandra wrote in his March 28, 2008 reply to Jules Ong that "the historical background of the nation is an essential prerequisite for understanding justice and equality in contemporary…

Most of the articles talks about the non-partisan (race) electoral changes,but actual facts are yet to be confirmed. What's confirmed is that BN was rejected . The mere suggestion for ending…

Being a resident of Ampang and specifically Bukit Antarabangsa, over the last few years I have gradually developed a passion for this place I call home. However, I had also observed that the quality…

UMNO Dalam Gerhana

What is Love? This question gives rise to the same confusion and the same multitude of answers as the title of this write-up. Everyone shouts about it. Everyone champions it, but each champions a…

(Malaysiakini) - Bekas menteri kewangan Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah dijangka memperolehi jumlah pencalonan yang mencukupi untuk mencabar Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi bagi jawatan presiden Umno.

(Malaysiakini) - Sebagai persiapan kempen awalnya, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah mengadakan pertemuan dengan lebih 10 ketua bahagian di kediamannya di Kuala Lumpur.

By LIM MUN FAH Malaysian politics has entered into an era where nothing is impossible. Most of the people thought that it was impossible to deprive BN of its two-third majority in Parliament before…

By TAY TIAN YAN What is the most unpalatable pie in the world? It is not apple pie, nor it is “Popeye”. It is “humble pie”. This is a lame joke. Once upon a time, the Western…

THE MALAYSIAN INSIDERKUALA LUMPUR, March 28 – His jet set days seem a lifetime ago. The days of hopping onto a helicopter for a trip to Penang or a quick turnaround to Paris on his private jet.…

ANWAR BERPENCAK NAJIB TERSINGKIRSehingga saat ini Anwar Ibrahim dikatakan telah memperolehi kesepakatan dengan ahli-ahli dewan seramai 35 orang untuk menambah bilangan menjadi…

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) -- Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said his letter published in several newspapers on Friday was an explanation about the present political scenario…

By : Sharanjit Singh (NST) GEORGE TOWN, Fri: The Penang Government has refuted Petronas’ claims that the oil company does not fund major infrastructure projects like the second Penang Bridge.…

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By: Shannon Teoh, NST Political apathy? Not in the run-up to the general election, according to SHANNON TEOH, who says both voters and non-voters showed an increasing interest in the political…

Sekiranya Ku Li berjaya menyita Abdullah Disember hadapan atau sebelumnya, peluang Anwar untuk menumbangkan BN agak sukar dan sekaligus impian Anwar untuk menjadi PM pudar. Apabila Ku Li menjadi…

ALIRANIf we thought that dealing an electoral blow to the Umno-led BN would serve as a wake-up call, we’d better think again. Far from learning anything from the rebuke, the new cabinet is proof…

(New Sabah Times) - Gua Musang member of parliament Tengku Tan Sri Razaleigh Hamzah said he offered to play a role in restoring Umno for the sake of the Malay race and the party’s own survival.

ALIRAN Barisan leaders are constantly calling for national unity - plenty of pronouncements and platitudes - but their deeds do not match their words, notes our special correspondent.

In the meantime, there is also mounting speculation that Mahathir's former archrival, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, a former finance…

It has been a while since my last write up. Several people that I don’t even know sent me an email and ask me why I have stopped writing. Well, I did not stop. It was just a short pause as I had…

Hamid’s refusal to release Manoharan and four other Hindraf leaders from ISA detention should bring Malaysians back to reality – that the second Abdullah administration has not really…

J sent in the suggestion below. I thought it merited serious consideration.

I think all Malaysians should start really worrying now. Remember how whenever our prime minister says that something won't happen it does?

Never has the leadership of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi been so openly under siege in the last few weeks.

Behind the failure of civilizations, governments, organizations and even small teams and groups perhaps the one and only one factor always blamed is Leadership.

Dalam sehari dua ini, sesiapa sahaja antara kita yang ketemu dengan Menteri Pelancongan, Azalina Othman Said, harap minta dia ceritakan semula kisah penglipur laranya berjodol “naik kuda turun…

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, beliau akan menghadap Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin yang juga Sultan Terengganu bagi menyelesaikan isu pelantikan Menteri Besar negeri…

GOING by a series of unprecedented tumult and change that prevailed within the Malaysia’s ethnically-charged political scene over the past four years or so, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad…

"Remember democracy never lasts long.It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet did not commit suicide" John Adams (1735-1826) 2nd President of the United…

Remember this frontpage news above? Who wouldn't? Within days, it has become a famous last word that when expressed, it was delivered with such prime ministerial brouhaha.

The Constitution says that the Ruler or Head of State must choose the elected member who enjoys the support of the majority of members in the legislative body to be the Prime Minister or the Mentri…

Yet the elections have shown that people vote across racial lines because they are more concerned about pressing issues that affect everyone. They thought that people who used the racial rights…

ALONG THE WATCHTOWERBy M.VEERA PANDIYAN, THE STAR Elected local governments are necessary for democracy to rise from the ground. It’s time we brought them back.

(The Star) - The Sultan of Terengganu made the right move in choosing his own Mentri Besar and has “good reason” to do so, said former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

(The Star) - PENANG: The “land improprieties” involving “tens and tens of millions of ringgit” here which is under probe by a special state exco committee occurred back in…

(The Star) - The Terengganu Mentri Besar saga has ended with the 22 assemblymen who initially opposed the appointment of Datuk Ahmad Said now supporting his appointment.

(The Star) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will meet with Sabah Barisan Nasional leaders soon to hear their views on the current political situation.