"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.

(Harakah) - "Terlajak perahu boleh diundur, terlajak kata buruk padahnya". Pepatah Melayu ini memberi ingatan dan amaran sangat tegas mengenai keperluan manusia menjaga tuturkata mereka.

(Harakah) - Orang ramai dan penyokong Barisan Alternatif diminta hadir beramai-ramai ke Stadium Melawati, Shah Alam, Selangor untuk program 'Himpunan Rakyat' pada 31 Mac (Isnin) ini bermula…

(Harakah) -Rakyat Terengganu mengesyaki kesemua kontrak untuk melaksanakan projek-projek di negeri itu diberikan kepada orang tertentu yang mendapat sokongan anggota keluarga Perdana Menteri manakala…

(Harakah) - Editor Malaysia Today, Raja Petra Kamarudin menukar nombor telefon tangannya kerana tidak mahu lagi menggunakan perkhidmatan Maxis yang dimiliki Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan.

(Harakah) - Walaupun Menteri Besar Terengganu, Datuk Ahmad Said boleh membentuk Ahli-Ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (Exco) selepas ini, beliau hakikatnya membentuk kerajaan penderhaka,…

(Harakah) - Bayangan kejatuhan kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) kini sudah menampakkan riaknya berdasar kepada banyak konflik yang gagal diselesaikan Perdana Menteri, Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad…

Letter to paper says businessman's ties to first family led to row over state chiefWhen Barisan Nasional regained Terengganu, the money, now called 'Wang Ehsan' (Goodwill Money, in…

Ex-PM Mahathir, in power at time of sackings, also slams proposal MALAYSIA'S new Cabinet has decided not to adopt a proposal by de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim that the government apologise to…

MORE signs of unrest among Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders are coming from Sabah, with two ministers from the Borneo island yesterday denying their intention to quit.

Moves to waive summonses, cut wastage seen as populist by someBy Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMES THE state governments led by the coalition of opposition parties have moved…

By Mr Smith There is now a litany of voices from all directions about the need to end communal based approaches to solving and implementing national issues, to discard racial blinkers and progress…

It is been reported that the UMNO Supreme Council Meeting concluded yesterday also resolved that the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would be meeting with all the elected Barisan…

(CNA) - The Malaysian minister responsible for internal security on Friday rejected opposition calls for the release of an ethnic Indian state legislator detained under a contentious tough security…

I was the volunteer representative observer for the Opposition (DAP) of a different jurisdiction (SMK Sri Aman, Sect 14) in the previous two to three elections ago.

An irreversible serum is inevitably needed to alter the uncertainties in Sabah that erupted during the recent elections. A Panadol or pain killer will not erased any regrets made.

Dear Mat John, 12th General Election is history Nobody expect BA to reap victory BN slumped to worst performance in history All fingers are pointing to Pak Lah and Khairy JKKK team…

THANK YOU BN. For giving us the World’s Healthiest Country. Even as the Elections Commission, your own agents, ooops ... I mean er... civil servants, admitted one week before the elections,…

Noor Amin bin Ahmad Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin selaku Menteri Pengajian Tinggi yang baru dilaporkan berkata kerajaan akan meminda Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti (AUKU) bagi memberi…

This sms was purportedly originated from someone within the ‘inner circle’ of PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s Seri Perdana/’Level…

In the recent 2 weeks, we have been receiving floods of puppies and they will not make it on their own.

M'sian PM welcomes challengers for Umno elections in December Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has backeddown from a high-profile spat with the King.

By Little BirdYesterday Najib Razak suffered serious diarrhoea at the UMNO Supreme Council meeting. You can see Najib's obvious discomfort in this picture :

Dear Datuk,I would first like to congratulate you on your appointment as minister in the Prime Ministers Department. I am writing this letter with regard to the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP)…

By CRIS PRYSTA, WSJ Tony Fernandes has to pinch himself whenever he thinks about his multimillionaire status. "It's a bit surreal," says the 43-year-old founder of AirAsia, the…

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Bernard Dompok enggan mengulas khabar angin yang mengatakan beliau juga akan meletak jawatan daripada Kabinet.

The rumour mill is again working overtime in Sabah following the resignation Wednesday (26 Mar) of Ghapur Salleh as Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister just eight days after being…

The Civil Rights Committee of the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (CRC-KLSCAH) and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) will be holding a forum discussion on the role of constitutional…

He said that the new government would depend on "the people", rather than "a power". Under the new administration, the people also don't need to do their work depending on the…

by Dr. Chen Man Hin MARCH 8TH 2008 was a defining day for Malaysia. The voting results clearly sent out messages by the voters.

The constitutional crisis in Terengganu over the appointment of Datuk Ahmad Said as the new Mentri Besar has come to an end with the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi backing off from…

(AP) - Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad claimed Friday that people were trying to dig up evidence that he committed crimes during his time in power to stop him from criticizing his embattled…