Mat Said is a fighter. And even as a 'nobody' he stood his ground against an outraged Eric Chia who was foaming at the mouth while screaming the Prime Minister's name. No Chinese…

By Little BirdUnprecedented and potentially very embarrassing scenes are now unfolding in our country. I am referring to the 'Constitutional Crises' in Perlis (dust not fully settled yet)…

March 24 – The battle lines have been drawn, and only a miracle can prevent the constitutional crisis in Terengganu from reaching two conclusions: The dissolution of the state assembly and…

Selepas kemenangan BN dalam lapan negeri selepas Pilihanraya Umum XII 8 Mac 2008, kini PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berhadapan dengan krisis baru, yang mengundang…

So the entire foundation of Umno rests upon the ethnocentric notion of Malay Supremacy. Which begs the question: how do you define "Malay"?

FOOD BOYCOTT IN PENANGIn a continuing series on life in opposition states, Malaysia Correspondent Chow Kum Hor discovers how the flavour in Penang has changed since the March 8 elections. Penang is…

I applaud Zaid Ibrahim’s appointment. He is one of the few independent-minded and unafraid to challenge the leader, a rare quality especially among Malays. We are still feudalistic, blindly…

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's government has said it will reach out to bloggers, dropping threats of arrest in a major change of policy triggered by a shock election loss that has raised calls…

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Muslim author and critic of Islamic fundamentalism who was baptised a Catholic by Pope Benedict said on Sunday Islam is "physiologically…

This morning, while browsing the web online articles, I stumbled upon a write-up by Ian Mcintyre which claims to have quoted - “Zaid: Govt has to apologise to victims of 1988 judicial…

Supermarket giant Tesco today pledged to investigate claims that some of its overseas workers earn just 8p an hour.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: A Malaysian sultan is embroiled in a rare dispute with the ruling political party after his palace overruled the prime minister's selection of a state official.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- The 23 Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblymen in Terengganu who are against Kijal assemblyman Datuk Ahmad Said being appointed the state's Menteri Besar may resign…

BUTTERWORTH, March 23 (Bernama) -- The Penang state government will review all projects approved by the previous state government and will cancel projects that are found to benefit only a certain…

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (Bernama) -- The Selangor MIC today gave its undivided support and loyalty to Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu to continue leading the party and the Indian community.

KUALA LUMPUR: Fifty MIC branch chairmen in Selangor are blaming Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu for the party's dismal performance in the general election.

By Eileen Ng and B. Suresh Ram KUALA LUMPUR: Gerakan has blamed its own arrogance for its crushing defeat in the 12th general election.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The state MCA, Gerakan and MIC are standing behind Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in his choice of Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh for Mentri Besar.

By Hamidah Atan PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday stood by the choice of Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh as Terengganu menteri besar.

SEPANG: The appointment of anyone but Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh as Terengganu Mentri Besar is unconstitutional, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

By NG SU-ANN PENANG: All DAP MPs and state assemblymen have been banned from applying for land in Penang, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

SEREMBAN: The crisis in the Negri Sembilan MIC deepened when several leaders stayed away from a press conference called by state secretary V.S. Mogan to show support for beleaguered chief Datuk T.…

KUALA LUMPUR: As MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu chaired a post-election meeting with Selangor division leaders yesterday, two other division leaders got together and called on him to step…

It is very caustic to hear Mahathir & his son, and for that matter Ku Li, to call for Abdullah's resignation. What moral authority does this guy have. He smells from far & wide.

Our Ex-PM once said, “Melayu mudah lupa” (Malays forget easily). In retrospective thinking, it would have been most appropriate if he had said, “Kroni-kroni saya mudah lupa”.…

(FORUM - BORNEO POST): UMNO Youth Chief, Datuk Hishamudin Tun Hussien’s declaration that defections of Barisan Nasional’s Members of Parliament to the opposition is shameful is…

For the past few days, I have been busy with my children's annual school sports day. Being the chairman of the PTA, we the EXCO members has been trying very hard to ensure that the games being a…

Kota Kinabalu: Two more candidates have alleged money politics in the recent general elections.

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he supports the proposal by Gua Musang Member of Parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah that Umno call for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on May…

The aftermath of a political tsunami in Sabah will always be without radical and concrete change.

AWAL-AWAL lagi saya sudah merasakan pengakuan Mohamad Khir Toyo dalam tv sewaktu mengumumkan beliau melepaskan jawatan Pengerusi Badan Perhubungan Umno Selangor kononnya atas kerelaan beliau dan tidak…

The master of puppet (Richard Riot) is now being worshiped and summoned by the Serian Chinese as the month of ghost worship (bulan hantu) is coming again.

The state government has set up a special panel to investigate “land improprieties” amounting to “tens and tens of thousands of ringgit”.

Musim monsun (tengkujuh besar) dah mula melanda Terengganu. Ketibaan monsun kali ini jauh lebih hebat daripada apa yang pernah dilalui oleh rakyat Negeri Darul Iman, sama ada semasa di bawah…

HANYA orang yang tidak cerdik atau tidak tahu selok-belok menangkap ikan sahaja yang akan menangguk di tempat yang airnya jernih.

They’ve stripped the dude who wanted to be Terengganu Menteri Besar of his Umno membership.

This week, Wide Angle joins Thelma in the advice game, dipping into the mailbag and answering some urgent queries from readers.

Without beating around the bush, the rakyat at the marketplace maintains that the BN must stop all the jockeying and get down to proactive work. Enough is enough.

In reference to The STAR article: Family disputes dead girl’s post-mortem report

Abdul Halim Mohd RashidKUALA LUMPUR, 23 Mac (Harakah) - Umno bukan sahaja menderhaka kepada raja malah berbohong kepada rakyat kononnya calon-calonnya dalam pilihan raya umum 8 Mac lalu telah ditapis.…