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Petrified in Perak

“But I was quite petrified and kept looking down on the ground. Never in my life have I been so scared around Malays. At that point and about 30 minutes after, I really wished BN had won Perak…

Clueless As Usual

“They did not object, they did not say they were not satisfied with the development plans, (but) they questioned their implementation; that has been their source of dissatisfaction,” he…

Bernama apologises to Penang CM

All leaders in states not controlled by Umno dominance must be careful.Utusan and Bernama, both the media groups framed Lim Guan Eng for a mention of May 13, which the new Penang CM didn't say. I…

Razaleigh move against Prime Minister?

Razaleigh seen as man who can rally Chinese, Malay groundKUALA LUMPUR, March 15 – Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has fired a broadside against Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi , writing a letter to…

Small things please small minds

Let me say this again. You are no longer the opposition, so please stop thinking and acting like an opposition. You are now the government, so please get down to acting like a government. The voters…

Pak Lah On Last Leg?

Nazry Bahrawi(TODAYonline):ITS TOP leadership may be projecting a united front following its embarrassing performance at the recent general election, but cracks are already beginning to appear within…

Staying cool about NEP

THE STRAITS TIMESAN INTRIGUING element introduced into Malaysian public administration after the election upsets is the question of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and its fate in opposition-controlled…

PM’s Interview With Bernama

Following are extracts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's interview with BERNAMA TV (BTV) commentator Sharkawi Jirim at the prime minister's official residence, Seri…

NEP poster boy, but now….

In the end, there are critics in Malaysia who believe that while Mr Anwar and his acolytes, such as Mr Khalid, may be willing to give up the form of the NEP, they would ultimately put forth other…

Crisis brewing

In Perlis: Ruler ignores PM's endorsement of incumbent to appoint new menteri besarBy Hazlin Hassan, THE STRAITS TIMESA POLITICAL crisis was brewing yesterday in another Malaysian state, one…

Crisis averted

In Perak: DAP, PAS and PKR sign accord agreeing to Sultan's chosen menteri besarTHE squabble within the opposition coalition in Perak looks set to end, with the three parties signing an accord…

Malaysia’s opposition emerges reborn

By TION KWASINGAPORE — In Malaysia's recent elections, opposition parties managed their strongest showing since the country gained its independence from Britain in 1957, cutting the…

Umno leader questions NEP

A SENIOR Umno leader has come out to say that it might be time to scrap the New Economic Policy (NEP), the first Malay leader from the ruling coalition to say so.

‘Keep all mega projects’

PENANG: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng found an unlikely ally in his political foe Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon when both leaders urged the Federal Government not to scrap all major projects in the state.