It was unexpected, to say the least. The recent loss of a two-third majority by Barisan Nasional has left many members reeling. Equally, the opposition parties are shell-shocked by the surprise win in…

Sabah Umno Youth wants Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir to withdraw his letter calling on Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to step down as prime minister.

(Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is set to announce his new Cabinet, albeit a relatively smaller one, by Tuesday, which will likely see a host of new faces who emerged…

SONIA RAMACHANDRAN and AUDREY VIJAINDREN, NEWS STRAITS TIMESEighty-five out of every 100 Malaysians carry a mobile phone and almost half the population surfs the internet. Was the impact of this…

Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim suspects two senior Umno members may be responsible for him not being appointed Perlis Mentri Besar.

The DAP wants Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be the alternative prime minister and help transform Malaysia into becoming a healthy functioning democratic country.

Malaysia's opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim has accused ruling party leaders of stoking racial tensions over plans to dismantle discrimination policies favouring ethnic Muslim Malays.

(Bernama) -- Perak Gerakan today proposed the dissolution of all component parties of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the conversion of the coalition into a single political party accepting direct…

(Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim Sunday again held a meeting with Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Prime Minister's Office here, believed to be regarding the appointment of the…

Don't believe the rumours flying around via sms, word of mouth & emails! A few bloggers are already trying to reach Husam & / or his PA on what he actually said.

..... Surat watikah Perdana Menteri itu kemungkinan memberi gambaran bahawa seorang Raja dan Sultan terletak di bawah telunjuk seorang Perdana Menteri ....

by Regina William & Llew-Ann Phang, THE EDGEA huge bouquet of flowers carrying the DAP logo caught the attention of journalists who attended Lim Guan Eng’s first press conference after he…

Ioannis Gatsiounis, FORBES.COMZaid Ibrahim, a Kuala Lumpur lawyer, stepped up to help the disabled. His fight for democracy is a tougher battle.

Change is not revolution. The new state governments of Penang, Selangor, Perak and Kedah must understand the difference. Revolution is to overturn the existing regime, to break its original system, as…

The Raja Perlis has gone against the wishes of the Prime Minister by consenting to the appointment of Bintong assemblyman Datuk Dr Md Isa Sabu as the new Menteri Besar of Perlis, in place of embattled…

This raises a question: Are Malaysians witnessing the rise of a two-coalition system paralleling the two-party system in other countries? Or is it just a temporary setback for BN.

UMNO is widely believed to have held talks with Anwar before. Now, more than ever, it needs Anwar to re-establish its credibility. And, to become prime minister, Anwar needs UMNO.By TION KWA, THE…

THE JAPAN TIMESMalaysia's ruling coalition was stunned in elections last weekend. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his National Front (Barisan Nasional) lost the two-thirds majority in…

Selangor Pas and Umno leaders held secret meetings immediately after the BN Selangor government fell to the opposition but Pas assemblymen insisted that they never had any intention of deserting the…

Commentary by Kevin Tan, THE EDGEThe coalition consisting of PAS, DAP and PKR in Perak appears fragile on the surface.

Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has insisted he had been given the mandate by Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to continue becoming the Perlis Mentri Besar.

PAS Youth said Thursday (13 Mar) that they treat seriously the warning the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi gave on the New Economic Policy (NEP) statement by the Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan…

Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib has called for a stop to rumours about a meeting of all Umno division heads to discuss the resignation of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad…

Action to be taken against Umno Youth exco member Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, for calling on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to step down, will be decided at the movement's executive…

The Bar Council disagrees with the Selangor Menteri Besar that there was no urgency for Internal Security Act detainee M. Manoharan to be sworn in as an assemblyman.

Gerakan acting president and former chief minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has criticised the Komtar demonstration by Penang Umno members and supporters, saying that Koh said such action was not the…

The DAP registered its most impressive showing in the country's election. It now needs to walk the talk to fulfil the high expectations of the people, writes CHOK SUAT LING

Fifty years of political domination, although legitimised and sanctified by the electoral process, has led inevitably to the development of decidedly unhealthy, careless attitudes on the part of the…

(DAILY EXPRESS) - All 31 Perak opposition assemblymen from the DAP, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and PAS have signed a letter of undertaking indicating their support for a three-party coalition and the…

The Perak DAP-Pas-PKR coalition said tonight they are fully aware that the posts of deputy menteri besar I and II are not provided for in the Perak state constitution.

When PAS took over Kelantan in 1990, the state had debts of almost RM700 million. Today, after 18 years, Kelantan's debts are only RM11 million, which is actually just the interest on the loans…

Oleh Anwar Ibrahim AGENDA Ekonomi Malaysia oleh KeADILan adalah komited untuk memperbaiki dan menaiktaraf golongan miskin dan terpinggir samada Melayu, Cina, India, Iban, Kadazan dan…

Abdul Halim Mohd RashidKUALA LUMPUR, 16 Mac (Harakah) - Tindakan Raja Perlis menolak calon yang dicadangkan oleh Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sebagai Menteri Besar negeri itu membuktikan bahawa…

Subky Abdul Latif(HARAKAHDAILY): Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-12 sekali pun tidak menukar Kerajaan Pusat, tetapi ia telah mengajar Barisan Nasional (BN) yang berkuasa sejak tahun 1955.

Helmi Khalid(HARAKAHDAILY): Apa sebenarnya yang dikejar oleh pemimpin Umno dalam berpolitik amat sukar untuk ditafsirkan. Jika mahu dilabelkan sebagai pembela rakyat, slogan ini hanya akan menjadi…

IPOH, 16 Mac: Menteri Besar Perak, Ir. Mohamad Nizal Jamaludin akan mengangkat sumpah jam 11.30 pagi esok, 17 Mac, kata Pesuruhjaya PAS Perak, Ustaz Ahmad Awang.

KANGAR, 15 Mac: Jika melihat kepada sokongan kepada bekas Menteri Besar Perlis, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim untuk menjadi menteri besar semula, bermakna hanya empat sahaja menyokong calon yang dipilih…

Raja Petra made scathing remarks on me in Malaysia-Today. Although I am in the rush to go to Penang now, I have to respond immediately.

PUTRAJAYA 14 Mac 2008, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, beliau akan memberi penekanan sepenuhnya bagi memperbetulkan sistem pelaksanaan pemerintahan serta menjamin wujud pengagihan saksama…

Dear Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi,I refer to the article you wrote in the Star Newspaper dated March 13, 2008 (Thursday), and titled Malaysia Will Heal Her Divisions (N10).