If it is confirmed that Ku Li is willing to join the government, but there is no guarantee that he will be an X-factor to strengthen UMNO’s position in BN without having to compromise further…

The government's cyber-enthusiasm comes back to haunt itAccording to the government's multimedia regulator, 3.9m of the country's 28m people have dial-up internet subscriptions and 1.2m…

Goodbye Sam

Petang Rabu 12 Mac 2008, empat hari setelah Negara dikejutkan dengan keputusan Pilihanraya Umum ke XII, Ahli Parlimen Jerlun YB Dato’ Mukhriz Mahathir telah menghantar sepucuk surat peribadi…

Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hari ini memberi amaran kepada Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng supaya tidak membuat kenyataan yang boleh mecetuskan ketegangan kaum.

Ketika balik sekejap ke Kuala Lumpur untuk mengundi Nurul Izzah di Lembah Pantai, saya mengambil kesempatan meronda-ronda sekitar Kuala Lumpur dengan isteri dan anak-anak saya untuk melihat suasana…

To be sure, as in most other elections, personalities, campaign strategies, party machineries, money and luck all played important roles. But policy positions played their part too. By Rodolfo C.…

Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein says BN needs an honest assessmentBarisan Nasional will have to undergo major reforms if it intends to remain relevant, Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein…

By SHAHANAAZ HABIB, The StarThe election results signal the beginning of the possible demise of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and special rights for the Malays, said Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.

The move by the DAP to scrap the New Economic Policy will lead to tension among races, Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said yesterday.

Penang Umno will recommend to the Federal Government to stop all proposed mega projects in the state, include those planned under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), the second Penang…

Opposition parties claim the government awarded the telecom giant a RM 1 billion contract after Motorola threatened to leave Penang and move operations to China by Lee Min Keong

A new political game—and the players struggle to work out the rulesMinorities' faith in UMNO was dented when party leaders waved the kris, a traditional Malay sword, at conferences in 2005…

SOME Umno members are mounting an Internet campaign demanding the Prime Minister's resignation after massive losses in national elections at the weekend.

Analysts suggest a more moderate stance to alleviate Malays' concernsBy Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMES

NEW LEADER: Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim (left) with the Sultan at yesterday's swearing-in ceremony. -- PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

Mahathir Mohamad finds fault with another heirOf course, there is a small problem with this analysis. Why is Mr Badawi prime minister in the first place? Because Dr Mahathir anointed him. Graciously,…

An old saying by Chinese that “it does not matter who becomes the ruler of a country, as long as the rakyat is taken care the ruler is then a good ruler”.

Tuah and Jebat have nearly become part of folklore in today's society – especially for those whose interests do not necessarily lie in "Sejarah Melayu." But many still believe in…

With the death of Zakaria Md Deros @ Zainal Bin Haji Md. Deros, the impoverished rural teenager from Umbai, Malacca, who rose from a railway line crossing-guard at the Port Klang jetty to UMNO…

After an election debacle, Malaysia's government has to cope with democracy for the first time Imran Imtiaz Shah Yacob, ASIA SENTINEL

Indeed the nation seems to be dragged into a dangerous corner by politicians and their respective parties and this must stop immediately in the interest of this nation and its citizens so…

(THE SUN) - There are loopholes in the law which can enable state governments to introduce local government elections without the approval of the federal government.

(THE SUN) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi held back-to-back meetings with Barisan Nasional component party leaders at his office here yesterday to discuss the new cabinet line-up.

In 1969, Umno won only 51 out of the 67 seats it contested (76%), MCA 13 out of 33 and MIC two out of three. The three parties together obtained only 48.5% of the popular vote.Zainon Ahmad, THE SUN

(THE SUN) - Newly appointed Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said yesterday his top priority is to form an effective state executive council first, rather than appoint a deputy MB.

(THE SUN) - A panel of experts have called for reforms in the parliament, following the historic win by the Opposition last Saturday, which has loosened the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) grip on the…

(KLpos) - NAIB Presiden PAS, Haji Mohd Sabu dijangka akan dilantik Senator bagi menjenamakan semula perbahasan dalam Sidang Dewan Negara yang dilihat tidak proaktif dan dingin selama ini.

First and foremost let me congratulate the BA party and members on their recent victory to form the new government for Selangor.

EKSKLUSIF oleh KLpos"JANGAN cerita sampai Tan Sri angkat sumpah," kata kawan terbabit. Sekali dengar seram sejuk juga, kisah semua ADUN PKR Selangor 'dipaksa' bertapa di…

EKSKLUSIF oleh Helme Hanafi - KLpos DALAM satu perkembangan menarik, KLpos.com dimaklumkan bahawa formula baru sedang dicapai dalam memecah kebuntuan membabitkan perlantikan Menteri Besar Perak…

(Bernama) - Setiausaha Kerajaan (SUK) Negeri Selangor Datuk Ramli Mahmud menafikan bahawa bekas Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo menandatangani perjanjian dengan Puncak Niaga Bhd sehari…

(Bernama) - Ketua Wanita Umno Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz hari ini berkata beliau tidak mengetahui nasibnya serta peluang pemimpin wanita Umno dalam barisan kabinet baru kerajaan dan sehubungan itu enggan…

(SiasahDaily) - Pemuda PAS memandang serius amaran Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yang menganggap kenyataan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng untuk menamatkan DEB sebagai…

(SiasahDaily) - Ramai yang tertanya-tanya bagaimana wakil rakyat Pasir Panjang dari PAS, Ir Mohamad Nizar Jamaludin, 51, dipilih sebagai Menteri Besar Perak padahal DAP mempunyai lebih ramai Adun (18)…

Bahagian Batu Mengemukakan Petisyen Menuntut Pak Lah Meletakkan Jawatan Terbaru keluar di MyKMU, Bahagian Batu Wilayah Persekutuan telah menuntut Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berundur secara…

(Bernama) -- The swearing-in of a PAS state assemblyman as the new Perak Menteri Besar which was scheduled to be held at Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar this afternoon had been postponed.

Although the size of our majority would be considered a landslide in most countries, the fact that it has significantly reduced and we have had setbacks in five of our 13 states indicates that we need…

Architects Asymptote have announced Penang Global City Center (PGCC), a large development in northern Malaysia.

While the long-drawn debate on who should be the Perak mentri besar finally came to an end today, an unexpected twist came in the form of DAP leader Lim Kit Siang who said that his party had not…