By Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMESPOLICE are keeping an eye on syndicates taking bets on general election results, an activity that can skew electoral outcomes, especially in photo-finish fights.

By Jeremy Au Yong, THE STRAITS TIMESIN A little alley between the Kerinchi LRT station and the Pajaria Condominium tower lies a cluster of houses that seem a little out of place.

By Leslie Lopez, THE STRAITS TIMESTHE Barisan Nasional (BN) and its allies have revived their 'get Anwar Ibrahim' campaign.

Ex-DPM tells press conference that BN will be denied two-thirds majorityIT WAS a press conference that generated a great deal of interest among the media.

Hope its not too late.My suggestions.... most newspaper vendors are INDIAN...probably 80% of them are HINDRAF supporters.

BUTTERWORTH: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said although he would be physically present in Penang if he wins in the elections, he will find time to be with his family in Malacca.

PENANG: The battle for Penang has intensified as polling day draws nearer.

KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA): Postal voting for members of the armed forces began yesterday to enable the forces’ 111,591 registered voters to exercise their rights.

SINGAPORE: PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has taken his campaigning here where he ran down the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Several representatives from the Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (Mafrel) non-governmental organisation (NGO) have withdrawn as observers of the general…

ALOR STAR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated Wednesday that he felt no guilt whatsoever to what happened to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PENANG, March 6 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Wednesday that Umno would never accept Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim back as the former deputy prime minister had been a…

Scrapping of security feature is fresh fodder for the opposition campaign By Leslie Lopez, South-east Asia Correspondent INDELIBLE ink has vanished from Malaysia's Polling Day plans amid…

KOTA BAHRU, Kelantan : Malaysians go to the polls on Saturday and with just one day left to campaign, political rallies are reaching a feverish pitch.

PENANG : Malaysia's opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) concedes that the ruling coalition cannot be toppled in this year's election.

KUALA LUMPUR : Kuala Lumpur is one of the key battlegrounds for the opposition in Malaysia's May 8 general elections.

(GLOBAL MEDIA CHANNEL) - Seorang anggota polis memberitahu para petugas PAS bahawa Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Musa Hassan telah mengarahkan supaya kotak-kotak undi pos dalam kawalannya dibawa dan…

Written by Fathi Aris Omar, GLOBAL MEDIA CHANNELTun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, walaupun tidak lagi aktif berpolitik, tetap berada dalam ingatan calon dan pengundi, termasuk kalangan pembangkang di kawasan…

Change the government, says Mahathir

By Little BirdWell, we are just two days away from casting our ballots. Here are two more stories to help you decide how to vote.

Many years ago in the 1980s, then leader of the Labour Party in England, Denis Healey, was openly criticized for having been a member of an extreme Left political party in his younger days.

The tiny Indian minority, until recently the government's most loyal supporters, are expected to vote against the government because of perceived discrimination against them, but only a complete…

(PRESS TRUST OF INDIA) - With just two days left for the general elections, Malaysian leaders are wooing the minority ethnic Indians.

The use of indelible ink is an important method to prevent multiple voting and is practiced in many countries including the war-torn and warlord-infested Afghanistan.

Bias in Electoral Process Favors Ruling Coalition in March 8 PollGovernment restraints on expression, assembly and access to state media will deny Malaysians a fair vote in the March 8 general…

Media statement released by Wee Choo Keong

Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bapa Merdeka, refused to join Umno Baru in 1988, as did Tun Hussein Onn. Both these founding fathers of Malaysia died outside Umno. They wanted to have nothing to do with Umno.…

Personally, I believe Pak Lah is doing a good job and puts in place all relevant institutions to check and balance corrupt practices, abuses of power and the delivery systems to the people, from the…

The 12th General Election is crucial for Malaysians. It will set the direction for the nation and will determine the status of democracy in this country. More importantly, the outcome of the results…

It was a Monday evening at about 7pm. I was deciding my schedule for the evening. So many things happening this election season. So many places that I want to be but I can only be at one place at any…

There is a web-site in Singapore known as Talking Cock. But the postings on the site always make sense.

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has instructed his lawyers to initiate defamation proceedings against Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin and former PKR deputy president Chandra Muzaffar over…

Who to vote for then? Well for one thing, it won’t be for the politician who promises to clean up the drains of Petaling Jaya. That’s not what my MP or my State Exco Member is supposed to…

As campaigning entered the crucial final lap, PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim blazed through Perak yesterday to rally voters.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities, increasingly discontented with the government, are caught in a bind ahead of Saturday's election.

Ramai pengirim komen ke blog ini atas jodol di atas bertanya, apakah yang wajar dilakukan mengenai wujudnya segolongan anggota tentera mempunyai dua kad pengenalan, dan mengikut pengkalan data SPR,…

A routine trip to the Permatang Pauh market to hand out Barisan Nasional souvenirs developed into an ugly shouting match today. A convoy of 10 cars from the 'We Love Pak Lah' Club was…

KELANTAN: Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak has called on his party members to stop bickering in order to help the ruling coalition win back the state of Kelantan.

SINGAPORE: Malaysian former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is convinced that the opposition can deny the ruling Barisan Nasional a two-thirds majority in the March 8 election.