Oleh Zulkifli MohamedPERMATANG PAUH : Umno-BN semakin terdesak dan mula berlagak ala samseng. Mana tidaknya konvoi motosikal kira-kira 100 ‘Mat Rempit’ yang membawa bendera Umno-BN…
Malaysian government restrictions on free speech, freedom of assembly and the media will deny citizens a fair vote in Saturday's general election, a rights group said on Wednesday.
Gerakan acting president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon does not agree with his party predecessor's suggestion that the chief minister's post be given to the shortlisted candidate who secures the…
By Anil Netto(IPS) - Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) has dramatically scrapped a plan to use indelible ink to prevent multiple voting and stop phantom voters, provoking a storm of protests…
Outgoing Penang chief minister, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, asked that a £150m contract for upgraded police radios be awarded to Motorola in a confidential letter to the country's Prime…
Saya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mencabar calun BN Aziz Sheikh Fadzir supaya bertanding dengan saya secara anak jantan. Jangan kita hanya berani mengaum menjadi jagoan kampungan menghunus keris…
His recent statement that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi will decide who would take his place as Penang Chief Minister has also angered many of his middle-class supporters and made him the butt of…
The influence of the party's Young Turks depends on how well PAS fares at the pollsThis time, PAS is anxious to stay on message. From the speeches to its election manifesto that has conspicuously…
(AFP) - An international human rights group said Wednesday it fears Malaysians will not get a fair vote in this week's general elections because of an uneven playing field favoring the ruling…
While many Malaysians have voiced their dissatisfaction with the BN government for many obvious failures, yet, we also continue to lament about what the Opposition has to offer.
Scrapping of security feature is fresh fodder for the opposition campaignBy Leslie Lopez, South-east Asia Correspondent, THE STRAITS TIMESINDELIBLE ink has vanished from Malaysia's Polling Day…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
(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…
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…
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…
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.…