By Jeremy Au Yong, THE STRAITS TIMESMR BAKAR Awang sighed as he asked for the time. It was five minutes past noon. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi was supposed to arrive at the rural Penang village of…

PM Abdullah highlights government's efforts to tackle rising prices and povertyBy Jeremy Au Yong, THE STRAITS TIMESTHE Barisan Nasional (BN) government hopes to eradicate abject poverty in the…

He is likely to win a seat, but insists he will stay out of govt - for nowBy Leslie Lopez, South-east Asia Correspondent, THE STRAITS TIMESWHEN the constituents of this rural hamlet in Negeri Sembilan…

ALOR GAJAH: Democratic Action Party's Liou Chen Kuang has tried to wrest the Machap seat from Barisan Nasional three times and lost.

KOTA BARU: Kelantan is the main target. Umno and its Barisan Nasional partners are laying siege to the East Coast state that has been under PAS rule for the past 18 years.

(BERITA HARIAN) - KANGAR: Dua wartawan Berita Harian cedera selepas dibelasah sekumpulan penyokong parti politik ketika membuat liputan pada satu majlis kempen pilihan raya di Bilik Gerakan Barisan…

(KLPOS.COM) - MASALAH dan kekecohan yang timbul di hari penamaan calon pada hari Ahad 24 Februari 2008 begitu menjengkelkan kerana Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) tidak konsisten dalam menangani…

NIBONG TEBAL: Sporting a neatly-trimmed grey beard, Dr P. Ramasamy resembles an aging rock singer rather than a political scientist.

(Harakah) - 'Selamat, Aman dan Makmur' adalah manifesto Umno/BN yang dianggap lucu serta mengelirukan rakyat dan hanya bertujuan untuk memancing undi rakyat untuk terus memberikan mandat…

(KLPOS.COM) - BEBERAPA hari lagi, EXCO kanan Kerajaan PAS Kelantan, Datuk Husam Musa berjanji beliau akan membuat pendedahan mengenai langkah sulit BN yang diketuai oleh Naib Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy…

(Harakah) - Pemerhati politik Kedah, Pak Tuan Syed, menegaskan bahawa Dato' Seri Mahdzir Khalid amat lemah dan tidak berpengaruh sebagai pemimpin sehingga terpaksa memanggil PM dan TPM turun…

After an absence of 10 years because of a sedition conviction, DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng is back not only as an election contestant but is leading the charge.COMMENT BY BARADAN…

Penulis Khas, HARAKAH Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad telah memberi persetujuan untuk hadir dalam satu majlis yang dianjurkan khas untuk bekas Perdana Menteri itu, "Jamuan Rakyat; Jasamu…

(Harakah) - Keluhan dan rungutan Perdana Menteri tentang besarnya tanggungan kerajaan untuk memberikan subsidi mengesahkan bahawa minyak mungkin akan dinaikkan harga selepas pilihan raya, kata Ketua…

(Harakah) - "Saya rasa, jika anda mengikut mereka, ia akan membawa bencana kepada parti".

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The people should be wary of those who promised them “the moon, stars or paradise on earth” as these things can never be delivered to them, Datuk Seri Najib Tun…

(Harakah) - Barisan Nasional (BN) khususnya di Kedah menerima tamparan hebat dan bakal kehilangan kepercayaan rakyat lantaran calonnya di Dun Bukit Pinang, Omar Saad telah dipecat daripada Koperasi…

ALL first-time Barisan Nasional candidates in Selangor have been warned not to blame their predecessors for problems highlighted by the communities in their constituencies.

TAIPING, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Taiping parliamentary seat candidate Datuk M. Kayveas is unfazed by the threats from certain quarters that they would boycott his campaign in Taiping.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 28, 2008): There were plenty of laughs, jeers and boos in a dialogue organised by the parishioners of St Francis Xavier Church on the church grounds on Wednesday night.

KUALA LUMPUR : The 12th Malaysia general election is seeing more young professionals being fielded as candidates.

In the contrast between BN rule and the Opposition’s desire to rule, Datuk Seri Najib Razak invoked the difference between DAP’s "unlaunched" rocket logo and…

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28, 2008): The DAP has challenged Barisan Nasional (BN)'s Bukit Bintang candidate Datuk Dr Lee Chong Meng to explain why he was dropped as a candidate at the eleventh…

KUANTAN, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob has adopted the "Adnan Cuci Anwar" (Adnan Cleans Out Anwar) battle cry to counter Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)…

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP)--Malaysia's main Islamic opposition party said Thursday that electoral rolls were riddled with irregularities, including the listing of voters aged up to 128 years.

(Reuters) - The eldest daughter of Malaysia's opposition leader is making her electoral debut in next month's election that could make or break her family's political future.

By : June Ramli, NEW STRAITS TIMESTwo of Selangor’s oldest voters – a man and a woman - is 128-year-olds and if they were to cast their ballots on March 8, they may well make their way…

Last night Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim was welcomed by crowds of over 10,000 people in Terengganu who stood in the pouring rain for hours to hear his call for change and reform in Malaysia.

By Little BirdWell, it's like this. The Lingam Video talks about things that happened circa 1994. Now, a Royal Commission of Inquiry has been set up to investigate the Lingam Video, fourteen…

When Amin Jalaludin, UM’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor cum ENT surgeon turned developer announced on behalf of his boss, Rafiah Salim, lawyer turned banker cum UN Human Resources Manager cum…

Rejection: S'kan PKR candidate lodges reportSandakan: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) aspirant Dr Yusuf Ahmad has lodged a police report, claiming that the returning officer of the nomination…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- BERNAMA TV's news channel which began its 24-hour transmission today is capable of becoming the top choice of viewers within 100 days, Malaysian National…

Kota Kinabalu: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah, launched another manifesto here themed "A New Hope for Sabah and Malaysia" promising a second Deputy Prime Minister if it rules the…

Kota Kinabalu: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Vice-President Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan claimed several PKR candidates contesting both the parliamentary and state seats in Sabah had been offered…

Tuaran: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman said he dread to think what will happen to Sabah if the State falls into the hands of the opposition.

By Little BirdI am hearing more of this. The UMNO dunggus are talking about backstabbers. There were reports yesterday quoting Najib and others about 'backstabbing' in UMNO. In Kepala Batas,…

World Futures.infoMalaysia’s hope for a change of regime rests in the hands of former deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who was expected to create more than a storm in a tea cup. What has…