The nomination are as expected. Even though Barisan Nasional (BN) won uncontested in some constituencies, but most of the constituencies are still in one-to-one contests. According historical…

TRENGGANU : Campaigning in Trengganu in the run-up to the Malaysian general elections is expected to be intense.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - AP: Malaysia's governing coalition unleashed a media blitz Monday to counter public complaints over escalating prices that could undercut its support in March 8…

KOTA BARU – Reuters: MALAYSIA'S election is turning into a battle for the religious high ground among majority Muslims, with the prime minister's party offering to build or…

In November last year, I wrote to Big Ears to request a dialogue with Penangites who had attended our Bangsa Malaysia Pulau Pinang and who wanted to meet up with him to share their concerns. I sent a…

Let me make one correction and say that it is not a team of lawyers that is making this offer but a group of concerned citizens who are determined to protect our electoral process.

The BARISAN RAKYAT posters in A2 size are being printed even as you read this. We shall make an announcement once they are ready, which should be later this week, and tell you who you can contact and…

Yesterday, PASOK, one of the six political parties which endorsed THE PEOPLE'S VOICE and THE PEOPLE'S DECLARATION, was barred from filing their nomination papers under their own…

Nomination Day in Malaysia yesterday lived up to its usual lively traditions, and not without drama in places as far afield as Penang and Johor.

SIGNS in this Malaysian general election point to a worrying trend for ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) - a stronger, more united opposition.

Keadilan plans by-election once ex-Deputy PM is eligible to run for politicsIF the show of support yesterday was anything to go by, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is going to breeze through her defence of her…

Sipping a kopi tarik at a coffeeshop along Jalan Air Molek yesterday morning, Johor butcher Roslan Adan made an interesting observation about the100-strong crowd of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS)…

HE IS known as the Barisan Nasional man who broke Parti Agama Islam SeMalaysia's (PAS) 14-year dominance in the Kelantan constituency of Bachok when he won the parliamentary seat there in 2004.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 25, 2008): The battle for Kuala Lumpur is an enthralling one due to an assortment of electorates that represents every strata of society from the well-read to the uneducated,…

Campaigning for Malaysia's March 8 election began yesterday, with the long-ruling National Front coalition government nominating many old-guard politicians as leading candidates, dashing…

It was the year after General Election 2004. Bayan Baru traffic was at a crawl from the building works of the tall bypass. But one thing that caught many’s attention was a project for a bridge…

For those who wish to explore more, we recommend George Orwell’s classics Animal Farm and 1984 or to watch the movies Soylent Green or The Matrix.

Before the official elections campaign, there was fighting among some candidates. Now, some are out and retired whilst some are newly-elected. Some left happily whilst some left unwillingly.…

Dr M not campaigningJERLUN: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will not be going around the country campaigning for the Barisan Nasional as he did last year.

We must work to make sure Malaysia becomes a true liberal democracy. The Executives must be bound by the Constitution, and they must not be given a freehand to amend the Constitution wily nilly. That…

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Campaigning in full swing as candidates file nomination papersBy Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau Chief, THE STRAITS TIMES

Ministers warned as PM is criticised for fielding unpopular senior figuresBy Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMESPRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi has told his Cabinet ministers not to assume their jobs will…

By Leslie Lopez, South-east Asia Correspondent, THE STRAITS TIMESTHE hump of Nomination Day over yesterday, the mammoth Barisan Nasional (BN) ruling vehicle is vulnerable on several fronts in the days…

By Jeremy Au, THE STRAITS TIMESSUNGEI SIPUT (PERAK) - BARISAN Nasional candidate Datuk Seri Samy Vellu, 72, and Parti Keadilan Rakyat's Dr Michael Jeyakumar, 52, were all set for a straight fight…

THE fight between Mr Khairy Jamaluddin (above), Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's son-in-law, and popular blogger Badrul Hisham Shaharin promises to be an interesting one. THE STRAITS TIMES

By Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMESPENANG - IN A sign of the bruising battle looming in the Prime Minister's home state of Penang, police separated raucous government and opposition supporters as…

By Reme Ahmad, THE STRAITS TIMESIN KOTA BARU - PARTI Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) started off on a lucky footing in its defence of Kelantan yesterday when a woman candidate won a walkover for a state seat…

By Hazlin Hassan, THE STRAITS TIMESKUALA TERENGGANU - BARISAN Nasional is so confident of retaining Terengganu that it has dropped several big names from its slate, prompting protests among some in…

(Harakah) - Calon penaja Parti Mahasiswa Negara (PMN), Zainul Faqar Yaacob bersama Presiden Penaja PMN, Azlan Zainal dan seorang peguam, Balqis Nor Mohamad dihalang daripada memasuki Dewan Milenium…

(Harakah) - PAS kesal dan mengecam tindakan Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) yang menarik kembali arahan supaya semua calon pilihan raya mengenakan duti setem pada borang pencalonan.

(Harakah) - Penolakan pencalonan calon KeADILan bagi kerusi Bukit Selambau, Saiful Izham Ramli, 36 atas kesalahan gagal menyerahkan penyata pilihan raya umum 2004 tidak melemahkan jentera parti itu…

(Harakah) - PAS Terengganu kemungkinan akan mengambil tindakan menyaman Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) kerana membuat peraturan yang menyusahkan mereka yang mahu menjadi calon dalam pilihan raya umum…

(Harakah) - Presiden PAS, Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang ditentang oleh Setiausaha Politik Menteri Besar Terengganu, Dato' Dr Ahmad Ramzi Mohamad Zubir bagi kerusi Parlimen Marang.

Kerajaan Pusat sekali lagi melakukan kesilapan dalam hal urus tadbir dan kewangan negara, apabila penganugerahan semula projek landasan berkembar Ipoh-Padang besar telah menyaksikan peningkatan kos…

This year marks the 20th year since the 1988 judicial crisis, an event which is attributed to the downfall of what was seen, until then, as a robust and internationally-respected judiciary.

General Elections is on March 8 2008. The coming general elections will be the 12th edition after 50 years of independence from the British administration.

M. Manoharan, the jailed leader of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), is contesting the March 8 elections in Malaysia with the nomination of the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Former Gerakan President Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik wants his children and grandchildren to continue his political legacy now that he has retired from active…