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How to end ‘Islamophobia’

In yesterday's edition of the Star, a Muslim academic from France states that 'rational dialogue' is needed to end Islamophobia, or the fear of Islam and Muslims in non-Muslims and non…

Intifada in Mindanao

Written by Kazi Mahmood, WORLD FUTURESMany of those who joined were weeping and shouting "Allahu Akbar”. Taken by surprise, the American soldiers immediately beat a hasty retreat with the…

Moving Up?

With the IDR, the stakes are high as speculation rages over whether Johor's MB Ghani Othman will be moved out of the stateBy Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau Chief, THE STRAITS TIMES

Moving Out?

MIC chief Samy Vellu's unpopularity is proving to be not only a problem for the Prime Minister but also a threat to the future of his own partyBy Leslie Lopez, South-east Asia Correspondent, THE…

Election Snippets

Malaysia's opposition parties have agreed to field a single candidate to face the Barisan Nasional in each parliamentary and state seat.

Some discontent over IDR

Nur Dianah Suhaimi visited part of the Iskandar Development Region in Johor to suss out the groundJOHOR - LAND brokers are popping up like mushrooms in his village, laments veteran broker Mohamad Arif…

DAP’s Iron Lady melts

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The DAP’s Iron Lady Chong Eng broke down in tears here, saying it was tough for women to be in politics, especially in the Opposition.

Diana murdered, Al Fayed claims

LONDON - MOHAMED Al Fayed named a host of people he believes killed his son and Princess Diana, pleaded that he was prevented from getting the proof, and faced a barrage of sarcastic questions from a…

Zakaria for Port Klang again?

Analysis by Terence FernandezPETALING JAYA (Feb 18, 2008): There is a guessing game going on in Port Klang. The question on everyone's lips is whether controversial incumbent assemblyman…

Shop-house churches must get permits

PETALING JAYA (Feb 18, 2008): Churches in Subang Jaya which have been operating out of shop and factory lots have not been asked to close down, said incumbent Subang Jaya assemblyman Datuk Lee Hwa…

IGP: Submit list of ceramah dates, venues

PENANG (Feb 18, 2008): Election candidates will have to submit a complete list of the venues and dates of their ceramah and events during the two-week campaign period to the police for the 12th…

How to stop cars and win enemies

By Farish A. NoorWhen it comes to dealing with the grouses of the Malaysian public – many of which happen to be legitimate, mind you – it would seem that the benighted leaders of our…

Online politics work

By Rozana SaniWE saw it in Australia and are also witnessing it in the US. The trend of leveraging on the Internet to pitch election candidates is fast catching around the world and Malaysia is…

Nombor siri pada kertas undi

Nombor siri pada kertas undi dan juga kertas salinan dalam buku daftar pemilih masih dicetak pada pilihan raya umum ke-12 bagi menjamin ketelusan proses mengundi, kata Setiausaha Suruhanjaya Pilihan…