Something is very wrong with Abdullah’s system of governance
Will tomorrow's Cabinet meeting be the last with Abdullah asking the Yang di Pertuan Agong for dissolution of Parliament?
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Politics without the fear of God
ALOR STAR: It looks like sanctity has been sold for political expediency.
Abdullah tidak layak bertanding
Bolehkah SPR mengistiharkan mereka ini terlibat dengan gejala rasuah politik? Berapa ramaikah anggota unit pemantau pilihanraya yang disedaikan oleh SPR sebagai perisik dan pemantau kepada kegiatan…
Race and inflation: Abdullah’s two key tests
By Carolyn HongKUALA LUMPUR - UNITY is fast becoming a favourite theme of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's speeches, as speculation over Malaysia's general election reaches fever…
DAP offers ISA detainees 2 seats
IPOH: The DAP will offer two of the five Hindraf leaders being detained under the Internal Security Act a chance to stand as its candidates.
DAP ropes in lecturer, blogger
GEORGE TOWN: A lecturer, a political researcher and a blogger are the latest to be unveiled as Penang DAP candidates for the elections.
When’s the general election? March is the hottest month
FROM Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's favourite number to school holidays, Malaysians are using all sorts of reasoning to guess the date of the general election.
Bung Mokhtar surprised
KOTA KINABALU: Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin is surprised at talk of him being dropped as the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Sabah east coast constituency.
Bread and butter matters
By ZULKIFLI ABD RAHMAN and FLORENCE A. SAMYPETALING JAYA: The cost of living, social issues, the crime rate and illegal immigrants - these are the issues that matter most to Malaysian voters,…
DAP: Dr Koh forced to move
PENANG: Gerakan acting president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon's hand was clearly forced when he announced his preference to move to a federal post and thus give up the Penang Chief Minister…
Enter the children
By Hazlin Hassan, Malaysia Correspondent , The Straits TimesWith Malaysia expected to go to the polls as early as next month, ST's correspondents in the Kuala Lumpur bureau will be filing…
MM confident S’pore will ride out global slowdown
US troubles won't hurt Asia for the first time, thanks to investments and region's resilienceSINGAPORE will do well despite trouble in the global economy, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.…
Huge development planned for Borneo
(The Associated Press) - Malaysia's government pledged Monday to lure more than $100 billion of investments to a jungle-clad state on Borneo island -- the latest in a series of heavily publicized…
Abdullah To Open Islam Hadhari Institute At UKM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is scheduled to launch Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's Islam Hadhari (Civilisational Islam) Institute and its…
Can The Opposition Be Trusted, Asks Najib
MELAKA, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- How are the people to trust the opposition if their leaders like Lim Kit Siang and Hadi Awang themselves are avoiding taking a picture together, said Deputy Prime…
MM Lee says S’pore at centre of world’s highest growth region
By May Wong, Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew believed Asia will not go into recession, citing not only strong growth in China and India, but also the strength of commodity…
Formation Of Price Council Proof BN Cares, Says Muhyiddin
MUAR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- The formation of the National Price Council shows the Barisan Nasional's (BN) commitment in tackling the problem of spiralling prices to ensure the people are not…
Opposition Parties Have Run Out Of Issues – Syed Hamid
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said opposition parties have resorted to playing up racial issues as they have no real issues to raise for the…
Samy Vellu Slams Opposition For Using Temples To Campaign
JOHOR BAHARU, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- MIC president Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu Monday took to task an opposition party for using temples to conduct their political campaigns.
PKR To Contest For 13 Seats In Negeri Sembilan
SEREMBAN, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is contemplating to contest for two parliamentary and 11 state seats in Negeri Sembilan in the upcoming general election.
Selangor MB: Few BN Candidates Failed ACA Vetting
SHAH ALAM, 11 Feb (Bernama) -- Of the 200 potential Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates, few failed to pass the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) vetting process, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr…
Students Warned Not To Campaign In The General Election
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed today warned students in institutions of higher learning that they risked losing their scholarships if found to…
I’m Ready To Take On Khairy In Any Seat, Says Badrul Hisham
SEREMBAN, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) supreme council member Badrul Hisham Shaharin says he is prepared to take on Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin in any seat in…
Price Hikes Won’t Influence Voters, Says Shafie
PETALING JAYA, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Attempts by the opposition to use price increases as the main weapon to influence voters in the upcoming general election will not succeed, Domestic Trade and…
Tsu Koon’s Decision No Surprise To Me, Says Keng Yaik
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Gerakan national adviser Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik is not at all surprised over his protege Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon's decision to contest a parliamentary…
Avoid Racial Prejudice, Abdullah Tells Students
SIBU, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Monday asked students to avoid harbouring racial prejudice in their heart.
Able Retired Cops Can Help Overcome Shortage, Says Abdullah
SIBU, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- The rehiring of able retired policemen can help overcome the current shortage of personnel in the police force, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
BN To Ensure Zero Poverty In Kelantan By 2010
KOTA BAHARU, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Barisan Nasional (BN) has pledged to rescue 9,000 families from hardcore poverty in Kelantan, by the end of the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
Mengapa PAS perlu menjadi pilihan anda
Oleh Abdul Halim TDMA Manifesto PAS bertemakan "Kerajaan beramanah, adil, bersih dan Negara Berkebajikan."
Sudahlah Umno Baling bergolak, Dr Mashitah pula jarang ‘turun padang’
Oleh Mohd Sabri SaidBALING, 11 Feb (Harakah) - Kemenangan Ahli Parlimen Baling, Dato' Dr Mashitah Ibrahim menewaskan penyandang ketika itu bekas Imam Besar Masjid Negara, Ustaz Taib…
Kad laporan wakil rakyat panduan pilih calon
BUKIT MERTAJAM 10 Feb. - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, kad laporan prestasi wakil rakyat Barisan Nasional (BN) akan dijadikan panduan dalam pemilihan calon pilihan raya umum ke-12.
Kisah PM dan angka 13
BUKIT MERTAJAM 10 Feb. - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, orang ramai boleh mengaitkan nombor 13 sebagai tarikh pembubaran pilihan raya sekiranya mereka ingin berbuat demikian.
Shafie nafi isu harga barang pengaruhi rakyat
PETALING JAYA: Usaha pembangkang untuk menjadikan isu kenaikan harga barang sebagai modal mempengaruhi pengundi pada pilihan raya umum akan datang tidak akan berhasil kerana rakyat sedar bahawa…
LDP khuatir parti komponen BN tikam dari belakang
KOTA KINABALU: Ketua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Musa Aman berkata soal "tikam dari belakang" dalam kalangan parti komponen Barisan Nasional tidak akan timbul pada pilihan raya akan datang…
DAP Pulau Pinang perkenal tiga bakal calon
PULAU PINANG: Penulis blog, Jeff Ooi, adalah antara tiga muka baru yang bakal diperkenalkan oleh DAP untuk bertanding di Pulau Pinang dalam pilihan raya umum akan datang.
Mana janji-janji mu ?
Bila baru jadi Perdana MenteriPak Lah banyak buat janji-janjiAntaranya dia akan kerja kuat lagiSelain dari slogan work with me
M’sian Chinese pose major poll test for PM
PENANG (Malaysia) - UNDER Malaysia's 'social contract' hammered out by the nation's founding fathers, the majority Malays will have an unchallenged hold over politics in return for…
FACE TO FACE: Ooi Kee Beng
The success of institutional reforms relies on them being carried out quickly, riding on a strong wave of popular support and on the idealism of young people enthused by a reformist leader. Reforms…
Busted! The Myth of the Rising Per Capita Income
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Minister of Finance II latest claimed in Penang Saturday that the Per Capita Income rose by 40% throughout the premiership of Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. With the…
Tsu Koon’s first act – Khairy to decide who is the next Gerakan Penang CM
Has Tsu Koon surrendered the right to determine who is the Gerakan Penang Chief Minister to Khairy Jamaluddin, the son-in-law of Abdullah?
