An electoral contest with one contestant monopolizing the media to the exclusion of his adversary is akin to a debating competition where one debater is using a microphone to speak to the audience…

I supposed the warning signs were there, the extensions to his visa getting shorter from 3 months to 2 months then 1 month. He has tried applying for a religous teacher's visa but since he's not…

(The Star) - The Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) has chided the Opposition for rejecting the proposed Race Relations Bill due to their failure to understand the necessity for it.

(Harakah Daily) - Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat, Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar berkata Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak belum berjaya menutup isu dan pendedahan yang berlaku dalam negara membabitkan…

1.    In the past few weeks, the MACC has been very prolific. Many advertorials have been published in the main stream newspapers of the MACC’s achievements in eradicating corruption. The conviction…

STEADYAKU47 UMNO is full of failed leaders. More of their first tier leaders have, at one time or another, left UMNO than have stayed. Tunku, Hussein Onn, Mahathir, Tengku Razaleigh, Musa Hitam, Anwar…

Several DAP leaders, even those outside of Penang, are said to be interested in the coveted post. (Free Malaysia Today) - Many DAP politicians are aspiring to take over the coveted post of Penang…

It certainly has the edge but the big question is why is Najib running scared of calling for the polls.Overall it can be said that it looks likely that BN will win the 13th general election due to…

(The Star) - MCA said Malay rights group Perkasa has no right to demand a probe on Christian leader Dr Eu Hong Seng over his remarks on Article 153 of the Federal Constitution.

ALIRAN Recalling Gandhi’s legacy, Marina Mahathir calls on us to make use of the power that we all have to insist that we be ruled only by those who wage peace at all times.

2012 WHAT'S NEXT - POLITICSBy JOCELINE TAN, THE STAR The general election is all anybody can think about as 2012 arrives and the Mother Of All Battles looms in Malaysian politics.

The StarIT was an interesting year on the home front as far as civil liberties are concerned. After 42 years, Malaysia finally declared that it was no longer in a state of Emergency.

Next year could hold some equally disquieting social, political and economic turmoil. But few predicted the sweeping Arab Spring, the wide-ranging economic and financial tremors rocking Western…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The dissent and demand for accountability shown by the Malaysian public has been greater in 2011 than at any time in recent history.

(Bernama) - The Free Anwar Campaign 901, planned by  Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth, is seen as merely championing the interests of opposition chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

ASPAN ALIASSaya telah dihubungi oleh ramai kawan-kawan dalam UMNO yang saya kenali sejak puluhan tahun dahulu bertanyakan yang saya akan menyertai DAP seperti yang dihebuh kan oleh akhbar milik UMNO…

(Bernama) - A special team has been set up by Johor police to investigate the dumping of several severed pig heads in plastic bags near the Al-Falah Mosque in Taman Desa Jaya here.

Surprisingly 'people-savvy' Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak came in seventh after his wife Rosmah Mansor. (Free Malaysia Today) - Bersih 2.0 hero S Ambiga was named FMT’s top newsmaker of the year…

FMT's newsmaker of the year also pays tribute to those on her personal list of heroes for 2011.(Free Malaysia Today) - Mainstream and alternative media were fed an almost daily diet of Bersih 2.0…

 The simple meaning is that the Agong is the protector of ALL Malaysians, and not just the Malays! So why do leaders like Ibrahim Ali keep harping on this Article 153 as if it is a sacred provision…

Who will bear the brunt of this new legislation and what has the abolition of the Internal Security Act to do with race relations? By Kua Kia Soong, Director of SUARAM

By Jackson Ng, Retired JournalistTWO time bombs have exploded in the MCA in the past two days but the mainstream media, especially MCA’s mouthpiece, The Star, has down played the news.

Shamsulbahrin Ismail is accused of cheating the NFC chairman of RM1.7 million. The 45-year-old businessman has claimed trial.(Free Malaysia Today) - A businessman has been charged in the Sessions…

ECOWARRIORZIntroduction Rubbish is like an endemic disease with uncollected waste choking our rivers, and littering our highways and byways.  The vast proportion of the waste that does get collected…

Are we committed to making sure that the law-makers do not abuse the trust we place in them? Or are we simply bystanders who hope the problem will go away?We are responsible for our current problems.…

A powerful driving force behind the talent outflow is a waning education system that has fallen short of meeting youthful aspirations. “Students abroad said that it was an automatic understanding…

As we usher in the New Year, we cannot forgot the many memorable events in the old year that left indelible marks on the country's history. (Free Malaysia Today) - With so many newsworthy events and…

The breeze of change which stirred through Sabah in 2011 saw ripples of revelations that threatens the 18-year-old Barisan Nasional regime.(Free Malaysia Today) - 2011 will in all probability go down…

(Bloomberg) - Malaysia’s ringgit was poised for its first annual decline in three years on concern growth in Southeast Asia’s third-biggest economy is slowing.

The year 2011 has been a challenging one for the prime minister at home and abroad.IIUM’s four-year study pointed out that Najib’s popularity among the Malays shows a marked improvement from 35…