Politics & Government

First meeting of first session of 13th Parliament on June 24

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:11:35 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): The first meeting of the first session of the 13th Parliament is scheduled for 16 days...

#News* Police arrest Tian Chua, other opposition figures in crackdown

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:52:16 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three...

KL police: We don't tolerate candlelight vigils

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:42:04 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Kuala Lumpur police today warned that they will not hesitate to arrest those who take part...

Come forward with evidence on 'irregular' electoral roll, urges Ahmad Zahid

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:39:14 GMT

PUTRAJAYA (May 23): Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi urged those with evidence of irregularities in the electoral...

Ex-Puchong PKR leader jailed for preventing headmistress from doing job

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:36:25 GMT

PETALING JAYA (May 23): Former Puchong Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chairman S. Murali was sentenced to 18 months' jail for...

Rafizi fails in bid to strike out Bafia charges

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:35:43 GMT

PUTRAJAYA (May 23): The Court of Appeal dismissed PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli's application to quash a charge under...

Sosilawati murder case: All four accused found guilty and sentenced to death

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:04 GMT

SHAH ALAM (May 23): The High Court today found guilty all the four accused in the murder of cosmetics millionairess...

Home minister says he's not involved in arrests

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:14:12 GMT

PUTRAJAYA (May 23): Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi believes the police have strong basis and evidence to arrest...

Bukit Aman team to probe detainee's death

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:10 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): A special Bukit Aman task force will investigate the death of Indah Water employee N...

EC to redelinenate constituency boundaries this year

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:57:09 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): A study on the redelinenation of electoral constituencies, which was postponed two years ago, will begin...

Home Ministry seizes Harakah, stops sale of PAS paper to public

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:11:30 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): The Home Ministry has confiscated thousands of copies of the PAS organ Harakah from distributors and...

PKR congress – ‘not a wake but a war room’

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:08:26 GMT

The high hopes of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition that it would take control of Parliament in the 13th general election...

Solid groundwork needed in Sabah, Sarawak, Pakatan told

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:07:11 GMT

PETALING JAYA (May 23): The opposition needs to carry out solid groundwork, offers the right message and provides good leadership...

PKR to file 27 election petitions – Tian Chua

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:54:52 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is to file 27 petitions in court soon over the results of the...

Opinion: Ignore the scaremongering and let's move forward

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:35:45 GMT

THE nation is supposed to be in reconciliation mode. But the political scaremongering that is supposed to ease after the...

PKR to file 27 election petitions

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:25:02 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is to file 27 petitions in court soon over the results of...

Chinese Press: Three BN-Chinese parties exploring merging possibility

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:22:52 GMT

THREE Chinese-based Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties, MCA, Gerakan and SUPP are looking into the possibility of merging so as...

Be prepared to 'pay a heavy price', Ahmad Zahid warns rally organisers

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:53 GMT

PUTRAJAYA (May 23): Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today reiterated that those who intended to organise rallies without...

Allah case: State Islamic councils part of appeal

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:56:12 GMT

PUTRAJAYA (May 23): Seven Islamic bodies have been included as parties in the appeal of a controversial High Court decision...

Tian Chua, Haris Ibrahim detained

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:33:23 GMT

PETALING JAYA (May 23): Activist Haris Ibrahim and PKR vice-president Tian Chua have been detained by the police separately and...

Protesters want democracy, PKR tells Singapore

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:26:30 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): PKR has asked Singapore to give a second chance to the 21 Malaysians who were arrested...

Elements of crime in death of detainee, says KL police chief

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:06:53 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Elements of crime were found in the death of a detainee at the Kuala Lumpur police...

Outrage grows over scandal-tainted Taib Mahmud

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:02:01 GMT

KUCHING, Malaysia (May 23): Despite earning a civil servant's salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister of...

Malay Press: Noh Omar admits S'gor BN failure, willing to step down

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:51:42 GMT

PETALING JAYA (May 23): Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy chairman and former Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh...

Adam Adli charged, claims trial

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:02 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim was charged for sedition in the sessions court today. The...