Dr Mahathir says Anwar would not be Malaysian PM with or without him

PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says his resignation as prime minister on Feb 24, had nothing to … More

High Court to Netanyahu: Explain why conflict of interest rules aren’t binding

Justices also ask for explanation why Public Security Minister Ohana should be exempt from agreement and why senior law enforcement … More

Bahrain’s Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa dies, royal palace says

DUBAI: Bahrain’s Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, the world’s longest serving prime minister and a staunch ally of neighbouring … More

Malaysia’s king wins plaudits during political storm

KUALA LUMPUR : Frustrated with a months-long political power struggle during the coronavirus pandemic, Malaysians have praised King Al-Sultan Abdullah … More

Muhyiddin waiting for Umno’s DPM pick, won’t accept Zahid – report

An Umno insider says the cooperation between his party and PPBM would depend on Muhyiddin Yassin fulfilling Umno’s demands before … More

Tensions remain high between Thai government and protesters

BANGKOK: Thailand’s government and the country’s pro-democracy movement appeared no closer to resolving their differences Saturday (Oct 24), as the … More

The ABC of a Proclamation of Emergency

The prime minister is on the verge of declaring an emergency. What is the implication? What is an emergency? An … More

Thailand cancels emergency decree in bid to calm protests

BANGKOK (AP) : Thailand’s government on Thursday canceled a state of emergency it had declared last week for Bangkok in … More

Anwar’s PM bid looks to be over as UMNO announces support for current M’sian govt

UMNO called for the government to focus on the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertain economic situation. It looks as though Anwar … More

Does Ku Li want to be PM?

I’m sure many would have read about remarks by Umno veteran leader Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah recently about Umno members and … More

Spike of Malaysian frog-demic

The battle for the control of Parliament, hence the post of prime minister, has been reignited. The first salvo was … More

Jacinda Ardern’s majority may prove to be her biggest challenge

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has led the centre-left Labour Party to a historic victory and is in a … More

PKR youth members lodge reports over PM’s ‘political bribery’

Melaka wing chief says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin tried to secure Gua Musang MP’s support by offering Petronas post KUALA … More

Thai prime minister rejects calls to resign, braces for renewed protest

Thai police used water cannon and pushed forward with riot shields and batons on Friday (Oct 16) to try to … More

The choice is Muhyiddin’s

COMMENTARY : Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim opened up the floodgate to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s front door for … More

The role of Parliament in checking the legitimacy of a sitting government

I know the title for this article is a mouthful. Forgive me, but taking into account of the current political … More

Malaysia’s Mahathir says political uncertainty won’t end with Anwar as PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday (Oct 16) he doubted whether opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim … More

Anti-government protesters regroup in downtown Bangkok after police dispersal operation

BANGKOK: Anti-government protesters regrouped in Bangkok’s business district of Ratchaprasong on Thursday afternoon (Oct 15), after their previous demonstration outside … More

Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy in lockstep: gently does it

There are four significant differences between Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s September 2020 press conference and the one in 2008 THE ebullient … More

The fight for Malaysia’s premiership

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim set in motion his claim to the premiership on Tuesday (Oct 13) when … More

Nazri spills beans on Umno’s gripe with Bersatu

Ex-minister explains Umno’s decision to consider withdrawing support for Perikatan Nasional KUALA LUMPUR – Selective court prosecution. Unfair distribution of … More