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First-time Member of Parliament for Serdang Teo Nie Ching was quietly serving her voters until she became a household …
This year marks the first time that 16 September will be an official public holiday, although it is now …
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said he was prepared to have a nationally televised debate with Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon anytime, anyplace, anywhere – without any ‘buts’ – even at the Gerakan headquarters.
In 2004, State Assemblyman for Kampung Tunku, Lau Weng San did something that most people would not even dare contemplate – he gave up a well-paying job as a process engineer in an oil and gas engineering consultancy firm to work full-time for the Democratic Action Party. We caught up with the 31-year-old to find out what makes him tick.
The result of the Permatang Pasir by-election showed that UMNO-Barisan Nasional is at its wits’ end. The party is plagued with internal power struggles at the grassroots level with local warlords vying for what is left of their traditional power base in Permatang Pauh.
For the last few months, UMNO-owned newspapers especially Utusan Malaysia have embarked on a campaign to win back Malay support by painting certain Malay Pakatan Rakyat leaders as traitors to the Malay race and Islam.