Share Malaysian opposition-led states have banned sports betting, officials said, following protests over its approval by the central government in the Muslim-majority country. The opposition-led states of Kedah, Penang and Selangor said they fear betting on sports will encourage gambling, a sensitive issue in Malaysia. Muslims, who make up 60 percent of the population, are [...]

Share A political talk show producer has resigned from one of Malaysia’s main television stations, claiming Tuesday his superiors censored him in an apparent attempt to favor the government. The resignation bolsters demands by social activists for more freedom of reporting in the mainstream media, which are often perceived to be biased against opposition groups [...]

Share A Malaysian opposition politician who lost a recent special election said he would ask a court to nullify the result, claiming he was a victim of vote buying and other irregularities that favored the ruling party. Zaid Ibrahim, who has been tipped as a future party leader, lost Sunday’s election to the ruling National [...]

Share Barisan Nasional’s (BN) P.Kamalanathan has won a hard-fought Hulu Selangor by-election in what will be seen as a boost for Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s administration, but Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is expected to take heart from the close margin. BN won today’s poll by just 1725 votes, recouping spoilt votes which contributed to its defeat [...]

Share Missing private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has claimed in a video clip that he was offered RM5 million to retract his statutory declaration that linked Datuk Seri Najib Razak to murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaaribuu, reigniting allegations that the prime minister has vehemently denied. Balasubramaniam’s claims were aired in an undated 88-second video clip today [...]

Share Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is suing the News Straits Times for RM100 million in damages, for insinuating he is an American agent in an article written six years ago. The English-language daily’s former deputy group editor Datin Rose Ismail today denied defaming Anwar in the article. The Kuala Lumpur High Court heard [...]