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 Front [...]

Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin was given a discharge not amounting to acquittal on a sedition charge by the Sessions Court today because the police cannot trace him. Judge Rozina Ayub, in making the order, said it was most embarrassing for all the parties concerned that the prosecution had failed to serve the warrant of arrest [...]

The Kampung Buah Pala saga looks headed for an amicable settlement as 22 house owners agreed to accept an offer from the developer, Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd. Nusmetro Director Thomas Chan said a meeting was held with Kampung Buah Pala residents yesterday and that they had agreed to accept an offer made by them [...]

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has asked a Malaysian court to throw out a sodomy charge against him, two weeks before the start of a trial that he maintains is politically motivated, his lawyer said Thursday. The government has repeatedly denied Anwar’s claim that the charge was orchestrated to block him from leading a three-party opposition [...]

Two Malaysian policeman were sentenced to death Thursday for the murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu, in a sensational case the opposition has tried to link with new premier Najib Razak. Abdul Razak Baginda, a close associate of Najib who was sworn in as prime minister last week, had been accused of ordering police to [...]

Hollywood actor Bruce Willis of “Die Hard” fame is suing Malaysia’s Petra Group and Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar over a “green rubber venture”, Bloomberg news reported today. The actor is demanding the return of US$900,000 (RM3.2 million) of the US$2 million he invested in the venture. According to court papers filed in federal court in [...]