Malaysia’s opposition won two of three by-elections held Tuesday, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Najib Razak who took power last week with pledges to carry out wide-ranging government and social reforms.
The results do not change the balance of power at federal or state level but serve as an unofficial referendum on Najib’s popularity. The [...]

Malaysia’s government has banned two opposition newspapers as incoming premier Najib Razak gets ready to take power, raising opposition fears of a looming clampdown.
The party papers of the People’s Justice Party and the Malaysian Pan-Islamic Party , two of the three parties in the opposition coalition, said they received letters from the Home Ministry informing [...]

Selangor executive councillor and Bukit Lanjan assemblywoman Elizabeth Wong broke down in tears as she announced her resignation from both posts today following the circulation of her nude photographs.
“I have received overwhelming support from family and my constituents but in the interest of my party, I have decided to offer my resignation as exco member [...]

Malaysian police fired tear gas Friday at supporters of an opposition leader who was forcibly removed from his office when he refused to cede his post as chief minister in a political tussle over which party controls the state’s legislature.
The ruling National Front coalition says it wrested control of the Perak state legislature after three [...]

Berikut ialah kenyataan media yang dikeluarkan oleh Pejabat Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Sultan Perak Sultan Azlan Shah yang ditandatangani oleh Setiausaha Sulit Baginda, YDH Toh Raja Diraja Kol Datuk Abd Rahim Mohamad Nor.
KENYATAAN MEDIA PEJABAT DYMM PADUKA SERI SULTAN PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN
“Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Ir. Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin telah menghadap Duli Yang [...]

A Barisan Nasional (BN) government in Perak is looking all but certain after a PKR state assemblyman defected back to Umno while three independents pledged their support for the coalition.
Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin also failed to secure consent from Sultan Azlan Shah to dissolve the state assembly in his last ditch attempt [...]