Malaysia’s National Front government, armed with a court order, took control of Perak state again on Tuesday in a development that will likely deepen political divisions in the country. An appeals court decision on Tuesday delayed the handover of power to the national opposition after they won the right on Monday in the High Court [...]

11.00pm: Ceremah ends peacefully following a prayer session. Mohd Nizar the only top brass to speak. Others key figures present like Anwar, Hadi, Kit Siang and Guan Eng did not address the crowds, estimated at about 6,000 who were requested to disperse peacefully. They were told to attend Friday prayers at Ubudiah Mosque in Kuala [...]

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 [...]

Tourism memorandums of understanding with Opposition-ruled state governments will be terminated given the change in leadership, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She said this was in line with the termination of Tourism Action Councils in the states which were previously chaired by Barisan Nasional’s state executive councillors in charge of tourism in [...]

The 11th Election for Malaysia was held on 21 Mac 2004. There were 219 seats for Parliament and 505 seats for State. Below is the 2004 election results; STATE PARLIAMENT STATE BN OPP OTH BN OPP OTH F.T. Kuala Lumpur 7 4 – - – - F.T. Labuan 1 – - – - – F.T. [...]