From Prison back to Parliament

Former Deputy Premier of Malaysia, Mr Anwar Ibrahim today won the by-election in the Parliamentary constituency of Permatang Pauh in the northern Malaysian state of Penang.Anwar, who is the de facto Opposition...

Opposition MP receives bullet in the mail

An Opposition MP in Malaysia this afternoon received a live bullet and a written note enclosed in an envelope addressed to him at his office.Mr Karpal Singh, 68, who is the Chairman of the Democratic Action Party...

Malaysia's ex-Premier quits ruling party

Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr Mahathir Mohamad today announced that he is quitting the political party (UMNO) which he once headed.He made the announcement before an audience of about 1000 people who had...

Man seeks court's OK to marry 4th wife

A muslim man in Malaysia, will have to wait till this Sunday, June 18, 2008 for the court to decide if he is allowed to take a fourth wife.Mohamed Nor, 51, a casual worker from the state of Trengganu in north east...

Letter from prison by detained State Assemblyman

Elected State Assemblyman of the Selangor State government in Malaysia, Mr M Manoharan released a handwritten Press Statement from the prison where he is being detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA)....

Released blogger tells his story

Prominent Malaysia blogger, Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK) was released this morning after insisting on being detained in prison the last three days. He is the first Malaysia blogger ever to be charged under the...

Jailed blogger's vigil foiled by police

A candle light vigil for jailed Malaysia Today blogger, Raja  Petra Kamarudin  (RPK) scheduled in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was foiled by the police tonight.Police set up barricades and...

Jailed blogger agrees to post bail and end hunger strike

Jailed Malaysian blogger, Raja Petra Kamarudin aka RPK today agreed to having bail posted for him after meeting with his wife, Marina this morning. Marina had twice attempted to see him at the prison yesterday but...

Jailed blogger begins hunger strike

Jailed blogger, Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK) has started on a hunger strike today. His wife is now very worried for his health as he is known to have kidney problems.Earlier this morning RPK who preferred being...

Malaysian Blogger detained

Prominent Malaysian blogger, Raja Petra Kamarudin @ RPK aka Pete, the editor of Malaysia Today, was today detained in custody by the Malaysian authorities after he refused to post bail of RM5,000-00 that was...

Ex-Premier of Malaysia starts blogging

The former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, today joins fellow bloggers in cyberspace at http://www.chedet.com/ to publish his thoughts and comments.In the preface of his weblog, he said:''...

Langkawi the venue for Hotmail founder's wedding

The founder of Hotmail.com is getting married next month. He has chosen the Island of Langkawi as the venue of his wedding. "Hotmail Founder Sabeer To Marry In Exotic Langkawi ""By P. Vijian NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- Hotmail founder, Indian-born Sabeer Bhatia, who became...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from