Anwar renews pledge to topple government - Times of Oman
KUALA TERENGGANU: Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has renewed his vow to seize power from the ruling coalition, as the two sides lock horns for a key by-election. Anwar has laid low since failing to meet a self-imposed September 2008 ...

Anwar promises to seize power - Presstv
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has renewed his vow to seize power from the ruling coalition ahead of a key by-election. The opposition has suffered a failure to meet a self-imposed September 2008 deadline to seize power from the Barisan ...

Despite problems, future looks good: Zaid - star.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the multitude of problems facing Malaysia, its future looks good, said former minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. “Ordinary people have more sense than their leaders sometimes. They know the value of cooperation, mutual respect and ...

Malaysian Chinese leader calls for meritocracy - PR Inside
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A top ethnic Chinese leader in Malaysia's ruling coalition indirectly called Thursday for scrapping an affirmative action program for the majority Malays in a rare challenge to the fount of government power. With the ...

Malaysian Chinese leader lobbying for meritocracy - Taipei Times
A top ethnic Chinese leader in Malaysia¡¦s ruling coalition indirectly called yesterday for scrapping an affirmative action program for the majority Malays in a rare challenge to the fount of government power. With the global economy facing an ...

Background Note: Malaysia - Scoop
Area: 329,748 sq. km. (127,315 sq. mi.); slightly larger than New Mexico. Cities: Capital --Kuala Lumpur. Other cities --Penang, Ipoh, Malacca, Johor Baru, Shah Alam, Klang, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Kota Baru, Kuala Terengganu, Miri, Petaling Jaya ...

When race didn’t matter - star.com.my
While ushering in this New Year of 2009 amidst rumblings of religious and racial intolerance around the globe as well as at home, it is timely to reflect upon Malaysia’s race relations as envisioned by the country’s founding fathers. MONDAY was ...

Paradise that may be lost - The Australian
IT'S a remote corner of Australia where the residents - including public servants from the mainland - take a day off for the prophet Mohammed's birthday but not for the Queen's. The Cocos Islands are funded by the federal Government and welfare ...

Malaysia heads into critical by-election - Gulf Times
KUALA TERENGGANU, Malaysia: Campaigning kicked off yesterday in a critical by-election that will test the Malaysian government’s popularity since disastrous losses in national polls last year. “We must ensure we win this election. We must regain ...

Q&A - What is at stake in Malaysian by-election - Reuters India
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Campaigning starts on Tuesday in a by-election in Kuala Terengganu, a parliamentary seat held by the government. While the outcome of the Jan. 17 poll will not significantly alter the balance of power in parliament, it is a ...