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Jawi state rep Tan Beng Huat vows to file a defamation suit against NST over two articles that appeared in the English daily today.

updated 6.20pm The already election fatigued Malaysian public may yet again see another contest, this time in the Jawi state seat in Penang.

Lim Guan Eng comes under fire from an ex-party leader as well as an activist over the suggestion that a local council be engaged to operate the Penang ferry services.

Local BN leaders welcome the move but critics slam the ruling coalition for withdrawing from the by-election for the Penanti state seat.

A major union accuses the government of allowing multinational companies to recruit them at the expense of jobless locals.

Anwar Ibrahim will need his political astuteness in selecting the party’s candidate for the Bukit Selambau by-election as lobbying for the seat intensifies.

The Hindu Rights Action Force has chided the Penang Pakatan Rakyat government for meddling in Hindu religious affairs.

Pakatan Rakyat is now concentrating on ways to mitigate the impending storm of global economic crisis and taking over the federal government is not a priority, says Anwar Ibrahim.

Umno in Pak Lah’s home state of Penang endorses his deputy Najib Abdul Razak for the president’s post although they badly want the premier to stay on.

if the Pakatan Rakyat supremo becomes premier, he would implement certain action plans to revive public and investor confidence, says the movement.

updated 8.10pm All 13 Umno divisions in the PM's home state backed embattled Bukit Bendera Umno chief Ahmad Ismail in not apologising for his alleged racist remarks.

analysis Permatang Pauh voters have now taken the role of ‘kingmakers'. But can they be relied on to give Anwar a much-needed victory in the upcoming by-election?

InvestPenang chief executive Lee Kah Choon believes that investments will scream past the state’s target for this year by the end of May.

The EC's eleventh hour cancellation of the use of indelible ink was a mockery of the country's democratic process and there is no more excuse to exempt its usage in the next poll.

analysis As the Pakatan elected reps in Penang hand it over to their spouses to sort out the Pertubuhan Bunga Tanjung controversy, various legal implications are raised

His fiancee says that the Hindraf leader who is being detained under ISA is suffering from heart problems, severe skin allergy and high blood sugar levels.

The chief minister, alleges a political opponent, is singing rousing election tunes to shield public scrutiny of his 'poor track record'.

The state government, much to the displeasure of certain quarters, is dilly-dallying on amendments that will help preserve historical structures in the state.

The International Union of Socialist Youth says the Asean connection has spurred economic growth in the country and bolstered the position of its military leaders.