Nandini Balakrishnan

Premier Najib Abdul Razak's visit is believed to be related to BN's promise to resolve the Kelantan oil royalty issue before the polls.

Readiness of Lajim Ukin and Wilfred Bumburing to join the opposition shows a fierce BN-Pakatan battle is about to take place, says PAS sec-gen Mustafa Ali.

UPDATED 6.05PM Pakatan’s committee, led by A Samad Said, has pored through about 250 proposals and will unveil its choice tomorrow.

Umno leaders hoped the grassroots would agree with the top leadership’s decision on the matter and avoid infighting.

UPDATED 5PM These efforts are said to be an attempt to curb the popular PAS deputy president's influence in Kedah.

UPDATED 5.10PM This is the message PM Najib sends out to a nationwide gathering of imams and mosque committee members in Serdang today.

UPDATED 6.14PM Party veep Mahfuz Omar says the DPM’s eagerness to have the GE this year rather than 2013 may be a repeat of 2009.

UPDATED 6.45PM Mahfuz Omar claims he has a copy of the termination letter sent to PSD head Abu Bakar Abdullah.

UPDATED 4.30PM If it wins GE13, Pakatan will contribute RM50 to a fund for each housewife to help them save money for a rainy day.

UPDATED 6.30PM A few representatives from the group hand their memorandum to the agong calling for his intervention. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 7.45PM Calling the hunger strike by ISA detainees 'their own choice' shows the minister is irresponsible.

Organisers of the Orange Rally to Save Felda inform police in writing about their July 14 march to Istana Negara.

'FGV is passing off land it does not own, land that will not be given to it as assets by state governments,' says Anak president Mazlan Aliman.

Felda settlers' children hope past leaders supportive of Felda, such as ex-PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, will attend its July 14 event.

UPDATED 4.40PM After a barrage of criticism, the PTPTN siege of S'gor institutions has come to an abrupt end.

'The move gives us a bad name and we disagree with it,' says a group of hawkers doing business along Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

UPDATED 6.50PM PAS only prepared to discuss with NGOs that claim it has deviated from its policy, says its president.

We never issued orders to damage cars or commit acts of destruction, says Malay right-wing NGO's Malacca chief Abd Rahim Osman.

In a show of solidarity, about 100 people rallied at the Serdang IPK alleging the NGOs coalition had violated the Peaceful Assembly Act.

Khalid Samad pleads not guilty to teaching while not having credentials at Surau Taman Semesta in Kapar, Klang on Aug 16 last year.

The Universiti Malaysia Perlis student claims he was attending the voter awareness programme as an observer.

Student groups want Ahmad Said to review his decision to withdraw scholarships of those at Bersih 2.0 rally last July.

UPDATED 6.26PM A Pro-Mahasiswa spokesperson has alleged that it was done to force the students to attend a deputy minister’s political speech.

UPDATED 5.45PM They face the prospect of disciplinary action for uploading a video in protest at a deputy minister’s political speech.