Syed Jaymal Zahiid

Opposition candidate: Umno using racial tactics

PSM's S Arutchelvan claims that Umno members are telling the Malay voters that it will be a sin to vote for a non-Muslim candidate.

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Hisham: Opposition's free education a fiction

A totally free education system as promised by the opposition is not a viable idea claims the BN Umno Youth head adding it is merely rhetoric for votes.

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Gerak tells Khir Toyo: Name the 'unclean'

Anti-graft group Gerak wants ACA to release the names of the Selangor Umno election candidates who have failed the corruption filtering process.

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PKR alleges BN hooliganism in Rembau

The opposition party members are alleging that BN is employing ‘hooligan tactics’ to gain an upper hand in the electoral race.

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Kapar will vote for lower prices

For most of the residents, bread and butter issues such as the rising prices of goods will be the decisive factor when choosing their parliamentary candidate.

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MIC may be shaken and stirred in Kapar

All’s not well in the MIC stronghold and the nation’s largest constituency, as the spectre of Hindraf looms large. [VIDEOS INSIDE]

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'I was assaulted by mat rempit in BN shirts'

Mohd Sulutan Ali was hospitalised with serious head injuries after he was attacked by an angry mob of 'mat rempit' in BN T-shirts in Bandar Tun Razak. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Khairy takes on PKR for Rembau

khairy jamaluddin The famous PM's son-in-law makes his electoral debut and files his nomination papers for the parliament seat in Negri Sembilan accompanied by some 1,000 supporters.

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Confirmed: Nurul Izzah to face Shahrizat

updated 8.40pm Anwar Ibrahim's eldest daughter will make her electoral debut.

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Lembah Pantai: Holiday trips, cash for residents

A resident association in the Lembah Pantai constituency claims that their MP has been extremely generous to them.

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Khairy: Anwar and kin no threat

It was Anwar-bashing night in Kampung Kerinchi last night. The Umno Youth deputy chief hurls loads of insults and allegations against the opposition leader.

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PSM wants straight fight in Jalong

Standing in the way is DAP which has announced its decision to run for the state seat in Perak. PSM is hoping that the party would reconsider.

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Bersih trio freed

According to their lawyer Amer Hamzah, the three were released unconditionally but no reason was given for this.

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Rose protest: All but 9 released

updated 8.10pm Teargas and water cannons were fired upon some 300 Hindraf supporters who gathered for the rose protest in Kuala Lumpur this morning. Some 200 people were arrested. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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'Arrogant' DAP forces 3-way fights

There will be three-cornered fights for the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat and the Jalong state seat in Perak because DAP refuses to back down, says PSM.

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Hindraf's rose campaign to proceed tomorrow

About 200 children will be at the Parliament tomorrow morning to give roses to the prime minister although the gathering has been declared illegal by the police. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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'Be gentlemen and return our seats'

PPP president Kayveas is at it again. He is insisting that seats which traditionally belonged to his party be returned for this election. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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'Forgotten' Anwar no longer a factor

As far as Umno and the BN are concerned, PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim is not even worth a tinge of thought, let alone be a worrying factor for the ruling coalition in the coming polls.

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PSM flags taken down in Semenyih

PSM members in Semenyih claim the local council has sabotaged their election campaign by confiscating their party flags put up in the constituency.

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Q&A: 'The King had to consent first'

Caretaker premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi explains why he could not even hint at the intended dissolution of Parliament.

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Gerakan leader: Release the Hindraf 5

This is the first break in ranks in the ruling coalition, with a leader of a component party calling for the release of the five Hindraf leaders.

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Q&A: 'Race-based tactics will fail in polls'

Opposition parties often field candidates according to race. This formula should change, says PSM leader S Arutchelvan.

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PSM: No to race, yes to credibility

exclusive Party sec-gen S Arutchelvan believes that prevailing race-based election strategies are detrimental to the nation, and that other criteria should be prioritised.

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Two nights in a police lock-up

first person From a journalist on duty to a detainee under remand - a Malaysiakini reporter finds out what it is like to be a reluctant guest of the city police.

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