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Written by Chua Sue-Ann, The Edge

Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas today gave the go-ahead for deceased political secretary Teoh Beng Hock's body to be exhumed for a second post mortem to be conducted by a nominated medical officer with the assistance of prominent Thai forensic pathologist Dr Porntip Rojanasunand.

By batsman

Many people seem to be still groggy and asking the question “What happened?” Well guys, the bad news is that your own stupidity slammed into you. The good news is that there is a way out. 

By Concerned Malaysian Doctor

It is becoming loud and clear that the Malaysian Police have become extremely unruly and disrespectful to fellow citizens. It is more like watching the age old cowboy movies of yesteryears.

By Ronnie Klassen

ALL THESE WHILE, Barisan Nasional (left) politicians and government leaders in the state had been denying (through their teeth) and ignoring the fact that Sabahans have been living in darkness since Sabah Electricity Board (SEB) became Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB).

By P. Ramakrishnan (Aliran President)

The legitimately elected but illegally ousted Perak Menteri Besar, Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin, had applied for a full quorum of 11 Federal Court judges to hear his appeal tomorrow.

Having gone through all the twists and turns, MCA is back to square one again, and the grassroots' efforts over the past several months have all been rendered futile.

By LOW YAK BUANG/Translated by DOMINIC LOH/Sin Chew Daily

(Siasah) - Kerajaan Kelantan mengkaji kemungkinan membatalkan perjanjian menyerahkan hak cari gali kepada Petonas jika royalti petroleum tidak diberikan kata Exco ekonomi dan kewangannya, Datuk Husam Musa.

(The Star) - Sidelined Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s former vice-president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan is planning to form a new party.

(Bernama) - The Government has no plans to review or change the postal voting system for police and the armed forces, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz.

(Malaysian Mirror) - The recent arrest of Dr Asri Zainul Abidin continues to draw flak and confusion as the issue boils down to just a single question: is he qualified to preach?

Ex-Perlis mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin believes there is an attempt by certain quarters to "destroy" his reputation.

(The Star) - New controversy has emerged over the arrest of former Perlis mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul with the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) now questioning his qualifications.

(Bernama) -- Former Perlis mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said he would take legal action against Malaysian Syarie Lawyers Association and Malaysian Islamic Development Training Institute (Ilim) assistant director Zamihan Mat Zain Al-Ghari for defaming him.

— earlier Court of Appeal judgment doubtful

Will Pakatan seriously address party-hopping?

So, if Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is serious and sincere about political integrity, this is what they should do: Propose an amendment to the state constitution to remove Article 64(5) — the anti-reelection clause — and introduce recall elections.

By Wong Chin Huat, The Nut Graph

(The Star) - The Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) has called for the immediate release of the 15,000 Bahasa Malaysia Bibles being withheld by the authorities.

The Peoples' Parliament

Some of you have taken exception to the ‘Malay Malaysian bring along a non-Malay Malaysian friend, non-Malay Malaysian bring along a Malay Malaysian friend’ requirement to get an invitation to the Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia forum in Penang on 15th November.

ONE of Malaysia's former transport ministers and a top port executive may have both committed fraud, contributing to a series of missteps that plunged a government-backed industrial project into a billion-dollar debt, a parliamentary watchdog said on Wednesday.

(The Star) - The Public Accounts Committee has recommended that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission or the police to investigate former Transport Minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy and former Port Klang Authority general manager Datin Paduka OC Phang for criminal breach of trust over the Port Klang Free Zone project.

(The Malaysian Insider) - The mood was exuberant among PAS officials in Parliament last night, and rightly so. They received word that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was likely to announce today that the federal government has decided to pay the Kelantan state government some form of oil royalty — an issue that PAS-controlled state has been fighting for since 2001.

(Bernama) -- To become a Malaysian, one must at least go to the same school, said former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

(The Star) - Bernard Khoo, who blogs as Zorro-Unmasked, has been asked to appear at the Commercial Crime Department in Kuala Lumpur at 3pm on Wednesday.

By Alan Ting, Malaysian Mirror

It was another dramatic and extraordinary event at the Wisma MCA Tuesday when party president  Ong Tee Keat unveiled his "greater unity plan", checkmating his opponents in the party.

(The Star) - Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai intends to challenge the Registrar of Societies’ (ROS) decision in reinstating Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek as MCA deputy president, by getting the court to declare the decision null and void.

So Musa Hassan put into place a plan to get rid of Ramli Yusuff. And he fabricated charges against Ramli Yusuff so that his successor could be removed. And this would also mean Musa Hassan does not need to retire but can stay on as IGP.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

There are many of us who are disappointed and disillusioned with Pakatan Rakyat. And we would rather die than support Barisan Nasional. But we have nowhere else to go. So we need a new platform. And if Gerakan can be that new platform we would certainly give it a chance.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

How much more has man invented and attributed to God? How much more of what we are told to do comes from man and not from God? It certainly makes one wonder.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

MCA and Gerakan have received the ultimate insult from Umno. If MCA and Gerakan still remain in Barisan Nasional after this low blow, then these parties are not just Umno running dogs but Umno ball-lickers as well. Hear properly what is being said in this video recorded in Parliament.