(The Korea Herald) - North Korea sought payment through a bank in Malaysia for its suspected shipment of weapons to Myanmar that is being carried on a freighter tracked by the U.S. Navy, a source said Saturday, according to Yonhap News.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Laura Foong scored 12 As in her O-levels three years ago but her application for an overseas government scholarship was rejected.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has dismissed the efforts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to liberalise the economy, saying they were “not going to help anybody”.

(The Star) - Several Gerakan division leaders, who attended a big gathering in support of suspended vice-president Huan Cheng Guan, will boycott all party activities if his three-year suspension is not revoked.

(Bernama) - Two police reports were made yesterday against Lembah Pantai member of parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), in relation to her allegations that the fire at squatter area Bukit B, Kerinchi here recently was planned by certain quarters.

(Business Times) - Malaysia’s exports slumped 29.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, hitting their lowest level since 2001 with demand evaporating, according to official data released today.

(The Star) - DAP should quit Pakatan Rakyat if the party is not willing to compromise, said Kulim Bandar Baru MP Zulkifli Noordin.

By Wong Choon Mei, Suara Keadilan

Former premier Mahathir Mohamad, who is the adviser to national oil firm Petronas, has asked how the Umno-BN spent the RM253.6 billion paid out to the government in taxes, royalty, dividends and export duty.

The science of political management is not unlike corporate management. We need to have truly forward-looking and open-minded managers, sound internal communication and coordination, as well as mutual understanding among all the constituents.

By TAY TIAN YAN/Translated by DOMINIC LOH/Sin Chew Daily

Bernard Cheah, The Sun

Penang Chief Minister's Chief of Staff Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun has called for a domestic inquiry to be carried out on a Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) councillor for alleged abused of power over a stop-work order issued against a condominium developer in Batu Lanchang. 

(The Star) - Sarawak National Party (SNAP) has predicted that the state assembly would be dissolved three months from now to pave way for an early state election.

Written by Lam Jian Wyn, The Edge

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has raised questions over how the RM253.6 billion, which the federal government had received from Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) over the past six years, were spent.

By Deborah Loh, The Nut Graph

ON 25 Nov 2007, the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) burst into public consciousness through a mammoth street rally. Few doubt that Hindraf was pivotal in swinging Indian Malaysian votes away from the Barisan Nasional (BN) three months later in the March 2008 general election.

(The Star) - The father-and-son team of Lim Kit Siang and Guan Eng has not walked the talk in their criticisms of MCA, said MCA Special Task Force Bureau chief Simon Lim.

(The Star) - PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has come under fire for objecting to the Government’s latest move to ease investment requirements in Malaysia.

(The Star) - The invitation from PAS Youth to Umno Youth for an intellectual discourse must not be seen as mere discussion but rather a platform for debate.

(The Star) - Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) legal adviser P. Uthayakumar will form a political party or a non-governmental organisation soon.

(The Star) - The DAP has told off Hindraf for accusing the Penang government of not doing anything to help the Indians in Kampung Buah Pala.

(The Star) - The High Court here had to delay hearing Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s application to be provided all documents pertaining to his sodomy case because his lawyer was feeling unwell.

Azim was awarded RM1 million in libel damages by the Kuala Lumpur High Court after Raja Petra failed to appear in the civil proceedings to file a statement of defence. He has also been named in the ongoing Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal as the chairman of Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd, the main developer of the transshipment project.

By Lee Wei Lian, The Malaysian Insider

(The Malaysian Insider) - KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been rebuffed twice by the Petronas board over his plan to get a key aide appointed as a director — a rejection that his close aides see as an act of insubordination.

By Neville Spykerman, The Malaysian Insider

JELEBU: Datuk Zaid Ibrahim made his debut on the PKR ceramah trail at a small village here in Negri Sembilan last night and sparked enough excitement and concern to prompt his Umno rival to throw a dinner for villagers in an attempt to draw attention from the maverick politician.

(The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Three men, who are believed to be attempting to revive the outlawed terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamiah (JI), have been arrested under the Internal Security Act.

Written by Chan Kok Leong & Sharon Tan, The Edge 

It was a fiery finale as a war of words, an ejection, a walkout and fines brought an end to the second session of Parliament 2009 today.

By Deborah Loh, The Nut Graph

While other Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders today glossed over Kedah DAP's pullout of the state government, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng had a different view.

Umno members of parliament claimed today they were not surprised at Kedah DAP’s decision to pull out of the PAS-led state government and said that a collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) was only a matter of time.

Umno’s “magnificent four” paid RM4,000 in fines tonight to Parliament and also asked for forgiveness from the Dewan Rakyat and the Speaker.

Leaders of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties will meet this weekend as cracks widened within the fledgling coalition of DAP, PKR and PAS, in an attempt to resolve the crisis in the alliance.

The PKR Kulim Bandar Baru MP today defended the Kedah state government’s decision to demolish a pig abattoir in Kampung Berjaya, the oldest and the only such facility in the state capital.

(Bernama) - A new Chinese weekly, “Red Tomato”, is set to hit the streets today, bringing the concept of free newspaper to the Chinese reader market in the Klang Valley.