Kota Kinabalu (Daily Express, Sabah): The on-going issuance of green MyKads to some 30,000 so-called stateless people nationwide by the National Registration Department (NRD) goes against regulations, said veteran politician Dr Chong Eng Leong.

By Ioannis Gatsiounis in Asia Times

KUALA LUMPUR - The opposition coalition's unprecedented electoral gains in Malaysia’s general elections in March, and its leader Anwar Ibrahim’s vow to bring down the government through parliamentary defections have led many to believe that the days of the ruling United Malays National Organization’s (UMNO) oppressive, race-based brand of politics are numbered.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 - Perak Raja Muda Raja Nazrin Shah's speech on multiculturalism has sparked differing reactions from different groups.

NOV 20 — If there's any consolation for enduring the post-Mahathir era hangover, it is that bailouts seem to be a thing of the past. Or are they?

PENANG (Bernama): Four development projects planned in George Town may not have to be scrapped to avoid the town from being stripped of its status as World Heritage Site by Unesco.

“In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organised robbery?”: Saint Agustine

Date: November 1985.

Place: Malaysia.

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PUTRAJAYA: "Hati ibu mana yang tidak luluh apabila melihat jasad anaknya terbaring kaku sedangkan pada sebelah pagi dia kelihatan gembira ketika bermain dengan bapanya," luah Adelina Christine Awent Jon Abdullah, 28, ibu kepada seorang bayi empat bulan yang maut dipercayai tersedak susu di nurseri.

“I implore all of you and the public to stop spreading lies about Datuk Seri Najib and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor as I know they have never met the deceased Altantuya.”

Maria J. Dass, The Sun

Husna Yusop and Tim Leonard, The Sun

The government does not only consider the crude oil price but also other costs, such as for refinery and the processing, to determine the pump prices of fuel.

by Karen Arukesamy, The Sun

Deputy Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil has decided to accept nominations to contest the women wing's number one position, breaking an earlier pact with her "boss" Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz for a power handover in June.

What really did the recent general elections tell us?

A Case of How Things CAN Change for the Better

He says that there's no need to hide that Umno speaks louder in the BN as the party has the most seats in parliament (79 out of a total of 222 seats).

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

By Ng Boon Hooi, The Nut Graph

Why are the non-Malays in a huff and puff about being ‘unfairly treated’ when it is the non-Malays who gave Umno the power to impose these ‘unfair’ policies? You voted on 8 March 2008. You made your choice. So now shut up and live with it. It serves you right.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

The Pink Panther

"...The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) and the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will proceed with the second phase of their joint-exercise next year, as preparation to tackle security threats.

The Constitution is a document that sets out the rules of how a country must be run by setting out the systems of the government, protecting its citizens and the principles that protect the laws of nature and the laws of the land.

Many people who live far from Penang, Ipoh, PJ and Seremban, who have wanted to join the Candlelight Vigils Against ISA, have been unable to do so.

Some people who live in these areas have been unwilling to join these events, or have not been allowed to join.

All these people can show their opposition to the ISA by holding Neighbourhood Candlelight Vigils.

Selesailah sudah mesyuarat bahagian-bahagian UMNO untuk memilih kepimpinan Bahagian, Wanita, Pemuda dan Puteri bahagian serta pencalonan bagi jawatan-jawatan dalam Majlis Tertinggi Parti.

(mStar Online) - Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, hari ini menyelar tindakan bekas tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA), Raja Petra Kamarudin, yang mempertikaikan prosedur ISA yang tidak membenarkan tahanan mengerjakan solat Jumaat.

(The Star) - Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has never met murdered Mongolian Altantuya Shariibuu, says his friend Abdul Razak Baginda.

The oppression and suppression carried out by the UMNO led government tools, i.e. Home Office and the PDRM, towards HINDRAF never seem to cease. P. Uthayakumar's mother, Madam Kalaivaniy, was admitted to the hospital for eight days from 12th Nov 2008 to 19th Nov 2008 due to hypertension, high blood sugar level, as well as to treat her gall bladder.

By Pat Lu, Co-Founder, Pahlawan Volunteers

The fear is now replaced by conviction. A conviction to stand by and support fellow-Malaysians who walk the talk. With the hope the government and the authorities will do the same.

(Daily Express) - Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be visiting Sabah to attend the party's 2008 State Convention which would be held from Nov 21-22 at Tuaran Beach Resort, near here.

There is little excuse except for incompetence for this fiasco. Penangites are very protective of George Town. This may be the backlash that DAP doesn’t need in Penang.