Malaysia is now at a crossroads. For five decades, its democracy has not been premised on a daily test of ideas — whether between political parties or through grassroots engagement — that is then confirmed at the ballot box.
Italy's most prominent Muslim, an iconoclastic writer who condemned Islamic extremism and defended Israel, converted to Catholicism Saturday in a baptism by the pope at a Vatican Easter service.
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By Mark Bendeich KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Lawmakers from Malaysia's ruling coalition are willing to defect to the opposition, threatening to drag down the government, de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said in an interview on Wednesday. Anwar...
Malaysia's prime minister dismissed opposition claims that ruling party members want to defect after an election debacle, but his new Cabinet lineup exposed simmering discontent in the government.
A top aide to Malaysia's prime minister resigned from his political posts Wednesday after he and many other old-guard politicians were purged from the Cabinet in the wake of disastrous election results for the ruling coalition.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian ruling party MPs are willing to defect to the opposition in sufficient numbers to trigger a change of government, de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday. ''You cannot rule out that possibility,''...
By John Burton in Kuala Lumpur Published: March 11 2008 17:02 | Last updated: March 12 2008 02:00
Malaysia's ruling coalition, the Barisan National (National Front (BN)) lost substantial ground in elections held on Sunday, March 8, winning only 140 seats in comparison to 198 in the 2004 elections.
Drinking wine damages the brain more than beer or spirits, scientists claim. They say it particularly affects the hippocampus, the part of the brain associated with memory and spatial awareness, and one of the first areas to be affected by Alzheimer's disease.
MEN who sleep fewer than five hours a night run greater risks of becoming obese and of having high levels of blood sugar that could lead to diabetes, a new study shows. Lack of sleep triggers a hormone in the blood which stimulates the appetite, a Japanese study has found.
Some Malaysian ruling party members are mounting an Internet campaign demanding the prime minister's resignation after massive losses in national elections over the weekend.
As the results of Malaysia's general election poured in on the evening of 8 March 2008, it became clear that the country's voters had delivered an unprecedented blow to the ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front / BN) led by prime minister Abdullah Badawi.
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