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Delegates’ tears flow as Najib prays for Umno-BN victory

Urging delegates to rise and clench their fists, Najib brings the Umno general assembly to a rousing and emotional close – but not before invoking divine assistance for success in the coming general election.

Watch from 43:30

Mat Sabu rips into Umno’s racial politics

Mat Sabu claims if he is allowed to speak over RTM, Umno would be finished the very next day.

UN recognises Palestine after historic vote

The United Nations has implicitly recognised the state of Palestine after the General Assembly voted for a resolution to upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic status to ‘non-member observer state’.

Second Penang bridge: RM780m for 13.2km road upgrade?

Is spending RM780m to upgrade three roads – reportedly with a total length of 13.2km – the best way to use precious public funds? Wouldn’t that money be better spent on public transport and sustainable transport?

Live updates: Scorpene probe revelations

Briefing by French lawyer Apoline Cagnat in Singapore.

Penang Island: Paradise … for developers

Many parts of Penang Island could soon see a three- to five-fold increase in density – without adequate supporting infrastructure, warns Penang Forum representative Dr Lim Mah Hui. This could have a disastrous impact on the quality of life.

Full house at Sabah PKR convention

Anwar Ibrahim delivered a closing address to a packed hall at the Sabah PKR Convention in Kota Kinabalu on Saturday.

Nationwide green movement is born: 20000 send strong message to Lynas, Sarawak dam-builders

Lynas’ rare earth refinery is not wanted; neither are Sarawak’s mega dams – that’s the message that 20000 Malaysians sent out when they marched to Dataran Merdeka yesterday.

Brother Charles Levin aka Kalf Wolff speaks!

Cheered on by a boisterous gathering of the Fifth Formers of 1978, the late Brother Director of St Xavier’s Institution, Charles Levin, shares with us his life story during a reunion dinner in a heritage restaurant in Penang on 4 June 2011.

Dramatic scenes in Kuantan as Lynas ships its concentrate in

‘Pro-Lynas’ demonstrators in Kuantan turned up to stare down anti-Lynas protesters observing how the rare earth concentrate from Australia is transported into the peninsula in the dead of night under police escort.