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Malaysian PM to set up body to oversee Election Commission

Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 18:41

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he would set up special committee comprising ruling and opposition lawmakers to oversee Election Commission to allay concerns over impartiality in polls.

Hindraf chief`s cabinet post welcomed by Indians in Malaysia

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 17:31

Malaysian PM Najib Razak`s decision to pick Hindraf chairman P Wayathamoorthy as a Deputy Minister in his office reflects his commitment to uplift the ethnic Indian minority community, academics here believe.

Malaysian PM lauded for taking more Indians in cabinet

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 16:07

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has come in for appreciation from the Indian community in that country for including more members from the ethnic Indian community in his new cabinet, a media report said.

Malaysian Premier Najib Razak unveils new cabinet with 5 ethnic Indian faces

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 21:25

Malaysian Premier Najib Razak on Wednesday unveiled a new cabinet which included five ethnic Indian leaders, but no face from a powerful ethnic Chinese party for first time in the country`s history.

Najib promises to be PM for all Malaysians

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 21:10

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was re-elected to a second term in office, has promised to work for all countrymen regardless of their race, religion, state or political views.

Malaysian ruling coalition retains hold on power

Last Updated: Sunday, May 5, 2013, 10:15

Malaysia`s ruling coalition on Sunday retained its 56-year hold on power by winning a simple majority of 112 seats in the 222-seat Parliament in a knife-edge election.

Tight Malaysian election campaign gets underway

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 11:18

Malaysian premier Najib Razak and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday kicked off their rival campaigns for May 5 elections likely to be the country`s closest ever.

Long-awaited Malaysia election scheduled for May 5

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 12:24

Malaysia on Wednesday announced a general election for May 5, setting a long-awaited date for polls tipped to be its closest ever as the long-ruling government seeks to hold off a surging opposition.

Malaysia parliamentary polls: 94-year-old grandmother among contenders

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 19:30

A grandmother aged 94 on Thursday became the first person to request for a nomination form in Malaysia’s Terengganu state to run for parliamentary elections for the second time.

`Malaysia to relocate residents from invasion zone`

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 19:25

Malaysia announced relocation of residents in areas deemed vulnerable to foreign infiltration in Sabah province and setting up of a safety zone.

Controversial Indian-origin Malaysian detective dies

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 21:23

An Indian-origin private detective, who returned from self-exile after threatening to expose a major scandal linked to Malaysian prime minister, died on Friday.

Forced sex by husbands is rape: Malaysian women`s groups

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 16:02

A Malaysian women`s group has suggested that the acts of husbands forcing themselves on wives should be included in the definition of rape in the law.