From malaysiakini.com: PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim today said that the Sept 16 deadline for a high number of BN MPs to defect to Pakatan Rakyat remained on target.

A defection of 30 BN members of Parliament would allow the Pakatan coalition to take over the federal government.

From thestar.com.my: PUTRAJAYA: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) hopes its 10-year wait to be registered will finally be over with the “post election changes and reforms”.

The party said it has “a substantial pool of supporters”, as proven by its candidates winning a state and a parliamentary seat.

From malaysiakini.com: I refer to Malaysiakini article MIC ... let it be.

From malaysiakini.com: Former Umno president Dr Mahathir Mohamad today announced that he was quitting Umno with immediate effect and urged other members to emulate him.

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh stands by his comments on the powers of the Sultan of Perak despite the increasing number of police reports lodged against him.

He also said he would meet with the police at his Penang law office today.

From thestar.com.my: On one hand, the opposition is kicking up a storm (that Bigfoot statement wasn't called for), which is make all of us nervous.

From thestar.com.my: SHAH ALAM: Enough is enough. It is time to set the record straight on the demolition of the Hindu temple in Padang Jawa, said Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo.

From thestar.com.my: PENANG: Re-routing the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry funds via a different body such as Mara is a new form of colonialism, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.

From blog.limkitsiang.com: Two weeks ago, when speaking at the first public ceramah/consultation with DAP MPs, Excos, State Assembly representatives in Ipoh, I broached the subject when the UMNO Youth leader and Education Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussin will publicly apolog

From youtube.com: Ketua bahagian Cheras menyifatkan tindakan ketua Pemuda Umno, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein meminta maaf dalam isu keris sebagai menjatuhkan maruah orang Melayu.

Datuk Syed Ali Al-Habshee berkata, keris adalah lambang orang Melayu dan hak orang Melayu yang perlu dipelihara.

From www.nst.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional government is not solely to be blamed for the dissatisfaction of the Indians in the country.
The person who should shoulder the blame is MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, said Malaysian Indian Business Association president P. Sivakumar.

From malaysiakini.com: In a constitutional monarchy, it is said that the sovereignty officially lies with the crown but that Parliament (in its role of the peoples’ representative) holds the true political power except in extraordinary circumstances in which the former might be looked upon for a more active participatory role.

From thestar.com.my: IPOH: TV3 will not be hosting its crowd-drawing Jom Heboh Carnival in Perak this year.

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: Cheras Umno has called for Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to set a date for his departure as Prime Minister.

From malaysiakini.com: I refer to the Malaysiakini report Lee quits Gerakan, rebuts criticisms.

From malaysiakini.com: Dr Wan Azizah Ismail berkata beliau bersedia menjadi perdana menteri Malaysia jika Pakatan Rakyat berjaya mendapat majoriti dua pertiga susulan peralihan sokongan wakil-wakil Barisan Nasional.

"Saya bersedia, insya Allah. Ini kejutan baru kepada saya.

From www.nst.com.my: BUTTERWORTH: Is the general election campaign still on? Former Batu Kawan member of parliament Huan Cheng Guan has hit back at the new MP in the constituency for accusing him of not resolving problems there.

From www.nst.com.my: KUCHING: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Pakatan Rakyat coalition could take over the federal government even before the symbolic date of Sept 16, a boast he had made earlier in the week.

From thestar.com.my: PENANG: The state government has come under fire for appointing more political representatives than non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the local councils.

From thestar.com.my: KUCHING: Pakatan Rakyat will not form the next federal government if it does not have a comfortable majority of MPs on its side, said Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.