Minister defends Malaysia Today ban

Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said today that the prominent political website Malaysia Today had been banned because it published "libellous, defamatory and slanderous" content.

Sworn in, Anwar is Opposition Leader

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim is today officially parliamentary opposition leader. The newly-elected Permatang Pauh MP was sworn in this morning at the Dewan Rakyat.

Official: Anwar gets BIGGER majority

Aug 26, 08 7:17am LIVE UPDATES Final EC tally - Anwar got 31,195 votes, Arif Shah, 15,524, Hanafi, 92. Anwar won with a majority of 15,671. Anwar's wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, won the seat with a 13,388 majority at the March 8 general elections.

Permatang Pauh Election Result after 44 streams counted

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PKR leads with 12,748 votes after counting of 44 polling streams

After the counting of ballot papers of 44 polling streams, the EC has announced that PKR's Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is leading with 12,748 votes. BN's Datuk Ariff Shah Omar Shah has garnered 5,380 votes while AKIM's Hanafi Hamat only managed 33.