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The Majlis Syura Ulama (Consultative Council of Religious Scholars) in PAS was created in 1983 to give substance to newly-adopted policy of kepimpinan ulama (leadership by scholars). Previously, the Dewan Ulama – established in the early years of PAS along with Dewan Pemuda and Dewan…

The concept of kepimpinan ulama (leadership by ulama), and the structure of the Majlis Syura Ulama, is central to the identity of post-1982 PAS. However, this has been increasingly questioned internally in the recent years with the influx of highly-educated middle-class members in the aftermath…

The post of Barisan Nasional (BN) chief coordinator has been called a “consolation prize” for MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who has been sidelined in the party by his boss, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. There’s also talk that the post…

PAS delegates from all over the country are due to gather at Stadium Shah Alam next month for their muktamar, or general assembly. The dust has barely settled on the list of nominations—most notably, 16 for vice-president and 86 for the Central PAS Exco, making…

For a while there, PAS nearly gave Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) a scare for the upcoming Penanti by-election — the party’s Permatang Pauh division wanted the seat for itself. In fact, newly elected Penang PAS Youth chief Yusni Mat Tiah even told the press there…

DAP calls on the Malaysian government to initiate the process to suspend Myanmar from ASEAN until democracy is restored. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

The position of the Malaysian Ambassador to the United States of America, arguably the most important ambassadorial appointment, has been vacant for almost a year, following the retirement of Ambassador Datuk Dr. Rajmah Hussain on 20 June 2008. According to a report in Malaysia Insider…

The Election Commission (EC) has allowed political parties to set up voter registration booths (pondok panas) outside of a 50m exclusion zone around polling centres. Pakatan Rakyat officials, who met EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof and senior EC officers today, also said…

A CHARIOT bearing the image of Lord Muruga began its journey from the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple on Lebuh Queen to the Sri Bala Thandayuthapani Hilltop Temple on Waterfall Road in Penang on Friday night. The procession was held in conjunction with the annual Chithirai…

By Shanon Shah Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s assertion that by-elections are wasteful and his insinuation that the Barisan Nasional (BN) may boycott the Penanti by-election are not new ideas. Back in August 2008, then Kelantan Umno chief Tan Sri Annuar Musa called for the BN…