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Malaysia's opposition, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has made further inroads at Malaysia 13th general election, winning 89 seats in parliament this time. In the last 2008 election, it won 82 seats. The ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN) won 133 parliamentary seats down from 140 seats it won in 2008. It was the BN’s 13th consecutive... 

In the Sunday Times yesterday (5 May), Straits Times Deputy Editor Ms Zuraidah Ibrahim in her article, "What's your role in new narrative?", described the Population White Paper Protest on May Day as focusing on Singapore's "dark side". She said that her friend who has always been critical of the government sent her a text message,... 

The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), or National Front, has won 112 seats, giving it a simple majority in the 222-seat national parliament with more than two-thirds of the seat results confirmed. The opposition alliance, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) or people’s alliance, won 60 seats. Malaysia's governing coalition won a tight national...