The former PKR deputy president has become a newsmaker as he stirs public awareness on the need to defend the independence of the judiciary.

Despite the wave of discontent among the common folk over a string of issues, Anwar is still the people's leading choice going by his 55% approval rating in a recent survey.

Those asking Malays to come together have been around for decades during which they beat the unity drum when it suited them.

THERE is something heart-breaking about the Teoh Beng Hock family's relentless pursuit of answers.

PICTURES of a well-known "Tan Sri" from Penang being led from a police car in handcuffs and wearing the dreaded orange tunic sent shivers through the business community in the state.

Many in PKR are not only expecting a lot from their new deputy president but they also see her as their next president and perhaps even the first woman prime minister.

An impending Cabinet reshuffle, two ministers quitting while another minister jumped ship and all this happening amid speculation that a former minister may make a comeback.

IT was an election where the winner seemed more stressed-out than the loser.

The Johor Mentri Besar has begun preparations for a state election next year and it will see friends in Putrajaya contest as "friendly rivals".

THE better man does not always win in politics and the curtain will come down on one person while it draws apart for another at the PKR congress this weekend.

Public opinion does not favour a father-daughter leadership in PKR but party insiders say Anwar has reached the end of his tether with Rafizi.

IT IS clear as daylight by now that Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli is not only fighting Nurul Izzah Anwar for the No 2 party post, he is fighting the PKR hierarchy.