Anwar showered accolades on his wife, describing her as the backbone of the party and that she worked harder than him at times.

updated 11.10pm So near yet so far! Another long wait for the Jalur Gemilang to be hoisted and the Malaysian anthem to be played at the Olympics as Lee Chong Wei fell tamely to China's Lin Dan in Beijing tonight.

Comment Congrats YB on your victory tonight. Now, you better get down to work, beginning tomorrow even and fulfill your promises to the people. And hey, don't spend the next five year to cari kangtow ah!

comment My list for those I will not vote for is long but I am still optimistic and believe that there are still a few good men and women left in the political arena.

It appears that an unseen hand in power and position wants to see these two Bidayuh cousins continue to fight each other - a familiar case of ‘divide-and-rule’?

It appears that someone in power and position wants to see these two Bidayuh relatives to continue fighting each other - a clear cut case of ‘divide-and-rule’.

It appears that the once ‘misunderstood’ MP has now become a popular and acceptable candidate on both sides of the political divide... in Bintulu, at least.

free Ramadan is almost over and Hari Raya is upon us again. Well, there is always the next Ramadan to stub it out.

free Anyone keen on stepping into the big shoes of Sultan Ahmad Shah as FAM chief must realise that football is too big for the unwilling, the uncommitted and the unfaithful.

free In his spare time, Pak Cik likes to give advice, solicited or not. This one is of a political nature to, well, one he considers an immature politician.

free New ACA boss Ahmad Said Hamdan has a thankless task ahead of him - he must clean up the long-tainted image of the agency.

free Such shows are basically meant for sheer entertainment and if we consider them as such, we wouldn't be so caught up in them.

free Taking humour with a serious twist, I believe this is what the main Ijok players will say (perhaps in their hearts, if not aloud) after the results are known.

free If Dr Mahathir Mohamad insisted that he did not apologise to the prime minister last Wednesday, then who did he say sorry to?

free Poor Musa Hassan! How he must have longed for Bukit Aman to live up to its name of tranquility, peace and respect again.

free You issue licences to 3,000 money-lenders and then you tell people not to borrow from them. That doesn't make sense, or does it?

free The Diego of Argentina is reportedly keen to set up a football academy in Malaysia. Perhaps, a better idea is to establish a drug rehabilitation centre in his name - to help addicts here stay off drugs for good.

free Two weeks ago, 17-year-old Ili Ameera Azlan packed her bags to join the NS training at the Ayer Keroh camp in Malacca. She never came back. Neither did 17 others before her.

free A memorable and enriching experience of being a common man in the common ward of a common hospital.

free Why Lee Hsiao Loong, the Little Dragon, is still the most idolised kung fu star today, more than three decades after his death.

free If they were lined up to face the firing squad, I don't mind to volunteer to pull the trigger. After all, they are a criminal of sort.

free If you are salivating to become a Datuk, chances are you will not get the title from Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

free All those who know Azmin can now hold him true to his words, "I'm loyal and faithful to my only wife and I am happy to remain so". Well said, Azmin!

free The information minister's statement yesterday was such a disappointment. Worse, it is just short of saying that Malaysians are so gullible and stupid!

free The Nanyang Technological University of Singapore honours one of its old boys from Malaysia - former science, technology and environment minister Law Hieng Ding who graduated there in 1960.

free Surely, it is not right to come down hard on Bollywood-looking Bangladeshi workers just because our Malaysian women are attracted to them.

free Former Kuching MP Sim Kwang Yang (better known as SKY) thinks that Malaysian entertainer Ning Baizura is sexy... er, a decade ago.

free So Elton John finally married his lover! So what, no big deal! But it will be one 'big deal' if the knighted singer is a Malaysian.

free Last month, the Malaysia Cup final was played to a near-empty stadium. Yeah, who wants to watch a local football match these days!

free Like most people of his generation, Chia Kwang Chye's parents never brought up the subject of sex with him. He learned it in school.