Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday hailed a long-awaited imminent return to Parliament after he scored a thumping victory in a special election.

"We won! And our victory is decisive and overwhelming," Anwar proclaimed in his blog early Wednesday.

"And it's great to be back!"

The former deputy prime minister will be sworn in to Parliament at a simple ceremony on Thursday, officials said Wednesday.

Permatang Pauh, Malaysia - Malaysians went to the polls Tuesday in a high-stakes parliamentary election after 10 days of heavy campaigning by its top two contenders.

Previously a sleepy-hollow town, the northern Permatang Pauh constituency captured the attention of the entire nation when opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim announced his decision to contest the seat left vacant by his wife.

Tuesday's election pits Anwar against Arif Shah Omar Shah, the little-known but popular candidate from the ruling National Front coalition.

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 25: The Democratic Action Party Malaysia has been on a roll at its 15th triennial national congress, with the re-election of the old guard, unveiling of a multi-million ringgit new party headquarters and little challenge to the leadership as shown in the delegates' debates and polls.

But beneath the jubilation, a ripple of dissatisfaction is being generated by an unlikely source -- Hindraf.

The non-governmental organisation, which became a household name when it held a rally last November, collaborated with the party in the general election.

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 25 : Noted ‘Bhangra’ artist in Malaysia Manjit Singh Gill was reportedly received his law degree (honours) at University Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia''s 24th convocation in Gombak

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 23 : Following reports of school teachers targeting students of Indian origin in Malaysia and subjecting them to physical and verbal abuse, the country’s police have found themselves powerless in taking action against such teachers, saying the maximum they could do was to report such instances to the Education Department.

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's government Saturday reduced the retail price of petrol by 5.6 per cent to help curb rising inflation.

The pump price of gasoline was fixed at 2.55 ringgit (0.77 dollars) per litre down from 2.70 ringgit. Diesel prices have been reduced from 2.58 ringgit to 2.50 ringgit per litre.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made the announcement late Friday, saying the move would help curb inflation, which rose to a decade-high of 8.5 per cent in July.

"The government hopes that the reduction in gasoline and diesel prices will help to ease consumers' burden as well as ease inflationary pressure," Abdullah said in a statement.