2015

(Malay Mail Online) - The DAP announced today that it has printed 100,000 copies of the statement by the Conference of Malay Rulers on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) controversy, and that…

(Malay Mail Online) - Contrary to popular perception, it is the Malays and not the Chinese who dominate the economy here as they control major banks, government-linked companies (GLCs) and top…

(The Rakyat Post) - Tawfik Ismail (pic) is a man with bad intentions and shouldn’t be trusted, says former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. This, after the son of former Deputy Prime…

(The Star) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) has admitted to mooting the idea of a council of elders to advise a Prime Minister, who replaces Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, as it would allow him to…

So the truth is now out. The AG, who is alleged to be a crony of the Prime Minister and who is alleged to be an obstacle in the investigation actually wanted the whole thing concluded last month.…

The Third Force Some hours after Malaysia Today ran the first part of this series last Friday, I was met by a person I have always regarded as a virtuoso of reason. This man - both scientist…

(The Star) - Attorney General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali (pic) has given the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission until the end of the year to interview Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak…

(Malay Mail Online) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he is more focused on unseating Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak than changing the system, despite Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan’s claim this…

Former PM says the country’s courts should accept lavish lifestyles as evidence enough to suspect an individual of being corrupt. (Free Malaysia Today) - It is easy enough to detect corruption…

Umar Mukhtar Many political observers had made the connection that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad would have found it very difficult to cling on to his twenty-two years of premiership had it not been…

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s plan to have a ‘council of elders’ to advise the Prime Minister of his choice is beyond bizarre and flies in the face of a modern democracy. Joceline Tan, The Star…

Lim Sian See has rattled off a long list of queries directed to Tun Dr. Mahatir in his LSS Report blog, ostensibly to extract truth behind his motivations and actions. But truth is in rare…

Choo Sing Chye It is tiring to argue subjectively on the merits and demerits of a political party without first knowing its conventions or rules that guide its actions. If we do this, our…

Umar Mukhtar Anwar Ibrahim, at one time the enfant terrible of Malaysian politics, is his own worst enemy. One has the feeling that chauvinism wasn't his true passion of choice. Politics and…

(Malay Mail Online) - Tawfik Ismail’s suggestion for the Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) to be abolished was a reflection of his desire to see Malays return to a time when they indulged in…

(Bernama) - Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) is ready to take over the Kelantan government's administration from PAS in the coming 14th general election, its president, Mohamad Sabu said today. He…

(Malay Mail Online) - An interfaith group has criticised a government proposal to mandate separate supermarket trolleys for non-halal products, saying that segregation will only further polarise…

Umar Mukhtar In the aftermath of the so-called racial riots of May 13, 1969, the one character who took advantage of the country's latent racial tension was Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. With the…

Today, politicians are saying the MOH is going to lose votes for the government, so allow vaping culture. Tomorrow you are going to say that rempits should be allowed to race too because you need…

(Bernama) -  The existence of Jakim should not be questioned anymore as the department served to coordinate Islamic religious affairs and acted as a blockade for any agenda which threatened the…

All these ideologies claim to be movements to mobilise their people and to protect them from threats to their existence, and along the way, they come out with policies and laws to segregate…

(The Star) - Several playthings that resembled a pig were removed from the Esplanade hours after photos of the structures went viral in cyberspace. Penang Island City Council (MBPP) immediately…

(NST) - News portal Malaysiakini’s and The Star’s offices were raided for the second time by police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) this evening. City Criminal…

DAP has already spoken to Muhyiddin Yassin and the ex-Deputy Prime Minister has agreed to help resolve this problem when he becomes Prime Minister. So DAP is backing Muhyiddin in the effort to oust…

So there you are, four bullets and all duds. So the 1MDB and RM2.6 billion issues are not going to bring down Najib after all. So they may need to go back to the Altantuya Shaariibuu issue and try,…

(NST) - Pas can now proceed with the tabling of a Private Member's Bill in Parliament that seeks to enable Kelantan to implement its Hudud law. Senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan said the…

(The Star) - Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan (pic) is willing to work with former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad only if he is willing to fix the country’s system of government. The former Bar…

Professor James Chin says former PM supports race-based politics and thinks Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia gives false hope to non-Malays of equal treatment. (Free Malaysia Today) - Former prime…

To call for moderation and good governance is to make a political statement T K Chua, Free Malaysia Today Today’s statement by G25, the group of prominent retired Malay civil servants and…

The lack of leadership material in the country means a shift in power is near impossible. Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Prime Minister Najib Razak will likely remain Prime Minister for the…