2015

(New Mandala) - Greg Lopez looks at the legacy of former Malaysia PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and whether power corrupts even the most ‘ethical’ of Muslim leaders. In Malaysia, is being…

(TMI) - DAP lawmaker Steven Sim has urged parliamentarians to vote down every government motion in the Dewan Rakyat, should it refuse to move up PKR MP Hee Loy Sian's motion of no confidence on…

Fa Abdul, FMT I read Scott Ng’s piece on Sunday titled “The price of speculation” with a raised eyebrow. Although Scott made a number of rather good points, it still felt like a kung fu kick…

(Reuters) - Authorities in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province said today several Christian churches would be shut down this week, just days after a mob burned down a church, killing one person…

(Bernama) - The prime minister, Najib Razak, has urged the people not to turn 1Malaysia Development Bhd into a political football. He appealed for the 1MDB issue to be resolved through…

Let city council handle petty traders, stick to national matters like 1MDB, says PKR man (Free Malaysia Today) - The DAP’s Tony Pua, embroiled in a row with Deepavali bazaar petty traders in…

Government investment arm accuses DAP man of using selective facts to score political points (Free Malaysia Today) - The government’s investment arm, 1Malaysia Development Bhd, has accused its…

Media statement by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) in response to Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua’s statement YB Tony Pua continues his disservice to all Malaysians by relying on findings of a…

(The Star) - Petaling Jaya Selatan MP Hee Loy Sian has the right to submit a motion in Parliament for a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. However, Datuk Seri…

(The Sun Daily) - PKR vice-president Tian Chua is confident in getting enough non-confidence votes against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak in the next Parliament sitting. In…

(Bernama) - PAS has rejected the distribution of seats formula proposed by its former ally DAP for the 14th general election. Its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang stressed that PAS would…

To strengthen this perception even further, a second report needs to be lodged against 1MDB. And this time it will be the Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) that lodges this report. But it will be…

Speculation about confidence motion puts usual pre-council meeting on edge (Free Malaysia Today) - Growing speculation and pressure for a confidence motion against Prime Minister Najib Razak…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak assured the Chinese Malaysians today that he recognised them as "sons of Malaysia" and not "pendatang" or immigrants. He said…

We call him a hero now, but how many of us have apologised to taxi driver Hanizan Mohamed Radzi? Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today Hanizan Mohamed Radzi’s rescue of an abducted child is the…

PAS president refuses to commit himself on opposition motion to unseat Najib (Free Malaysia Today) - The PAS president, Abdul Hadi Awang, refused to commit himself on how the party would vote…

(Malay Mail Online) - The concession agreements that forced toll rate increases at nearly all Klang Valley highways this week were signed two decades ago, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak noted…

(Malay Mail Online) - PAS has achieved its aim of gathering over 60,000 people for today’s “Himpunan Fastaqim-H60k” gathering here, secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said. He said according…

(Malay Mail Online) - PKR deputy president Azmin Ali is not expected to show tonight at PAS’s “Himpunan Fastaqim-H60K” at the Sultan Muhammad IV stadium here, although his name was listed among…

(Malay Mail Online) - PAS federal lawmakers will get direction from Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Azizah on the no confidence vote against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in…

Salleh Said Keruak It appears that some people would rather spend precious time debating semantics rather than focus on the more crucial issue of development and improving services. And because…

Anyway, I can go on and on listing down the frogs starting from Onn Jaafar (one of the founders of Umno), Tunku Abdul Rahman (Bapa Merdeka), Hussein Onn, and so on. But we do not call all these…

(The Malaysian Insider) - A PKR lawmaker has submitted a notice to table a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the order paper for this Monday's Dewan Rakyat…

Opposition expected to harp on controversies such as 1MDB, says deputy prime minister. (Free Malaysia Today) - A hot time is expected in Parliament when the Budget session begins on Monday, but…

Ibrahim Suffian of Merdeka Center (Malay Mail Online) - A new survey by independent pollster Merdeka Center has found that nearly four out of five Malaysians are unhappy with the government,…

Umno's last moderate finds a new home in PKR, but the party of Reformasi has it's own share of problems Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today And so, Umno’s last moderate casts his fate to the winds…

(Bernama) - Selangor menteri besar Mohamed Azmin Ali has been asked to quit acting like a hero in trying to fight for the rakyat by issuing a statement that the state government rejects the toll…

Salleh Said Keruak I have asked my Ministry to put special emphasis and to focus on infrastructure development to expand the Internet penetration and coverage all over Malaysia. The government…

(Malay Mail Online) - The newly-elected Rompin MP Datuk Hasan Arifin will be made Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman come Monday, replacing Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed who was appointed deputy…

Lawyer says he is now ready to fight tooth and nail alongside his client Khairuddin Abu Hassan to expose the abuses of power by the Najib Razak regime (Free Malaysia Today) - Lawyer Matthias…