2015

(Malay Mail Online) - Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today his administration hopes to turn Penang into a welfare state while still recording annual surplus budgets. In a statement, the DAP…

“So it was not God who made me a Muslim. It was you, right? It was your decision” Fa Abdul, Free Malaysia Today A few years back, my children and I went shopping at Mid Valley Megamall when…

Racist, judgmental, politically divided on every issue with a vengeance, holier-than-thou people who would rather remain ignorant and argumentative than have an open mind for discourse. Hafidz…

Churches, which have yet to provide disabled-friendly facilities from ramps to toilets, should really be ashamed of themselves for denying a basic right to a community that needs them. Anthony…

Karamjit Gill, Malay Mail Online The ongoing tug-of-war between BN and PKR with regards to partnering PAS is not auguring well. First we were made to believe that PAS was the bad one whose…

Najib, on the other hand, is waiting to see what new issues they are going to throw at him. Najib has a golden bullet regarding a scandal that involves both Muhyiddin and the Chinese tycoon, which…

(The Malaysian Insider) - PAS is ready to forgive and forget Umno's past mistakes as it is part of the Islamist party's struggle, says PAS secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan. Speaking to…

(Malay Mail Online) - PAS may replace Umno as the country’s No 1 party for Malays if the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition’s anchor fails to resolve the many issues facing it, including an…

The ERL is a 30-year concession that will end in 2032. Under this 2002 concession agreement, RM5 from the airport tax for each KLIA international passenger has to be paid to ERL whether the…

(Malay Mail Online) - Public Accounts Committee (PAC) member Liang Teck Meng from Barisan Nasional (BN) accused today his committee colleagues from the opposition of issuing misleading statements…

(Malay Mail Online) - Former soldier Mohd Ali Baharom, better known as Ali Tinju, has cried foul over the disciplinary action caution from the Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans Association (PVATM).…

Salleh Said Keruak I have told my officers that I am not satisfied with the Internet service in Malaysia. According to the latest State of the Internet (SOTI) report, Malaysians are amongst the…

The feedback from headquarters is that the local chapters in Borneo should take “baby steps” in seeking greater autonomy from national leaders in the peninsula. (Free Malaysia Today) - Sabah…

(Malay Mail Online) - Putrajaya may have to review Budget 2016 if oil prices remain low, a minister said as crude oil is trading at just above US$37 (RM156) a barrel, lower than the government…

(WikiSabah) - Senior lawyer Matthias Chang has alleged that the government is attempting a "reverse coup d'etat" through National Security Bill 2015 to stay in power and suppress dissidents. "I can…

PAC member Liang Teck Meng says some among them are telling "lies" and "misleading" the public with statements they have issued to the media (Free Malaysia Today) - Some Public Accounts…

It is not the RM2.6 billion that these rich Arabs gave Najib that is going to bring the world to its knees. It is the hundreds of billions that they have been giving and are continuing to give to…

Or is it that religion never came from God in the first place and were mere inventions of humankind and that is why religions are a mess because if religion did come from God there would be only…

(Malaysian Digest) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says that he fully understands the issues currently faced by Malaysians pertaining to the rising cost of living. In an audio…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chief Datuk Hasan Arifin said he was satisfied with 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) president Arul Kanda Kandasamy's testimony before the…

Actually, Bala was not my responsibility. I did not ask him to go to India. But when he got into financial problems I helped sort it out for him. That was why I was quite upset when he made that…

A person should not suffer bondage and be imprisoned in Islam just because of accident of birth. A person must be allowed whether to believe in God and to choose his or her religion. This is what…

Umar Mukhtar In Malaysian politics, recycling and re-branding is a common occurrence. The sad thing is they don't really involve the fine-tuning of the parties' stands for our benefit…

Suzzy Khalid, The Heat The opposition bloc - Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor or Pakatan Harapan in Penang - might seem to be in tatters but one of its party members - DAP - has found its perfect…

Pilihanraya lambat lagi, pemilihan UMNO pun lambat lagi, kalau Tun ceramah hari-hari pun DS Najib tak akan letak jawatan. Lebih baik Tun ambil berat masalah Proton yang sedang nazak, lebih nazak…

(Sin Chew Daily) - This has far exceeded the confines of patronage policy, which is itself questionable. It is very much a manifestation of generalized racism. If Mara Digital is just another…

As far as I can see, the measures that Jakim have taken are punitive in nature. It has a well-established record of issuing threats, declarations or fatwas that make Muslims fear many things…

(Malay Mail Online) - A sedition investigation on G25 representative Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin is underway following her recent call to review Islamic laws governing khalwat, a police official has…

Will spurning the ruling coalition freeze them out of power forever? John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel In the last days of August, Bersih, or Clean, the coalition for free and fair elections,…

(The Star) - Parliament officials have barred the media from entering the building's compound as the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) interviews Arul Kanda Kandasamy. Reporters who turned…