Yearly Archives

2016

Did Najib arrest Maria Chin?

There are some who say that Najib arrested Bersih’s Maria Chin. That shows how ignorant these people are regarding police procedure. Maybe during Mahathir’s time the police were privately owned by…

Maria Chin–CIA link

(Malaysia Outlook) - Bersih committee chairman Maria Chin Abdullah Maria and her late husband Yunus Lebai Ali, are claimed to be linked to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through her work in…

‘Bill not about non-Muslims’

“Now, 32 years have passed and there is a need to increase the penalties. It has nothing to do with what is in the civil courts or about non-Muslims” (The Star)  - The Private Member’s Bill to…

Fraud in Felda Global Ventures

(The Star) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has discovered fraud in its 50%-owned unit in Turkey, which has incurred a stock loss of RM57mil. This contributed to FGV’s net loss for its…

Dr Mahathir is ashamed of Ibrahim Ali

(FMT) - Dr Mahathir Mohamad is willing to give Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali the chance to drop his plan of putting up “spoiler” candidates in the next general election. Speaking to the media at…

Bersih and Change

The voice of 10,000 Rakyat does not matter to Azmin's administration Agos Muhd BERSIH 5.0’s turnout of roughly 40,000 people (according to Malaysiakini) last Saturday sounds impressive at…

The Pleb Versus The Noblemen

SeaDemon Says Whoever is familiar with the study of the Constitution would know Walter Bagehot, an editor, economist and political analyst who also wrote a book called ‘The English…

Ku Nan must sack Jamal from Umno

Why is an Umno leader free to head a violent group but ordinary members of the party are not free to take part in one of its activities? Ravinder Singh, Free Malaysia Today As far as staging…

Easy to catch the corrupt

First of all, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) can only compel someone to declare his assets. Once the assets are declared, there is no offence. R. Nadeswaran, The Sun Daily…

It is not always about crowd size

Salleh Said Keruak Opposition rallies have always been about crowd size. Rallies are basically a show of strength and Bersih is no exception. Since way back the opposition has always…

Not straight any more

Another Brick in the Wall Bersih is the flavour of conversation over the weekend. It is seldom claimed as synonymous with the LGBT cause. To put the above picture, it does not mean this…