2017

SeaDemon Says “Good iron doesn’t make nails, good men don’t make soldiers.” That is the old Chinese adage which is still probably true especially for the Malaysian Chinese today.  It is the same…

Raja Sara Petra There is an English saying: a slip of the tongue is a fault of the mind. That means the reason you ‘accidentally’ say something is because it is something that is in your mind all…

The daily has seven days to explain why the ministry shouldn't take action against it. The home ministry has issued a show cause letter to English daily The Star over its Saturday’s front page…

When The Malaysian Insight was first launched the impression they gave is that DAP is behind them and was their financier. Now it appears that DAP is not The Malaysia Insight’s sole financier but…

The government should also impose a higher corporate tax on large companies who hit a certain turnover threshold annually, he said, adding that this will also help filter out foreign companies…

Far from being a national asset, the company has become a liability By Tajuddin Rosli, free Malaysia Today Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ought to know better than to put on his…

Former PM says Malays are just interested in money, contracts and positions these days. (FMT) - Saying Malay nationalism no longer existed, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today…

PAS information chief also tells English daily not to behave like 'anti-Islam' DAP which he claims tends to exploit issues. (FMT) - Islamist party PAS says The Star’s apology for Saturday’s…

(MMO) - While most of his PKR colleagues back Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the Opposition’s prime minister candidate, one top party leader feels otherwise. Instead, PKR vice-president…

(The Star) - A political blogger has revealed that a petition purportedly started by Pasir Pinji assemblyman Howard Lee Chuan How (pix) seeking support to allow him to return to the United Kingdom…

Malaysia is not losing anything with the sale of a 49.9% equity in Proton to a strategic partner  Wong Chun Wai, The Star LET’S be frank – it isn’t wrong to suggest that most Malaysians have…

The PKR shock and awe in proclaiming Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the prime minister candidate has been the talk of political circles, but how will the husband-and-wife package go down with voters?…

(The Star) - A political blogger has questioned Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's grief over the sale of a 49.9% stake in Proton to Chinese carmaker Zheijiang Geely Automotive Co Ltd. Revealing that it…

Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily I was in Seoul last week listening to a briefing by a Korean scholar who mentioned about the South Korean economy, including the development of its automotive…

The second finance minister says China’s Zhejiang Geely which has agreed to buy a stake in Proton will be a suitable partner to develop the national car further. (FMT) - Second Finance Minister…

(The Third Force) - PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali refused to be dragged into the dispute between his vice-president Rafizi Ramli and the party’s women chief Zuraidah Kamaruddin over…

And that begs the question, why? Why is Mahathir so determined to oust Najib, to the point that he’d fund a group to sabotage UMNO from within? Has it anything to do with the trending buzz, that…

It is better for Malaysia to own 50.1% of a company that has chance to survive and have a market of 1.43 billion people than to own 100% of a company that is on the verge of bankruptcy and losing…

Yesterday, Nor Mohamed Yakcop, the Assistant Governor at the time of Bank Negara’s US$10 billion forex disaster, testified before the Special Task Force that has been set up to review the testimony…

(MMO) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad travelled to China in 2014 to try and convince Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely) to partner with Proton. The former prime minister, who this…

(The Malaysian Observer) - Lim Kit Siang who is the self styled DAP-led Pakatan Harapan leader does not see the irony we he claims the actions by UMNO goes against values the values the political…

(Bernama) - The People's Alternative Party (PAP) today urged the Registrar of Societies (RoS) to immediately resolve the investigation on the DAP to determine the status of the party before the…

(Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has denied links to a former campaign aide to President Donald Trump, after reports emerged that his office hired her company to lobby with the…

(Bernama) - More than 1,000 Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) members in Perak led by its Ipoh division pro-tem chief Azrul Suhadi Ahmad Mokhtar and Teluk Intan division pro-tem chief Jemaat…

Penang chief minister's information officer shoved and allegedly slapped during protest over claims that state government interfered in issuance of fatwas. (FMT) - Protesters who accused Penang…

Najib knew that Mahathir would go running to DAP and Pakatan Harapan, and that they would accept him with open arms. This is because DAP and Pakatan Harapan have very low standards and esteem and…

Raja Petra dan akhbar pro-Umno Utusan Malaysia antara 29 peserta memenangi hadiah berjumlah RM50,000. (FMT) - Ketua Penerangan Umno Tan Sri Annuar Musa hari ini mengumumkan 29 peserta yang…

(LSS) - Proton was initially set-up by Mahathir as a 70% HICOM, 30% Mitsubishi JV. But of course, according to Mahathir - 30% owned by Japanese is not selling the country but 49.9% owned by a…

(MMO) - Based on the study, only the ethnic Chinese, Sabah Bumiputera and Sarawak Bumiputera were seen to give positive perception in not giving priority in having their neighbours be of the same…

(MMO) - The Penang state assembly today approved the Penang Loan (Banks and Other Financial Sources) Bill 2017 which will allow the DAP-led government to borrow from a bank in China. Chief…