January 2019

(TheTimes) - A veteran Polish swimmer has rejected an offer to coach Malaysia’s national swimming team, citing Kuala Lumpur’s recent refusal to grant visas to Israeli athletes, which has caused…

(The Straits Times) - Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who was just released from prison last week after serving a two-year sentence for blaspheming against Islam, is now being…

(FMT) - The top leaders of PAS and Umno were among opposition leaders who were present at the launch of a new five-year plan by the Pakatan Harapan government. Acting Umno president Mohamad…

(The Star) - The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is set to leave a trail of damage if it is cancelled, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said the damage will affect…

Dan Pesta Beer ini telah menjadi halangan untuk rakyat berbilang kaum bersatu. Ini disebabkan Pesta Beer ini belum lagi di anggap sebagai budaya rasmi negara, jadi ramai yang menentangnya, terutama…

But then Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang are under the opposition. And if these states open up then Pakatan Harapan will never win them in GE15. Hence Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang need to be…

(Reuters) - Last year marked a "significant deterioration" in reporting conditions for foreign journalists in China, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said on Tuesday, with no reporter…

(Bernama) – The amount of compensation the government needs to pay if it decides to cancel the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is not as huge in comparison to the debt should it decide to…

(Malaysiakini) - Pakatan Harapan's performance thus far has fallen short of even realistic expectations of its supporters, said veteran journalist A Kadir Jasin. In particular, Kadir said…

Praying for Dr Mahathir to live a long life is one thing, but to pray for him to lead the country till the end of his life is something else. It was as good as telling Anwar to stop dreaming of…

The two Southeast Asian states might be the best hope for pressure from the Islamic world. Nithin Coca, The Diplomat By now, the scale of the crisis is clear. There are up to 3 million…

Malaysia ranked third in illicit financial outflows in 2015, a study by Washington-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI) shows. (Mkini) - GFI came to this conclusion relying on data…

TK Chua / FMT This is not unexpected. Politicians from both sides of the divide and pundits are out in full force, trying to explain the outcome of the Cameron Highlands by-election. I, too,…

(BERNAMA) - Pakatan Harapan (PH) needs to have a new and more effective mechanism in the opposition-controlled states in order to gain the trust and support of the people, says Kelantan PH…

(TIME) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Monday against Chinese tech giant Huawei, two of its subsidiaries and a top executive, who are accused of misleading banks about the…

Kua Kia Soong, Suaram Adviser  At the outset, let me make it clear that as far as the Palestinian cause is concerned, I am on the same page as Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad,…

(FMT) - Dr Mahathir Mohamad has again defended Putrajaya’s ban on Israeli athletes taking part in sporting events in Malaysia, saying his stand on the Palestinian conflict has not changed despite…

(NST) - The government must look into the people’s unhappiness, especially if it concerns the cost of living. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said this in response to the Pakatan Harapan…

(TMI) - FEAR of retaliation from Beijing could be one of the reasons for the lack of a coherent response from the Malaysian government to the question of whether it would proceed with the RM81…

Last year, Mahathir said there are offers from many local and Chinese companies to build the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) for a price of just RM10 billion. So what are they waiting for? Why all this…

(Harakah) - Muafakat pembangkang yang semakin utuh dari hari ke hari menjadi wajah baharu dalam politik tanah air hingga menyebabkan kebimbangan kepada Kerajaan PH. Ketua Pemuda PAS Malaysia,…

(Malaysiakini) - The revocation of Malaysia's right to host World Para Swimming Championship 2019 was not a loss for the country, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Saifuddin…

Kenapa mempersoalkan Umno dan PAS berkawan. Persoalannya ialah: bagaimana orang berasal dari Umno di dalam PKR dan PPBM boleh berkawan dengan DAP? Umno tidak menolak Islam. Sebaliknya, DAP yang…

So, in that sense, everyone is a Zionist to some extent. The Malays want their Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, the Sabahans and Sarawakians want their own autonomous homeland, the Chinese want the West…

(FMT) - Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said she could not understand the confusion among Cabinet members over the status of the China-backed RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link…

Jika dianalisis secara terperinci keputusan PRU 14 lepas, kerusi BN yang dimenangi di 79 kerusi Parlimen boleh berubah menjadi 126 kerusi Parlimen jika PAS-BN betul-betul bergabung dan bertanding…

 In Peninsula, you can choose. You want to go with PAS or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM), it’s up to you. In Sabah, we determine. We decide ourselves” (MMO) - Sabah Umno chairman Datuk…

The orang asli vote was very important but the glaring fact is that when Umno and PAS join forces, they can win without the help of the Chinese or Indians. Joceline Tan, The Star THE Cameron…

Datuk Seri Azmin Ali is convinced that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is the best choice to lead the country and wants him to continue doing so. (The Star) - “Thank you to the people of Malaysia for…

Mehmed Gibran 1. Sudah lama saya ingin menulis mengenai perkara ini, namun hari ini benar-benar kekecewaan saya sudah tidak tertanggung lagi  mengenangkan meskipun sudah berada dalam tahun 2019…