2019

Yes, under Malaysia “Lama” you can do and say all those nasty and derogatory things. Under Malaysia Baru you cannot even express your hopes and aspirations without being called a racist. There is…

(FMT) - Police have arrested three men including two DAP assemblymen from Melaka and Negeri Sembilan, believed to be over their alleged links to terrorism, FMT has learnt. Gadek assemblyman G…

(The Star) - The economic pie of the country is to be shared by every Malaysian – that is the main agenda of SPV 2030. Yet, many question why the bumiputra agenda is still being given…

Professors, vice-chancellors and students were there where racism and bigotry were encouraged, applauded and celebrated. Prof Dr Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi, The Star THE aftermath of the Malay…

(SCMP) - Hundreds of restaurants have been forced to close amid the anti-government protests sweeping Hong Kong, industry insiders have said, putting thousands of people out of work. Henry Ma,…

A political scientist has dismissed talk about a social contract between the Malaysian races as a non-starter, saying no such document exists. (FMT) - Speaking to FMT, Chandra Muzaffar said…

(MMO) - Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it would be difficult to lower taxes and increase subsidies simultaneously, a day before Putrajaya presents its Budget for 2020. He…

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has walked away from one of the big intellectual drivers of his decades at Malaysia's helm: The idea that the former commodity-dependent backwater could be transformed into…

(FMT) - The former group chief editor of the New Straits Times Press has admitted that mainstream dailies suffered declining readership during the political and economic crises of the late 1990s,…

(Bloomberg) - Hong Kong is facing its first recession since the global financial crisis, with little prospect of an immediate recovery as the city confronts its most violent protests in decades.…

Peruntukkan antara RM800 juta hingga RM1.67 bilion setahun akan dibelanjakan untuk melaksanakan Program Sarapan Percuma di semua sekolah rendah tahun depan, kata Menteri Pendidikan Maszlee Malik.…

ZAHIDA ZARIK KHAN Memandangkan reaksi terhadap orang bukan Melayu, Kongres Maruah Melayu yang telah diadakan baru-baru ini, mereka melihat ianya sebagai satu pesta perkauman atau pun a festival…

(The Star) - The government should reflect on its financial capacity before deciding to embark on a free breakfast programme for primary school students nationwide, says Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri…

But there are limits. And once you hit the limit it breaks. And you have already breached the limit of Malay tolerance. So, expect only one direction from now on -- down. And use me as the yardstick…

Yes, I was a part of all that. The 1994 experience when the social media was first born. The 1998-1999 experience when Reformasi took to the streets and to the internet. The 2006 experience when the…

(BBC) - The US has said it will impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials accused of involvement in repression of Muslim populations. It follows the decision on Monday to blacklist 28…

(The Star) - Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam warned that the Chinese military could step in if an uprising for democratic reforms that has rocked the city for months “becomes so bad” but reiterated…

Daniel Moss, FMT Dr Mahathir Mohamad has walked away from one of the big intellectual drivers of his decades at Malaysia’s helm: the idea that the former commodity-dependent backwater could be…

(Reuters) - Turkish forces, together with the rebel Free Syrian Army, will cross the Syrian border “shortly”, President Tayyip Erdogan’s communications director said earlier today, as a surprise…

The prime minister has no problem reminding the Malay community that their privilege and entitlements rest on a community - Chinese - which is discriminated against, thereby setting up a narrative…

It never once crossed my mind that covering this Malay Dignity Congress could prompt me to rethink an option I have long dismissed. Michel Chng, Sin Chew Daily On the day of covering the…

Datuk Seri Azmin Ali came close to leaving PKR at the height of his strained relationship with party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, former deputy president Syed Husin Ali claimed. (MMO) -…

Among the concerns expressed is that the Bumiputera agenda of the nation appears to have been cast aside in favour of open tenders, transparency and lack of funds. Rosli Khan, Free Malaysia…

Land worth more than RM4 billion was sold by the former government between 2010 and 2017. (Bernama) - The Finance Ministry has refuted allegations that the Pakatan Harapan government has sold…

To say otherwise would be to forget that the country’s first three prime ministers were statesmen who had integrity. (FMT) - A former MP has questioned the fairness of blaming Umno’s 60-year…

Employees of Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad were told to pack up their belongings and leave the office by 1pm on Wednesday (Oct 9) as the cash-strapped company officially ceases operations.…

Now, if Mahathir’s theory that Malaya was colonised because the Malays were divided is correct, what happened in Hong Kong? China was not divided into three kingdoms. There was only one very…

(The Star) - Most countries in Asia would be very unhappy if they had to choose between America and China, and such a choice would be painful, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in an interview…

(The Star) - Thousands of Indonesians are still in shelters nearly two weeks after a deadly earthquake sparked a stream of fake news and hoaxes warning that an even bigger disaster was looming,…