Filipino ‘army’ lays claim to Malaysian state
Steve Chao among those arrested (Al Jazeera) - Self-proclaimed Royal Sultanate army land in eastern state of Sabah, saying ancestors once ruled area.Watch video at: …
Police chief confirms arrest of seven at Labian
(Borneo Insider) - Three Al-Jazeera journalists, three SAPP youths and boatman detained while attempting to head to Tanduo, later 6 released with a warning
Najib sets the tone for clean elections
(The Star) - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has set the tone for a clean and fair general election by making a public declaration to uphold integrity and reinforcing his commitment to fight corruption in…
World’s first old people’s home for the transgender
{youtube}bnkLYe76n2A{/youtube}Traditionally elderly people in Indonesia are cared for their families but that's not the case for the countries more than three million strong transgender community. …
A quick reaction to Malaysia’s RGDP growth for the fourth quarter: it is ironic and there is no cause for celebration
The high 6.4% growth hides something worrying Hafiz Noor Shams
Sabah untuk orang Sabah?
Pada tahun 1970-an, Sabah berada di kedudukan kedua, di belakang Selangor (dan Kuala Lumpur) sebagai negeri paling kaya di Malaysia. 30 tahun kemudian, Sabah adalah negeri paling miskin dengan…
Mining Firm, Ex-Teacher Battle Over Rare Earths
Protesters from the Save Malaysia Stop Lynas group demonstrated outside a hotel in Sydney, Australia, in November.(Wall Street Journal) - In the Internet era, even a 64-year-old retired math teacher…
Sultan Mizan Stadium roof collapses, five injured
Stadium collapsed again(Bernama) - Five workers were injured, three seriously, when steel structures supporting the roof of the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Gong Badak that is currently…
Sarawak: Pakatan confident of winning 13 parliamentary seats
Baru (left) says 'there are 5 or 6 overlapping seats' where both PKR and DAP want to contest. With him is PKR Wanita vice-chief Voon Shiak Ni.Ng Ai Fern, fz.com Pakatan Rakyat is confident of…
History, not theology
The Puritans wanted England cleansed of Catholics, who they regarded as deviant heretics who should be put to death. Amongst others they also wanted Christmas banned and shops ordered by law to stay…
Khalid Ibrahim: Sultan consented to dissolution, date to be known later
(The Star) - The Sultan of Selangor has consented to the dissolution of the state assembly but the date will be announced at a later date, said Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim after an audience…
Infighting in Pakatan Rakyat?
The PKR is the weakest component party of the Pakatan Rakyat and it has to rely on the DAP and PAS. Therefore, the party's interests should be prioritised, instead of personal interests. If Johor…
Aliens in the land – Indian migrant workers in Malaysia (part 1)
Amarjit Kaur, New Mandala In the past 130 years, the number of foreign migrant workers in Malaya has grown from about 84,000 in 1880 to more than three million in 2010. Originally, foreign workers…
Selangor MB to seek Sultan’s view on dissolution
Amin Iskandar and Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim will today discuss the possible dissolution of the state assembly during his weekly meeting with…
BN blasts PKR’s theory on Lahad Datu affair
Backbenchers say Tian Chua’s statement has no basis in fact.Lisa J. Ariffin, FMT Barisan Nasional MPs today dismissed a PKR allegation that the government may be using the Lahad Datu incident to…
Candidates selection: PKR courting trouble
A former PKR Youth leader claims that the party is sidelining senior members in favour of junior ones. This is brewing discontent. Hawkeye, FMT PKR is courting trouble if it continues to sideline its…
‘Under fire’ Ridhuan keeps mum
The Muslim academic, who has drawn flak over his article, says that he is responsible for what he wrote. K Pragalath, FMT Muslim academic Ridhuan Tee Abdullah has refused to react to the stinging…
Kit Siang throws a ‘piss’ dare to Najib
The DAP veteran wants the PM to reveal historical evidence of an alleged urinating incident which provoked the May 13 racial riots. RK Anand, FMT With tension and desperation mounting as the clock…
JK III prevents more followers from entering Sabah
Filipino Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III gestures as he talks on a mobile phone during a news conference in Alabang, south of Manila, Philippines. Kiram said his younger brother and about 500…
The sovereignty of Sabah rests with its people
INSANE.....The so-called Sulu Sultan says that his people, numbering 400, will not leave Sabah since it 'belongs to them'. "Why should we leave our own country?" he asked. Using the 'sultan's' logic,…
This is How Liberty Dies…With Thunderous Applause
Alwyn Lau 1. A High-Class Stain, Sex and LiesThe movie ‘Tanda Putera’ is a must-watch. It promises to be high-class and even implies a very special class of players. I mean, we’ve got powerful people…
Jeffrey Asks if Lahad Datu Standoff a Charade to Scare Voters
“We are talking of an intrusion by military units in full gear and weapons like M-16, the deadliest gun in army warfare. Why can’t they treat this as a flagrant criminal act, a breach of national…
Cash Handouts versus Empowering the People
The fact that Malaysians have to resort to be given cash payments as a means to deal with the high living standards does not seem to matter to anyone. Cash payments have in an indirect way poked fun…
Responding to Muhyiddin’s Confidence of Indian Support
MIPAS would like to know what survey and who conducted the survey that Indian votes nationwide, the majority of them now support BN? S.Barathidasan, Secretary General Malaysian Indians Progressive…
Half truths and semi-lies
Believe it or not, MCA once had the gumption to provide an articulate critique of the NEP.Stanley Koh, Free Malaysia Today
Sabah for Sabahans?
Unless you have lived in the state, know its peoples and have a firm grasp of its issues, you are in no position to solve its problems.
AirGo airline seats, brainchild of Malaysia-based engineering student
(Mail Online) - "Airplane economy-class passengers of the future could enjoy almost as much luxury as those travelling in first class thanks to a revolutionary new kind of airline seat."AirGo airline…
Saudi women take seats in Shura Council
(Al Jazeera) - Thirty women sworn in to 150-member advisory body for first time in conservative kingdom's history.Thirty Saudi women have taken seats in Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, for the first…
Malicious plan behind May 13 film, claims Bersih
(Malaysiakini) - The Bersih coalition has condemned the closed-door preview of the film Tanda Putera yesterday, saying that it perpetuates the politics of fear and is “a step backwards” in the…
DAP vs PKR: Ceasefire ordered in Johor
The public spat between DAP's Boo and PKR's Chua being exploited by BN-controlled media, says DAP seceretary-general Lim Guan Eng. Athi Shankar and Alyaa Azhar, FMT Pakatan Rakyat has ordered a…
