Which will it be: Najib or Umno?
Dissatisfied Umno members believe Najib Tun Razak and Rosmah Mansor are the party's "main liabilities" that threaten the future of Umno. Awang Abdillah, FMT The recent 66th Umno general assembly…
Don’t politicise ‘Allah’ issue, says PKR chief
(The Borneo Post) - KUCHING: The basis for arguing whether or not non-Muslims can use the word ‘Allah’ to refer to God must rest on its context, etymology and the relevant laws surrounding it.
Penang Malay Congress wants Guan Eng to withdraw statement over the word ‘Allah’
(Bernama) - The Penang Malay Congress (KMPP) today urged Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to withdraw his call for the federal government to allow the use of the word “Allah” in the Bahasa…
The division of the Muslims
I do not know from where Syed Ali Alhabshee learned his history. Nevertheless, the Muslims split more than 1,200 years before PAS was formed. Hence how can PAS be accused of splitting the…
For BN, a balancing act between voters and warlords
Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider The Barisan Nasional’s (BN) inability to nail down a final list of candidates and the need to strike a delicate balance between pleasing voters and not sidelining…
Now, who are the Arab wannabes?
KTemoc Konsiders God in Bahasa is ……..? By now, we would have been well and truly conversant with the legal, etymological or historical use of the ‘Allah’ word in the Catholic news letter, the…
Siapa politician terima RM8 juta dari Deepak?
Orang yang menjadi perhatian dunia politik hari ini dan dibimbangi oleh pihak UMNO khasnya, Deepak Jaikishan mendedahkan dia menyumbangkan RM8 juta untuk politik hasil dari penjualan saham dalam…
PKR smells a rat in carpet man’s deal
PKR's Rafizi Ramli says it is no coincidence that a government investment firm has purchased Deepak Jaikishan's company. Teoh El Sen, FMT The buying of “carpet man” Deepak Jaikishan’s firm…
SAPP tells Sabah DAP leader to grow up
SAPP has accused DAP of trying to sabotage its bid to work with the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. Queville To, FMT KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has accused DAP of trying to sabotage…
PKR to block Deepak’s land deal through S’gor govt
PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli says as long as Pakatan Rakyat is holding Selangor, it will not allow the RM130 million land deal to go through. Leven Woon, FMT PKR, through the Selangor…
The Shadow Games: Umno power-struggle?
Muhyiddin’s nationwide tour is done under the instruction of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and this shows that Mahathir still has immense influence in Umno. Is Mahathir the one actually…
18,000 get PTPTN loans changed to scholarships
(The Star) - Over 18,000 graduates have had their National Higher Education Corporation (PTPTN) loans converted to scholarships.
My response to Alan Yeap of Taiwan
So you see, you must suffer some loss of reputation or have suffered a financial loss by what I said about you. But if what I said has nothing to do with you but was about someone else and you…
“Allah” a journey, not controversy
At this point in human evolution, in this age of reconciliation of the post-Mayan calendar, Malaysians (especially Christians and Muslims) need to be less childish in the fight over patenting and…
‘I am priceless, I cannot be bought’
He vows to continue on his mission to expose more dirt, especially against the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor. Teoh El Sen, FMT Deepak Jaikishan has declared himself as…
DAP-SAPP spat over seats rages
Nancy Lai, The Borneo PostKOTA KINABALU: Trouble seems to be brewing in the opposition front as DAP Sabah and Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) take potshots at each other on several issues, including…
‘DAP strongman’s firm behind deforestation in Sungai Relai’
(The Star) - MUCH of the 4,000ha Sungai Relai forest reserve is now barren and a DAP strongman has been accused of being involved in the deforestation.
Penang Muslim Network takes to the streets over ‘Allah’ issue
Penang Muslim Network members demonstrate over the “Allah” issue at Masjid Simpang Enam near Komtar. — Picture by K.E. Ooi Opalyn Mok, The Malaysian Insider Penang Muslim Network (JMPP) members…
Ngeh denies firm’s involvement in logging on Kelantan land
Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider Perak DAP chief Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham today denied a news report claiming that Upayapadu Plantation Sdn Bhd has been logging for timber on a piece of land in…
The Truth About May 13: Declassify Our Own Documents
So is the government interested in what really happened in May 1969: who started the violence; who were the “hidden hands” alluded to in Said Zahari’s immortal poem on the incident; how many…
Muslims, Christians, the Word Allah and the Bible
It is clear that it is only permissible to use the term Allah to refer to God in the Bible, it is exactly what the Quran wants us to do. What an irony. I would like to thank my Christian brothers and…
Sabah immigration dishing-out MyKads?
It apparently takes only two hours to process a new MyKad at the Immigration Department in Sabah's Federal Administrative Complex, claims DAP. Queville To, FMT KOTA KINABALU: Why is the…
Allah debate: Let court decide
A Sarawak assemblyman says it is "unacceptable" to force "a religion to change words in their Holy Scriptures simply to satisfy believers of another religion." Joseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: Both…
‘Wake up to the ways of PAS’
(The Star) - Christians, especially the urban middle class, must wake up to the ways of PAS which has announced its objection to the use of the word “Allah” in churches and the absence of Christmas…
DAP’s Anthony Loke proposes ban on “sexy performers”
(The Star) - The DAP has proposed banning “sexy singers” from all its party functions but this has earned it a rebuke from MCA, which says the former is bowing to Islamist party PAS, its partner in…
Unsustainable love affair with cars
We cannot be building more roads and highways. Some hard decisions have to be made and in doing so, trade-offs have to be accepted. Whatever the decision, it involves pain of some sort to some party.…
Stop demanding religious equality, says ex-Fatwa Council chief
(The Malaysian Insider) - Non-Muslims should drop their demand to use “Allah” for their gods as the Arabic word is fundamental to Islamic belief and therefore exclusive to Muslims, National Fatwa…
The PAS conundrum – or is it really?
No policy decision would be made without consensus from all three parties. This must be emphasised. No one party would be able to decide all on its own the policy of the coalition, since each pary’s…
Is it any wonder that poverty is still prevalent in the resource rich states of Sabah and Sarawak after 45 years in Malaysia?
Is it any wonder that poverty is still prevalent in the resource rich states of Sabah and Sarawak after 45 years in Malaysia? CT Ali, Free Malaysia Today
The nation’s future
Because they bother about their positions, we have seen our national debts climbing and money handed out generously. Because they fear losing their power, administrative agencies have been spared…
