Local councils a law unto themselves

Lack of accountability and transparency in the Batu Caves condo project is the result of 50 years of Umno-BN rule, says DAP's S Ramakrishnan Athi Shankar, FMT The condominium project approved by the…

Are we who we are?

In Chinese philosophy, the concept of Yin-Yang is about how polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each…

What constitutes a Manifesto?

Mohd Hisham Abdul Rafar, Bernama Manifestos are part and parcel of any general election. They also play a vital role in determining the success or defeat of an electoral candidate or a political…

MACC report against Palani’s aide

Several businessmen claim corrupt practices in the handing out of cooking oil packing contracts to Indian contractors. B Nantha Kumar, FTM Several businessmen have lodged a report with the Malaysian…

The day of the dictator – Oct 27, 1987

uppercaise Twenty-five years ago today, the first Umno Malay Civil War caused the arrests of at least 106 civilians in the infamous Operation Lallang (Operasi Lalang, in Malay) when the beleaguered…

Playing the religion game

The failure of Najib to control Chua's illogical rantings is obvious to many of the urban Malays and this gives the lie to Umno's claims as the defender of Islam. Readers can be sure that Najib…

Stupid & Stupider

TAKDENAMA NEWS REPORT, MMXIIBloody Slow Breaking News, Selangor.An undisclosed whistle blower had come forward to inform this news agency that Ampang MP and PKR Wanita Chief, Zuraida Kamaruddin aka…

Youth and Political Awareness

I polled the audience and most of them had no idea who Khairy Jamaludin is, let alone PR’s Nik Nazmi. From this, I had a hunch that the youth, despite the ‘noise’ they seem to be making about…

Do you know what sacrifice means?

So, yes, today, animals all over the world are going to be sacrificed for the sake of God. But it is the animals that are going to be sacrificed. Those sacrificing those animals do not sacrifice…

10 Qualities of a Great Nation

Towards A New MalaysiaWith an upcoming General Election that is expected to be the most hotly contested one ever since independence and the formation of our relatively young nation, Malaysia is at…

The battle for Nibong Tebal

The next general election is expected to be the closest fight to form the new government. And several seats across the nation are likely to see heated battles with the victor winning by the…

Is apple-polishing Zambry psychic?

How does Najib Tun Razak fingering '1' this and '1' that answer the fact that 12% of the Malays live below the poverty level? What Najib really is, is a master of subterfuge with an expiring…

Only 300 turn up for Bt Caves protest

Saying that a stop work order is not enough, they want the Selangor government to scrap the project permanently. Leven Woon, FMT BATU CAVES: Falling way below the organiser’s 100,000 target, only…

The credibility of AES

The PAS-backed Kempen Anti-Saman Ekor uncovered that many of the 831 locations where AES cameras would be set up were incredulous, with some of them located in the middle of the sea and jungle.Lim…