Leaked minutes see fallout in PKR
(NST) - A STORM is brewing in Parti Keadilan Rakyat, with Machang Bubuk assemblyman Datuk Tan Hock Leong demanding answers from the party leadership over leaked information that he would be dropped…
Don’t pass the buck on hudud, Mustapa tells PAS
(The Star) - PAS should explain why they are unable to implement hudud laws in Kelantan and not “pass the buck” to Umno at their convenience, said Kelantan Umno chief Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamad.
MCA-DAP hudud spat will lead to Islamophobia, warns Muslim group
Lisa J. Ariffin, The Malaysian Insider One of the country’s most influential Muslim group came out today to publicly castigate both MCA and DAP for their protracted dispute over hudud, accusing the…
Crying wolf again?
Low-income earners have been suffocated by car loans. The Insolvency Department recorded 116,379 bankruptcy cases in the country between 2005 and April 2012. Some 25 per cent of them were due to…
‘Mahathir, you have not triumphed’
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad may have been aiming 'a tad too high' when he likened himself with 'dictators' such as Mubarak, Hitler, Marcos and Gaddafi. CT Ali, FMT “Saya ingin tahu daripada pelawat ke…
Q & A on the Hudud and Qisas Enactment
In countries with a population that are not predominantly Muslim (e.g Nigeria and Sudan), the laws are not applicable to non-Muslims. In countries where non-Muslims are of very small…
Many reasons why it’s actually “Janji tak ditepati”
Daniel John Jambun This year’s slogan for the national day celebration, “Janji ditepati” has courted a lot of controversy not only because it violates the sanctity of the national celebration by…
M’kini subscribers’ comments earn wrath of Muslim NGOs
(Malaysiakini) - Several NGOs have lodged police reports on allegedly inflammatory comments posted on the Malaysiakini website, threatening to hold protests in front of its office as well as that of…
Is Lim Guan Eng running Penang Berhad or Penang State Government?
Khoo Kay PengPenang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng did it again. After the controversial sale of Bayan Mutiara prime land to private developer linked to Danny Tan and Vincent Tan, he is involved in …
MCA willing to give up seats to BN partners
(Bernama) - MCA is willing to give up seats it has contested all along to its Barisan Nasional (BN) partners on the condition they are confident of winning them and get the nod of BN chairman Datuk…
When different yardsticks are applied
If I were a non-Muslim, I would not get involved in the Hudud debate, knowing that the Malays-Muslims themselves will never come to an agreement on the matter. Once I get involved, then we face the…
JMM lodges report over Malaysia Today post
(Bernama) - Jaringan Melayu Malaysia (JMM) lodged a report at the Hulu Kelang police station here regarding an article titled 'The day I met private investigator P Balasubramaniam', which was posted…
M’sians may not be financially ready to retire: survey
(Bernama) - A study on retirement trends in East Asia has revealed the increasing vulnerability of Malaysians due to early retirement age as well as low rates of pension receipt under the…
‘I may have said tokong’
(The Star) - Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Mansor Othman has denied labelling his boss “cocky and arrogant” at a press conference attended by a serious and sombre-looking Lim Guan Eng.
Two come to Tuan Tat’s defence over forgery accusations
(The Star) - Ex-Sepang DAP parliamentary liaison committee member Tan Tuan Tat, who was accused of forging 149 membership forms, has produced two former party supporters to back him up.
Tiada alasan menangguhkan Hudud, kata Nik Aziz
Kata Menteri Besar Kelantan itu, alasan supaya rakyat faham terlebih dahulu sebelum melaksanakan hukum Hudud tidak boleh diterima. (FMT) - Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat menegaskan tidak ada alasan untuk…
Umno penghalang hudud
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DATUK Menurut Datuk Mahfuz Omar, DAP bersetuju dengan pelaksanaan Hudud, Umno tetap menghalang dan sejarah membuktikan perkara ini K Pragalath, FMT Naib Presiden PAS Datuk Mahfuz Omar…
Malaysia on a roll for IPOs in Asia Read more: Malaysia on a roll for IPOs in Asia
(The Wall Street Journal) - SINGAPORE: Another Malaysian company, this time the owner of the country's busiest port, is looking to test investor appetite for an initial public offering (IPO), the…
The art of selective listening
(FMT) - Have the people of Kelantan been victimised because of their vote for PAS? So when will the oil royalty payments be made to them?
Profiteering in Malaysia’s discount card era.
Businessmen who for years have refused to budge, refused to bring down prices even when threatened by government, today are willingly signing up as outlets subscribing to giving discounts under a…
AG has the sole discretion and absolute power in deciding who to prosecute
(NST) - The Attorney-General has the sole discretion and absolute power in deciding who to prosecute.
Hudud: Nik Aziz hits out at ‘apologists’
(Harakah) - PAS Murshidul Am Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has taken to task Muslims who opine that hudud laws could not be implemented until the majority are in agreement and have…
Hudud: Nik Aziz sokong Dr Asri
Rosak akidah inilah penyakit merbahaya dalam masyarakat. Ia lebih merbahaya dari sebarang virus di dunia. Fazy Sahir, FMT Menteri Besar Kelantan, Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat menyokong kenyataan bekas…
Ex-DAP man counters phantom members charge
Tan Tuan Tat dares DAP disciplinary committee head Tan Kok Wai to prove him wrong instead. K Pragalath, FMT Tan Tuan Tat, who quit DAP on Aug 16, has come forward with evidence to counter the…
Mansor denies “arrogant, cocky Lim” remarks
(The Star) - Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Mansor Othman has denied calling Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng “cocky and arrogant”.
Leaked minutes: Attempt to unsettle state govt
The leaked minutes of a PKR election strategic meeting is an attempt to rock the Penang Pakatan boat. Athi Shankar, FMT GEORGE TOWN: The disclosure of what happened at a state PKR election strategic…
The hazards of whistleblowing
Not everyone who blows a whistle will be protected under the Whistleblowers Act. There are stringent rules to follow.Iskandar Dzulkarnain, FMT What is a whistleblower? It is someone who blows a…
Apa aku peduli?
When it comes to dealing with corruption, the Najib administration drags its feet, which reflects badly on all the promises it made to clean up the country. Mariam Mokhtar, FMT In China, the…
Is Musa on his way out?
Rumours are rife that Najib Tun Razak will soon give the nod for Musa Aman to be replaced by an interim CM. Calvin Cabaron, FMT KOTA KINABALU: Increasingly embattled Umno may be forced to do a rescue…
