More non-bumi in the frontline
If this is inadequate or unsuitable, then other measures such as recruiting temporary or permanent staff can be considered. - Tan Sri Mahmood Adam (The Star) - More non-bumiputra will be appointed…
Selangor denies treated water claim
(The Star) - The Selangor Government has denied that it had instructed its subsidiary to reduce treated water production at the Sungai Semenyih plant.
A political contest beyond Hudud
With hudud no longer on board PAS’ political agenda this coming general election, PAS could now focus her election machinery to embrace an inclusive Islamic agenda affecting the rakyat. Dr…
Sabah wants the truth
TAY TIAN YAN, Sin Chew Daily Contrary to many people's negative response, I look at the formation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into Sabah's long-standing illegal immigrants problem in a…
Raja Petra does his lies again!
Press statement by Sivarasa Rasiah in response to the scandalous lies of Raja Petra Kamarudin I refer to Raja Petra’s article published on his blog…
The origins of religions
The largest religious grouping in the world would be the Abrahamic faiths. Islam calls them the People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitāb in Arabic), a term used to designate non-Muslims to whom the…
‘A Pakatan RCI will include punishment’
(Daily Express) - Only a Royal Commission of Inquiry set up by the Pakatan Rakyat if it takes over Putrajaya can ensure Sabahans wishes that the perpetrators of "Project IC" be brought to justice.…
Sivarasa denies RPK’s ‘malicious’ claims
The blogger's allegations concerning the PKR MP and PI Bala draws flak from R Sivarasa, who calls it a smear campaign. K Pragalath, FMT Subang MP R Sivarasa has denied the allegation that he and…
On Internet Blackout Day, BN senator wants law reviewed
Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider Senator Gan Ping Sieu wants Putrajaya to review a new law that threatens to curb freedom of expression on the Internet as various Malaysian organisations…
Screen ‘Tanda Putera’ uncut or we will make an Anwar movie, Perkasa says
(The Malaysian Insider) - Datuk Shuhaimi Baba's latest film 'Tanda Putera' must be screened uncensored, Malay rights group Perkasa said today despite an uproar from Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders…
PM asks cabinet to discuss Evidence Act 1950
(The Star) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tweeted that he has asked the Cabinet to discuss a controversial amendment to the Evidence Act 1950 in view of an online protest on Internet…
‘I was not on tender board’, says Guan Eng
(The Sun Daily) - Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has denied that he was a member of the tender board which awarded the Taman Manggis land for a private hospital development via an open tender.
Today is Internet Blackout Day
The Internet Blackout Day initiative is aimed to create awareness among Internet users about the negative impact of the amendment on online expression. (FMT) - Malaysian civil society’s effort in…
The greatest reverence is due to a child
May Chee Chook Ying I’m surprised that those we hold with high esteem in society do not realize that the greatest reverence is due to a child. At least that’s the impression I get when someone gets…
La loi, c’est La loi – The Law is the Law
If the act was construed illegal, it is the courts duty to determine the punishment in alignment to the crime and not to play ‘God’ and determine external factors incorporating moral authority and…
Piss off, Tanda Putera filmmakers!
Shuhaimi Baba, claims that the events depicted in the movie are based on established truth. “My team and I did a lot of research, such as…
We are the descendants and the inheritors, Nazri!
Today we may not be members of Umno, MCA or MIC but all of us are the legitimate descendants of that generation who played a significant role in the struggle for Independence, writes P…
It is not about the government, it is about us
So we end up with a better government. And we achieve this by voting in a new government. Then what? Has society changed? Do we now live in a better society? We may now have a progressive…
Fatal flaw in the RM180 million allocation to Indians
Jeyaseelan Anthony, CPI Recently our Prime Minister had announced an allocation of RM180 million to uplift the economic standing of the Indian community. It was…
RCI must give priority to purging phantom voters
Kim Quek Sabahans should reject the terms of reference for the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Illegal Immigrants proposed by Prime Minister Najib Razak, because they fail to address the issue of…
What are the Islamic authorities up to?
Ding Jo-Ann, The Nut Graph IN 2011, Islamic authorities raided a church suspected of proselytising to Muslims. In 2012, it was Borders and ZI Publications (ZIP), over Irshad Manji’s book…
Chua: Anwar rejected RCI for Sabah in 1994
ISSUE OF ILLEGALS: He objected to forming royal commission when he was deputy PM, says MCA president (NST) - KOTA KINABALU: THE people of Sabah should recall opposition leader…
‘Reveal Suaram’s source of funding’
(NST) - Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) director Kua Kia Soong and former leader R. Sivarasa have been urged to reveal the non-governmental organisation's source of funding.
Siapa selepas Lajim, Wilfred?
Ahmad Lutfi Othman, HarakahRibut politik Sabah yang menyaksikan BN secara tiba-tiba kehilangan dua ahli Parlimennya telah menyuntik keyakinan bahawa impian dan tekad majoriti rakyat untuk melihat…
In run-up to polls, Sabah BN leaders say unfazed by defections
Maijol announcing his crossover to Pakatan Rakyat in Kota Marudu, Sabah on August 12, 2012. — Picture by Clara Chooi Ida Lim and Nomy Nozwir, The Malaysian Insider Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders…
Guan Eng: Crossovers signal Sabahans sick of BN rule, corruption
Hafidz Baharom, The Malaysian Insider The recent crossovers of three senior Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders into Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) ranks signal they have lost confidence in the ruling…
SNAP to walk alone
SNAP is ready to contest in four seats in the 13th general election. Joseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: Sarawak National Party (SNAP) has re-affirmed its position as an opposition party and likely to walk…
‘Don’t play with kingmaker concept’
Jeffrey Kitingan hopes to reset the political equation in Sabah and Sarawak by empowering the young with the true spirit of the Malaysia Agreement. Michael Kaung, FMT KOTA KINABALU: Maverick…
Lajim: We need new leaders for Sabah
Lajim Ukin defected because 'many of the important issues' in Sabah were not resolved. Joseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: It has taken Beaufort MP Lajim Ukin 18 years to realise the prevalence of…
Anwar: Contacts made with some S’wak BN leaders
PKR's de facto chief however denied rumours that he met up with Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud in Singapore.Josseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: Pakatan Rakyat leader Anwar Ibrahim has admitted to being…
