‘Lajim’s political calculation wrong’
Sabah State Legislative Assembly Speaker Salleh Keruka believes that Beaufort MP Lajim Ukin's decision will backfire on him. Joseph Bingkasan, FMTKOTA KINABALU: Beaufort MP Lajim Ukin quit the…
Rafizi charged under banking law
Rafizi and former Public Bank employee Johari Mohamad will be back to the court for a mention hearing on Sept 10.K Pragalah, FMT PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli was charged at the Shah Alam…
Suaram’s Business of Human Rights Defence
Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser While the Registrar of Societies may now feign innocence regarding their selectivity in registering societies by questioning SUARAM’s registration as a business,…
Reply to LGE Press Statement Allegations Regarding MCA & CSL about Hudud
None of the UMNO top leaders ever claim that they ever wanted to implement HUDUD. But the entire PAS from their top leadership to every single member of PAS is demanding and fighting to implement…
George Kent clinches lucrative Ampang LRT deal
(The Malaysian Insider) - A consortium led by George Kent, the company at the centre of repeated opposition allegations that it received preferential treatment from the government, was announced…
Racism requires two hands to clap
Yes, in 2008 we agree to support Pakatan Rakyat. But the support came with certain conditions attached. You are, of course, free to renegotiate these terms and conditions if you want to and rescind…
Is this ‘Hudud’?
Screaming about corruption is no bloody good. Screaming that we need to change the government is also no bloody good. What I want to hear is about the plan to whack hard on corruption. Only then…
How democratic elections still failed Sabah
I remember watching the results on television, watching in disbelief as PBS members announced they were jumping ship and giving their allegiance to BN. For years after, those politicians were…
Frogs decided fate 3 times in Sabah’s history
Many remember Lajim as the PBS state assemblymen who, together with two other PBS assemblymen, Dr Rabin Lubing and Dato Zaini Isa, crossed over to BN and started a stampede that caused the downfall…
‘Kit Siang main force behind May 13′
An article in the Perkasa website accuses the DAP veteran of being the main force behind the riots which, according to the writer, claimed 2,000 lives.RK Anand, FMT Ruling politicians have never…
Suaram not registered with CCM
(Bernama) - Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram), an outfit linked to Suara Inisiatif Sdn Bhd, was not registered under the Registration of Businesses Act 1956 or the Companies Act 1965, said the…
No tussle for seats after Sabah defections
Pakatan said it is confident that all quarters will be accommodated.Syed Jaymal Zahiid, FMT Pakatan Rakyat leaders today denied the defections by two Sabah Barisan Nasional leaders would lead to…
Lajim’s decision to quit influenced by Pakatan’s psywar forming the next government, says Salleh
(Bernama) -- Former Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin's decision to quit all party posts is influenced primarily by Pakatan's psychological warfare that they will form next…
PAS ‘bersetuju untuk tidak bersetuju’ dengan DAP isu hudud, kata Mustafa
Nomy Nozwwir, The Malaysian Insider Naib Presiden PAS, Datuk Mustafa Ali, berkata bahawa PAS sentiasa “bersetuju untuk tidak bersetuju: dengan DAP berkenaan isu hudud.
PAS downplays hudud row
Once again, the Islamic party downplays the rift with its Chinese-dominated DAP partner over the controversial issue.Syed Jaymal Zahiid, FMT
Chua: Selangor’s web of lies have caught up with them
Al Jafree Md Yusop, Malaysian Digest The Selangor government’s continuous attempt to mislead the public has left it trapped in its own web of deceit.
BN is facing pressure
However, most swing voters are highly-educated. They pay attention to their own needs, while hoping that the country to progress. It is believed that they are still observing to see whether Umno…
Malaysia’s election fever continues during Ramadan
Dr Dzulkefly is not alone in his busy schedule. Every Muslim politician in Malaysia will be criss- crossing the country to cement ties with their constituents during the holy month, which began…
Klang DAP calls for probe on carnival
(The Star) - The Klang DAP division has called for a thorough investigation into alleged irregularities in the procurement of services and products for the RM1mil Karnival Terima Kasih Rakyat in…
US hits out at Asian nations over religious freedoms
(AFP) - The United States warned the world was sliding backwards on religious freedoms Monday, slamming China for cracking down on Tibetan Buddhists and hitting out at Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Hudud: Biar rakyat tentukan, bukan Karpal
PAS Kelantan menegaskan rakyat berkuasa menentukan dasar kerajaan termasuk pelaksanaan undang-undang Islam. (FMT) - KOTA BHARU: “Biar rakyat yang menentukan pelaksanaan hukum hudud, bukan Karpal…
Kajian PRU-13 bukan ukur menang kalah
Selain itu, beliau juga menasihatkan ahli politik serta parti mereka agar tidak memandang rendah dan menghormati kebijaksanaan para pengundi. “Pengundi sebenarnya lebih bijak daripada ahli politik,…
Penang Port sale after GE due to opposition, say sources
Jahabar Sadiq, FMTAdverse reaction to Putrajaya selling Penang Port to logistics tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary has delayed the port privatisation to after the general election due by the…
Constructing the deviant ‘other’ – religious traditionalism in contemporary Malaysia
Arguably, the religious elite’s approach and attitude towards Muslims who do not share their ideology also operates through an orientation which sociologist Robert Towler describes as…
‘Waytha’s return rejuvenates Hindraf’
'Hindraf’s detractors want Hindraf to split and implode; it makes life a lot easier for all of them to help themselves to the Indians votes'INTERVIEW: K Kabilan, FMT After spending almost five years…
‘Do your worst, we will do our best’
The NGOs in Malaysia have found themselves 'between a ROC and a hard place…', says Suaram's adviser Kua Kia Soong. By Kua Kia Soong, FMT While the Registrar of Societies may now feign innocence…
Al-jihad fi sabil Allah (part 2)
Attaining power is not the objective in Islam. That is not the end. It is a means to an end. And the end must always be to uphold the tenets and doctrine of Islam. And power for the sake of power…
Karpal to PAS: Don’t spoil march to Putrajaya
The DAP leader tells the Islamic party’s youth chief to stop giving BN the ammunition to attack Pakatan Rakyat over the hudud issue.Teoh El Sen, FMT DAP chairman Karpal Singh has again warned PAS not…
DAP Co-operates With PAS On Common Principles That Benefits Malaysians With Our Eyes Open Unlike MCA, MIC And Gerakan Who Submits To UMNO With Both Eyes Closed
Lim Guan Eng MCA and Gerakan continues their irresponsible, dishonest and untruthful attacks on DAP’s support for PAS hudud laws and establishing an Islamic state as well as launch personal attacks…
DAP: No need for debate over Jelapang
Perak DAP chief says DAP will shortlist the candidates for Jelapng and Pakatan Rakyat will have the final say.K Pragalath, FMTPerak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham said there is no need for a debate to decide…
