Far from being a turning point, this trial illustrated and highlighted how dysfunctional and ill-equipped our institutions and personnel are in the administration of justice.  By M. Bakri Musa

When all is said and done, we know this for a fact: Umno will send in Malays to kill Malays to prove a point. Umno believes that might is right. By CT Ali

Don’t be misled, a swallow doth not a summer maketh. We are still deep in the winter of an emasculated judiciary frozen since the Mahathir ice age. We need more evidence of courage and boldness from…

(My SinChew) - Enough! Everything should come to a close with the High Court verdict. The government should stop making appeals on the verdict, and for goodness sake, no more "Sodomy 3" in the…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) director said today zakat funds may be used by the Islamic affairs minister, himself and another MAIWP official to…

The party’s publicity machinery has been working overtime since Chua Soi Lek took over the presidency, but its efforts have come to nought because of hypocrisy in the party and its leadershipStanley…

Coalition’s track record will outlive any personality, says Nurul Izzah (The Malay Mail) - Sound policies and a proven track record will outlive any personality.

KTEMOC KONSIDERSDear Olde (though not too old) Hishamuddin Hussein is on panic mode. Politically accident-proned, the Home Minister has a natural talent in offending the Chinese and Indians, so even…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The prosecuting team will recommend to the Attorney-General (A-G) that an appeal be filed against Monday’s High Court decision to acquit Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim from a…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Azlan Mohd Lazim, the father of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy accuser Saiful Bukhairi Azlan, pleaded with the Attorney-General (A-G) today to appeal Monday’s court…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of sodomising Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan but is unlikely to rest easy while his accuser is pushing the public prosecutor to appeal,…

I sense we’re so desperate to be rid of Najib and his cronies, we’re at risk of failing to look at Anwar critically. It’s just a matter of time before unpleasant truths about Anwar are revealed. By…

It neither removes the Malays’ fear of losing their dominance nor satisfies the non-Malays’ hunger for equal treatment. Helen Ang, Free Malaysia TodayThe peremptory sacking of Hasan Ali cannot paper…

When Najib Tun Razak became prime minister, his priority was to keep Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan Rakyat 'busy and weary' while he focused on Umno. (Free Malaysia Today) - The 13th general election will…

The Umno conservatives are not happy with Najib as they see his reform agenda as a weakness.(Free Malaysia Today) - Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s reforms have not gone down well with Umno’s…

Blogger TheWhistleblower711 this time names a former cabinet minister, who is a sitting MP, of having allegedly received RM300,000 from a contractor.(Free Malaysia Today) - A former minister has been…

As usual, I’m evoking The Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, Act 711, gazette on 10 June 2010 for myself, my sources and informers. For now I will need to postpone the Phoenix Project Chapter…

While political parties have a big role to play, I suggest that we must vote first for individuals. This is because when we make this stand, no political party in their right mind will dare to choose…

If Anwar aspires to be Prime Minister of Malaysia then he must understand that in the times that we live in, nothing he does is just his business. Where he goes, what he does and how he lives his…

A sly backdoor move to get you to masuk Melayu?By uppercaiseAdvertising man Anas Zubedy wants young Malaysians to join his new “3rd Force”, a hijacked version of the Third Force that Raja Petra…

(Bloomberg) If there's any economy in Asia that needs a change in narrative, it's Malaysia.

NIK NAZMI NIK AHMAD  Saya pada hari ini tampil dengan bukti-bukti dakwaan salahguna wang zakat Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan yang dinafikan oleh Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Jamil…

A few days before Jan 9, home minister Hishamuddin Hussein hinted a softening of stance against the proposed ‘free Anwar’ mass rally on Jan 9, when he suggested to Anwar’s party PKR to seek…

Monday’s surprise acquittal of Malaysia’s opposition leader in a sodomy trial that many viewed as politically motivated eases the prospect of unrest in the multi-ethnic country, one of southeast…

Forum venue:  Upstairs meeting room of The KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall                            Date: 17th of January 2012, 7.30 pm. The speakers are:      1) Mr.N.Ganesan,…

If Acheh Province in Indonesia can be granted autonomy and enjoy 70% share of their oil resources, there is no reason why Sabah cannot be granted 50% of its oil wealth for the benefit of all…

In 2005, the court ruled in favour of the residents and declared the flats illegal. It also awarded damages to the residents and declared MBPJ's development order issued to Mentari Properties Sdn Bhd…

The judicial system, of which Zabidin is a part, entertained every single application by Anwar and his defence team, including those to get the judge to recuse himself from hearing the case. So, to…

MIND NO EVIL Got this comment via email. Interesting reading and I’d like you be the judge.THE JUDGE GAVE A SIMPLE explanation that the DNA sample could have been contaminated. He could have come to…

(Malaysian Digest) - Self-exiled blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin said he was the one who approached New Straits Times to be interviewed, refuting the perception that he consented to the interview session…