Remember what I wrote before?

Anwar said he had been friends with Raja Petra for ten years, and acknowledged the fact that the Selangor prince had “actively” supported him while he was in prison back in 1999. “He ran to London…

Did We Over-Enjoy RPK?

Here's my take on why we liked RPK. It's quite simple: He made us enjoy cursing the government. Before RPK, people had things to say but they didn't have the 'secret data' to drive Barisan fellas…

T’is the season for jumping ship!

Lim Boo Chang - Photograph: Malaysiakini Without fail it happens! Just before elections, hordes of renegades suddenly emerge from nowhere, bad-mouthing the party that they had been associated…

Ten years is a long time to U-turn

I have been saying what I said recently for more than ten years. I have even been saying it on the Free Anwar Campaign website, the PAS party organ, Harakah, as well as the PKR party organ, Berita…

Will 100,000 people show up for 901?

I won't go the Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK) way and say that Anwar is headed for irrelevance. I think he is still the hope for many Malaysians who want to see a change in government. Of course, there…

The trial verdict on Jan 9

Many people are not supporting Anwar, just as Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee said, they are not anti-government, but just pro-justice and the rule of law. If the BN pushes more people towards the…

109: The day we must move on

And while there is no doubt that Anwar has been pivotal in catalysing change in our country, there should also not be any doubt that change will happen, with or without him. And so, whether the…

Deconstructing the Perfect Man

KTEMOC KONSIDERSDr Azly Rahman, an academician who holds all sorts of mind-boggling degrees and sometimes writes for Malaysiakini, once propounded that the wayang kulit display of the Ramayana epic or…

RPK dakwa rasuah tapi tiada bukti

"Kita mahu kurangkan fitnah sebab orang cakap ada rasuah tapi tidak dapat buktikan," kata MB Selangor.(Free Malaysia Today) - Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim berkata dakwaan…

Hisham agrees to Jan 9 rally if…

In the spirit of the newly-passed Peaceful Assembly Act 2011, organisers must guarantee order, says the Home Minister.(Free Malaysia Today) - Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Pakatan Rakyat…

See you on the streets on Monday

Dalam satu sidang media semalam, Presidennya Datuk Ibrahim Ali berkata, perhimpunan oleh Perkasa itu adalah sebagai "misi mempertahankan keamanan negara" dan akan bermula dengan solat subuh di Masjid…

New vigor in Sabah politics

The launch of the autonomous Sabah Star political chapter brings into reality the birth of the Third Force under Jeffrey Kitingan. (Free Malaysia Today) - Friday will officially signify the birth of…

Will Jeffrey take Azmin’s hand?

PKR deputy president Azmin Ali is open to working with Jeffrey Kitingan as long as he accepts Pakatan Rakyat's terms. (Free Malaysia Today) - Pakatan Rakyat has ‘not discounted’ the possibility of…

Kulim liquor ban: MCA turns the screw

It was pathetic of state exco Lim Soo Nee to say that it was sabotage, says MCA's Wee Ka Siong. (Free Malaysia Today) - MCA today dismissed the Kedah government’s plea of innocence in the Kulim liquor…

Let’s start anew

By May Chee Just the other day, my little one reminded me, “Mum, just ask; don’t speculate.” Why don’t we just ask outright why a person does what he does instead of speculating on his motives? The…

The Self-terminator

On 4th December 2011, Gwee received a RM3000 donation from Teo Chin Liang meant to be a maintainance fee for his new service center. RM3000 is considered "kacang" to Gwee, as he thinks in terms of…

MCA’s leadership dilemma

Party insiders are saying that about 30% of MCA members were ready to quit in the run-up to the next general election. So, is MCA imploding? They say there had been many cases of the leadership…

Double track Project

By Concerned KTM CREC or China Railway Engineering Corporation as far as the Double Track project is concerned is represented by interests aligned with (tun) Daim Zainuddin. It is difficult to…

Why, RPK?

MASTERWORDSMITH UNPLUGGEDMany Malaysians have expressed outrage at the recent statements made by fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin's critical remarks against DSAI in recent interviews with Umno…