How we fail the Malaysian Indian poor

Among the reasons why the Indian community is still stuck in the trenches of poverty is because the NEP was not extended to help those in the estatesWhat we did not realise is that the Indians are not…

Muhyiddin: No bullying under Article 153

(The Malaysian Insider) SHAH ALAM, Dec 27 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin denied today that any community had been bullied as a result of Article 153 of the Constitution as claimed by a senior Christian…

Let the punishment fit the crime

By Zaid Ibrahim Just because society creates offences for reasons of its own does not mean that the person committing the offence is undesirable, bad or a danger to others. Sometimes offences are…

An insignificant and irrelevant hogwash

By Thomas Lee Seng Hock The mainstream media are having a field day cashing in on the so-called party civil war in the DAP. Their spin writers have been making some remarkable fantastic comments…

Towards a bankrupt Malaysia?

(Aliran) Subramaniam Pillay looks at the worrying rising trend of federal government debt and wonders if Malaysia will go bankrupt. At our current rate of borrowing, it won’t take long before we…

For some, the world will end in 2012

'Winnable’ candidates have much to fear come next yearThis is where the end of the world will come  for some of them because what perhaps they do not realise is that in the BN scheme of things, the…

Jangan menyusahkan Najib

Malahan Najib mempunyai tanggungjawab cukup berat bagi memulihkan keyakinan rakyat kepada kerajaan BN. Apa yang berlaku dalam pilihan raya umum lalu, seolah-olah satu isyarat jelas kepada BN bahawa…

Towards a bankrupt Malaysia?

Since the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis, government expenditure has consistently exceeded its revenue by a considerable margin. For example, in 2011 the spending is estimated to be RM229 billion while…

Kim Jong-Nurul?

KTEMOC KONSIDERSOne of the most troubling observations of Malaysian politics is the cultism of personalities, such as Tun Razak, Dr Mahathir, Anwar Ibrahim and yes, on the opposition side, Lim Kit…

kisah kaki lutu dan IPO Felda Global

SAKMONGKOL AK47Mengapakah ada tentangan kepada penyenaraian FGV global? Bukankah para peneroka yang berjumlah 220,000 itu akan mendapat durian runtuh? Isa Samad telah janji- peneroka mesti bergembira.…

Prophet Muhammad is a Malay (NOT)

The "Malay World" is actually very small. Regardless of Article 153, UMNO can Malay this, and Malay that, and yet, I find it both amusing and sad that they are claiming the "Superiority" of a clan…

Man linked to NFC issue re-arrested

The businessman was arrested in connection with an alleged petrol station scam in the Klang Valley. (Bernama) - A businessman who was remanded since Thursday to facilitate in the investigation into…

Rama: Let party decide on my fate

The Penang Deputy CM II also claims that he was misquoted by the media on the alleged grand design to remove him.(Free Malaysia Today) - Embattled Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy today said…

NFC paku terakhir keranda Umno

Ingatlah bahawa rakyat kita semakin celik dan bijak. Umno boleh simpan Shahrizat, Umno boleh tutup kes NFC, tetapi Umno tidak boleh menghalang Shahrizat dan NFC menjadi antara paku-paku besar yang…