Recent tax amendment or harrassment?

What this mean is that IRB staff will not be encouraged to be efficient. If a cat wants to eat a mouse, it has to chase the mouse down, catch it before she can eat it. This piece of law will remove…

Jet peribadi Menteri Pertahanan

By Touch Down Saya mendapat tahu baru-baru ini bahawa Dato Sri Zahid Hamidi, Menteri Pertahanan Malaysia pergi menunaikan haji dengan menaiki jet peribadi. Isteri beliau datang dahulu ke Madinah…

Penjawat awam terlalu ramai?

Nisbah antara jumlah kakitangan awam dan jumlah keseluruhan rakyat Malaysia membawa kepada 1:20, satu angka yang agak besar bagi sebuah negara yang kecil seperti Malaysia. By Gabungan Mahasiswa UKM…

Can I know your stand?

The 10th of December 2011 will be Human Rights Day (SEE HERE). That day will mark the 63rd Anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (SEE HERE) that was signed back in

Who is the boss anyway?

There is also a peppering of nonsensical statements such as the rights of the majority outweighing those of the minority. Aren’t rights supposed to apply to all? Does the Universal Declaration of…

MACC passes buck on cattle condo to cops

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian InsiderThe Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has refused to probe the controversial RM10 million purchase of a condominium by a federally-funded cattle…

The Judiciary: Justice in Jeopardy

Chapter 10: Freedom, Justice, and the LawThe Judiciary: Justice in JeopardyNot only must there be respect for the rule of law, but the laws themselves must be just. Those administering the law too…

‘Harris contradicting own book’

(Daily Express) - Former Chief Minister Tan Sri Harris Salleh must have been mistaken when he stated that Datuk Yong Teck Lee was responsible for taking away the Sabah Foundation shares during his…

Sex, Politics & Seksualiti Merdeka

By Mong Palatino, The Diplomat First organized in 2008, the Seksualiti Merdeka festival has been an annual celebration of sexual diversity and gender rights in Malaysia. It promotes the human rights…

The right to vote

By Tay Tian Yan, MySinChew It was interesting when a MCA central committee member told the parliamentary select committee on electoral reform that Malaysians living abroad are not qualified to vote…

Mahathir The Uniting Factor

Has Mahathir finally realised that his policies of preferential rewards for the Malays have made them more backward than ever? Did he suddenly realise that Malays are less motivated because they…