Court decision a pleasant surprise

By Azmy Sharom, The Star Higher education is not merely about going to the lecture theatre and mugging for your exams. It is about expanding your horizons, taking responsibility for your actions and…

A simpler term for it is bribery

By  Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz, FMTThe 2012 Budget was indeed the most unique. Never before has a budget been turned into a huge CDM – cash dispensing machine. Money in our hands is a welcome relief and…

Najib: My daughter was not in Perth

(The Malaysian Insider) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today that his daughter was not present in Australia during the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in Perth…

Ayatollah Pun Tak Tahu Quran

SYED AKBAR ALI I am just reading Robert Fisk's epic and monumental 1,334 page book "The Great War For Civilisation - The Conquest Of The Middle East". The book was first published in 2005. Robert…

Assunta Hospital

Reply by a Senior Physician I have read the correspondence that has been going on regarding Assunta Hospital.  I am puzzled by the letter from A Concerned Malaysian. He first apologizes…

Poetic justice for Guan Eng

By Jeswant Kaur, FMT The recently released Auditor-General’s Report comes as poetic justice for Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in particular and Barisan Nasional’s nemesis, Pakatan Rakyat in…

Muhyiddin: Decision on PPSMI final

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider The government’s decision to scrap the use of English for science and mathematics (PPSMI) in schools is final, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.