The government spends more than RM1 million every month on a rented aircraft for ferrying VVIPs. (Free Malaysia Today) - In the first eight months of the year, the government has spent more than…

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The family of the late Teoh Beng Hock today failed to challenge the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s (RCI) conclusion that the…

By Edwin Yapp, ZDnet In a report I filed a couple of weeks ago, the Malaysian government, through ICT industry regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), blocked the…

By Jahabar Sadiq, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — Putrajaya has decided to forgo a cheap US$800 million (RM2.6 billion) loan from China to build the Second Penang Bridge, and has…

DAP national chairman Karpal Singh should be commended for reiterating that his party is not in favour of PAS’s proposition to implement the hudud, and for calling a spade a spade. The same, however,…

On the eve of his appeal hearing, Freedom House condemns the unjust imprisonment of Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad and calls for his immediate release.

After the Asian financial crisis in 1998, the Central Bank directed the mergers of many local banks, resulting in only ten domestic banks by 2000 down from 54 banks just two years earlier. In 2006…

M. Bakri MusaChapter 10: Freedom, Justice, and the Law Society and Individuals Society and individual may be the two sides of the same coin; nonetheless our attitude or more importantly the attitude…

What exactly in present day is the definition of freedom and why is it of paramount importance that the Malaysian youths of today recognise, realize, advocate and preserve its intrinsic value?  By…

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By Suara Felda There's a big raya open house currently happening at Felda Settlements all over Malaysia. The invitation for the open house is only for Pakatan Rakyat leaders all over Malaysia.…

The doubters (or atheists) are also trying to be smarty-pants. They argue using logic. Hey, religion is about faith, not about logic. That is why we call it faith. Faith is the word…

It has to be said that Article 4(1) is a problematic provision. While the aim is clear — that is to guarantee order in the constitutional structure — it has been badly drafted. That is why some…

LOYARBUROKI am an atheist. I don’t believe in god. But don’t fret because I’m not the devil and I’m not about to pollute your mind with heresies. You don’t have to pity me as well because I am…

(The Malay mail) - MCA leaders have asked the electorate not to dwell on the past but look forward as the party seeks to rebuild itself after its defeat in the 12th general election.

ZAID UNTUK RAKYATThe Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) recently organised a roundtable dialogue on building bridges among religions. Fr Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, Rector of the…

SAKMONGKOL AK47Ada seorang pembaca blog saya menegaskan janganlah menganggap apabila orang Melayu menyokong UMNO dan BN, mereka itu bodoh. Izinkan saya memberitahu terlebih dahulu, saya tidak…

(NST) - Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Perkasa should not "jump the gun" on the meeting between three Malaysian personalities with Singapore's top politicians two months ago.

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The government said today that the Internal Security Act (ISA) can only be repealed in March as it needs to consult and engage with…

If Chua and the MCA are truly and sincerely in favour and supportive of the real and pragmatic practice of press freedom, advocating the unrestrictive, unregulated, and unreserved media culture in…

By Liz Gooch, New York Times KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s private higher-education institutions are coming under greater scrutiny, with the government imposing a record number of fines on errant…

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife are not relevant witnesses to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s ongoing sodomy trial, their lawyers…

So what is it that you really want? Can we just focus on putting Pakatan in power? Why all these threats of not voting for Pakatan or PAS? We can always discuss the Hudud issue…

The Malaysian Insider understands that the current civil service pay structure begins from a baseline of about RM500 a month, but with a new scheme set to be announced this month, this could rise…

This writer has vehemently argued that for as long as there are leaders in the opposition parties who are bent on saying that this Federal Constitution is secular or Islamic and that the Islamic…

(The Malaysian Insider) - The Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam Selangor (CASSA) reads with great apprehension and concern the ongoing debate and proposal for a higher retirement age in…

After a period of silence controversial online radio station Radio Free Sarawak expects to continue its campaign to address land grabs and corruption in Sarawak.(Free Malaysia Today) - Radio Free…

  BN leaders say it's time the private sector contributes back to society and laud PM Najib for mooting the idea(Free Malaysia Today) - Barisan Nasional leaders have praised Prime Minister Najib Tun…

In Parliament today, the government is proposing to repeal the Restricted Residence Act and the Banishment Act, and to form the PSC on poll reforms. (Free Malaysia Today) - Prime Minister Najib Tun…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today factionalism and internal sabotage continues to plague the ruling coalition’s lynchpin, Umno, and warned that having national polls too…