ASPAN ALIASMajlis Professor Negara (MPN) telah mengeluarkan kenyataan yang negara kita tidak pernah dijajah oleh mana-mana penjajah dan negara hanya menjadi ‘protectorate state’ kepada British.…

By Pak Sako, CPIThere appears to be a Malay-Islamic Inquisition in Malaysia. It does not involve burnings at the stake. It comes as ostracism at school, the workplace and in the community for failing…

By Joseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: The centre set up by Sarawak DAP in Serian has not only set in motion its determination to wrest the parliamentary seat from the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP)…

 Colonialism entails the exploitation of the wealth and potential of a nation by another. The scenario is that one nation becomes subjugated by the power and authority of another nation. By the…

By Frankie D' Cruz, Malay Mail IN a sea of whining mediocrity comes ‘hard truths’ — so pure you’d collapse if you snorted it.More so, if it involved the core of our nation’s history.I am still…

By Farish A Noor via The Malaysian Insider SEPT 12 — In all honesty, I really have many other things to do than waste my time commenting on what has to be one of the most inane and…

By Capt. Iskandar Dzulkarnain One cannot fail to realize that since Lim Guan Eng became the Chief Minister of Penang, he has become the butt of criticism from political leaders in the BN camp. He…

By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun Malaysia has seen a steady increase in Islamic conservatism that started with the overthrow of the shah in Iran in 1979 and the establishment of an Islamic…

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider SERDANG, Sept 12 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad conceded today that Malaysia was never colonised by the British but insisted…

By Lisa J Ariffin, The Malaysian Insider PUTRAJAYA, Sept 12 — A DAP leader has asked for immediate electoral reforms as evidence of postal voter irregularities and discrepancies according to him…

By Art Harun I must admit of being astounded by the claim by Professor Datuk Dr Zainal Kling that Tanah Melayu had never been colonised by the British, save for the period when Malayan Union was…

By Jahabar Sadiq, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak could dismantle the Internal Security Act (ISA) as early as this week as he seeks to get some new momentum…

SARAWAK REPORTThe Federal Republic of Germany has become the latest country to announce that it is mounting corruption and money laundering investigations into Sarawak’s Chief Minister, Abdul Taib…

(Bernama) -- Umno vice- president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on the Malays to unite to support Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates in the next general election, particularly those from…

by Thomas Seng-Hock Lee  The hard time is fast descending upon us. Currently, many of us, especially senior citizens, are living from hand to mouth. After 35 years as a journalist, editor and…

High tariffs and bureaucratic impediments to importing a car -- including limits on the number of approvals and required signatures from three separate government ministries -- clearly were…

By Masterwordsmith Many historians would probably not only have turned in their graves, but would have miraculously risen from the dead had they read Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's statement here that…

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said Malaysian history as currently taught in schools was inaccurate. National Professors’ Council (MPN) has taken the debate further by claiming that Malaya, the…

(Bernama) - The History subject taught in schools is not very accurate as it lacks background on the struggle for the country's independence.

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak says that we must not change historical facts. And one ‘historical fact’ is that UMNO fought for Merdeka. Well, let us go through this very brief history lesson about…

(The Star) - Selangor state exco member Datuk Dr Hasan Ali will not interfere in the Selangor Islamic Council's action against his fellow party member over the issue of preaching in mosques and…

 By Inquirer.Net KUALA LUMPUR – The long-serving former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad says Arab Muslims are incapable of carrying out the 9/11 attacks on the United States that killed nearly…

 By Razak AhmadKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A raid on a church by Muslim authorities has raised religious tension in Malaysia and could cost Prime Minister Najib Razak votes in an election set for 2013…

I believe that once you enter into politics, you should know that the truth always catches up on you, and when you begin to flip-flop, people will hold it against you.By Douglas Tan

A Malaysian student, who was at a dinner held for Najib Abdul Razak in Perth, has denied praising the premier's speech, as reported by national news agency Bernama.

If I hear a Chinese say that he is a Chinese first and a Malaysian second then I will tell him to go back to where he and his ancestors had come from (even if he was from Batu Pahat!).  By…

 By Mariam Mokhtar Can Prime minister Najib Abdul Razak gauge the subtle distinctions (or should I say, ‘the glaring differences’?) between extremists and the excrescence of society?

By Sarawak Report The climb down over the Baram Dam is very significant and everyone who has stood up in protest should accept credit.  Others should take note that legitimate protest works!

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Umno’s attacks on PAS for allegedly backing communists are fuelled by fear their version of history will need to be rewritten…

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL Our posting, "GO or no GO, Zarinah and SC under scrutiny" attracted Raja Petra's attention and he gave us a link.