Mais tries to fend off conspiracy claims
(The Malaysian Insider) - Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) chairman Datuk Setia Mohamad Adzib Mohd Isa today confirmed meeting with several Islamic groups last month but denied it was part…
‘A crime to condemn Mat Indera as communist’ – PAS
(HARAKAH DAILY) - Urging prime minister Najib Razak to form a cabinet committee to review the nation’s history of independence, top PAS leaders today reaffirmed their support to remarks by Mohamad…
The many handbags of Rosmah Mansor
(HARAKAH DAILY) - The prime minister's wife Rosmah Mansor never fails to generate intense public interest. And even when she herself does not, her accessories would inevitably generate news.
Outrage as Taib’s Ta Ann Files Losses in Tasmania
By Sarawak ReportThe Leader of Australia’s Green Party, SenatorBob Brown from Tasmania, has issued a statement deploring the fact that the Taib family timber company Ta Ann has once again declared…
Choosing English as working language ensured S’pore’s survival: Lee Kuan Yew
By S Ramesh, Channelnewsasia.com SINGAPORE: Singapore's former Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, has spoken of how the choice of English as the country's working language has ensured the country's…
Demand for democracy follows socio-economic transformation
By Francis Loh, Aliran Many researchers of contemporary Malaysian politics, even more so ordinary Malaysians, take off from the perspective that Malaysia is a ‘plural society’ wherein two or more…
Lau: Khairy gali kubur sendiri
Oleh K Pragalath, FMT PETALING JAYA: Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Kampung Tunku Lau Weng San berkata Ketua Pemuda Umno Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar ‘menggali kubur sendiri’ mengenai kontroversi…
Not only the voting processes is screwed up, but the whole world too (dwi bahasa)
By Lee Wee Tak I am shocked beyond words when I read Anthony Loke’s disclosure in a press conference today, pointing out numerous army wives carrying ICs with ending odd numbers (which is meant for…
Hang Jebat was a Buddhist
By John Doe Sometimes, pictures speak a thousand words. Let us look Hang Jebat's Grave:
The SPAD Has Spoken
By Tony PuaThe Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has finally admitted land underground can be acquired under the National Land Code without affecting existing landowners in the cases affected…
More oil royalty, not Petronas projects
(FMT) - KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Barisan Nasional assemblyman Karim Bujang has come under heavy attack for saying that it is better to have more Petronas projects in Sabah than increasing the state’s…
PM’s tea with judges implies political tampering, say legal eagles
By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The annual Conference of Judges that kicks off today will include, for possibly the first time, a meeting with the prime minister that…
What we can do to sail through stormy time ahead
By Thomas Lee Seng HockWe are all set for a hard time in the almost immediate future, with some of us becoming unemployed, others underemployed, and a few facing the prospect of becoming bankrupts.…
Scholars’ views on nationalists and their struggle for Merdeka
By Centre for Policy Initiatives In an earlier commentary titled Media lynching and academic collaborators, I asked the question: “So what is the verdict of professional historians on the communist…
Project Malaysia: Belong or ‘Lelong’?
By SABMI am lucky to have a father who taught me early in life that diversity is something beautiful. I grew up in an environment that was colourful.
WIKILEAKS: THE BUMIPUTERA POLICY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FTA
But however the data is massaged, it is clear that bumi share ownership remains significantly less than would be expected given their 66% share of the population (ethnic Malays alone account for…
Puteri Umno lodges police report against Anwar
(BERNAMA) - The Puteri Umno movement today lodged a police report against Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is alleged to have made a false report on the sex video issue in March.
Malaysia activists outraged after 300 cats starved
(AP) - Malaysian pet owners and activists who found nearly 300 starving cats caged and soaked in excrement at pet care centers demanded sterner laws Tuesday against cruelty to animals.
Nazri beheads MCA and Gerakan
SAKMONGKOL AK47Now contrast this. A senior UMNO minister has declared that he would fight tooth and nail to ensure Chinese representation in a Barisan Nasional (BN) government even if the MCA or…
Jais charges Khalid Samad over unauthorised sermon
(The Malaysian Insider) - KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Selangor’s religious authorities have clamped down on the state’s PAS leadership, charging deputy commissioner Khalid Samad over giving a sermon…
The greater threat than communists according to Salahuddin
(Harakah Daily) - Sep 6: The act of distributing instant Malaysian citizenship to foreigners for political reasons is greater threat to the country than communists, said PAS vice president…
REPRESENTATION IN GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY
By Tan Sri Datuk Robert Phang Miow Sin 1. I am amused by the statement made by Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz, the so-called de facto Minister for Law, who declared that he would fight tooth and nail…
Anwar reset button: SAPP
(Daily Express) - Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) on Monday welcomes Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's statement that SAPP need not join the Pakatan Rakyat in toppling the Barisan Nasional (BN).
Aziz Bari: ‘Secara teknikal tidak, pada hakikat British jajah kita’
(The Malaysian Insider) - Pakar perlembangaan Prof Abdul Aziz Bari berkata meskipun negeri-negeri Melayu bukan atau tidak pernah dijajah oleh British, tetapi pada hakikatnya telah “dijajah kerana…
Well, Screw Yew!
ART HARUN“It shows that Malaysians are observing the agreements they have signed without trying to retaliate in other directions, such as water, which will lead to war.”
Ex-senator agrees with US cable on Sabah situation
A Sabah activist claims a 'reverse takeover' was happening in Peninsular Malaysia where names of non-citizens were begining to appear on electoral rolls. (Free Malaysia Today) - Former senator Dr…
Historical reconstruction again?
By Farish Noor, Harakah Daily And so, for reasons that are both complex and irritating, the past is being dragged into the present yet again; while we Malaysians bury our heads in the sand and…
Razali backs call for A-G to act against Anwar
(NST) - Deputy Umno Youth chief Datuk Razali Ibrahim has come out in support of the call by a senior lawyer for the Attorney-General to initiate fresh summons against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for…
DAP claims Rasah postal voters using army spouses’ IC numbers
By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — DAP has claimed that at least 21 postal voters are registered in Rasah with identification (IC) numbers belonging to their spouses who…
Now PAS wants review of independence struggle
By Boo Su-Lyn, The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — PAS today urged Putrajaya to form a Cabinet committee to review the history of the nation’s independence amid controversy surrounding the…
