Khairy questions Idris Jala’s track record
(The Malaysian Insider) - Khairy Jamaluddin ridiculed today Datuk Seri Idris Jala’s track record during his tenure as Malaysian Airlines Bhd (MAS) boss as well as the minister in charge of…
Who benefits from the MAS, AirAsia share swap?
Government officials familiar with the deal said Khazanah and AirAsia have been talking about a tie-up on five separate occasions but have never been able to come to terms. Among the issues are…
‘New media used to spread lies’
(New Straits Times) - The opposition's use of new media has enabled them to instigate sections of society to participate even in unlawful activities that give them political mileage.
A Reluctant Symbol for Electoral Reform in Malaysia
Ms. Ambiga, who is ethnic Indian in a country that is mostly Malay and mostly Muslim, said that the protesters “exploded many myths” about Malaysians, such as the notion that people of different…
Isu murtad: Bukti ditemui dalam tong sampah
FMT turut menerima tentatif program serta kertas soalan sebagai bukti dakwaan mengaitkan kegiatan penyebaran agama bukan Islam kepada penganut agama Islam.(Free Malaysia Today) - Di sebalik…
Raiders playing with fire
The action of JAIS is not only despicable but also inimical to the interests of society.But we are not living in the dark age of religious intolerance where Christians and Muslims fell by the sword…
Witness interview: Duo object to Anwar’s presence
Former IGP Musa Hassan and another ex-top cop refuse to be interviewed by the defence team in the presence of Anwar Ibrahim. (Free Malaysia Today) - Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s bid to interview…
Money matters
ART HARUNThe outlook is grim I must say.Underscoring the seriousness of the US debt-payment horror is the fact that as of July this year, Apple Inc’s nett operating cash balance of USD 76.4b far…
London riots: how BlackBerry Messenger played a key role
Police looking on Facebook and Twitter for signs of unrest spreading will have missed out – they should have watched BBM (The Guardian) - In October 1985, on the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham…
Inter-faith group says Jais raid an attempt to create religious strife
By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — A non-Muslim inter-faith group said last week’s raid on a church dinner was part of a “systematic and deliberate attempt by many of…
Court blocks expulsions to Malaysia
By Greg Ansley, NZ Herald Australia's High Court has blocked the Government's controversial refugee swap deal with Malaysia for two weeks pending a full-bench hearing of an appeal by asylum seekers…
Australian High Court’s Temporary Injunction
By Lawyers for Liberty Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) is pleased to learn of the extension of the Australian High Court’s temporary injunction of the deportation of 16 asylum seekers under the…
WWF asked to cut ties with corrupt Malaysian loggers
By Bruno Manser Fund The Bruno Manser Fund and the Australian Greens leader, Senator Bob Brown, are calling on the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) to suspend its cooperation with the Malaysian Ta Ann…
PAS goes on soul-searching trip
By Karim Raslan, The Star PAS in the midst of an ambitious push into “Middle Malaysia”. The victory in June, of the party’s progressives – dubbed the Erdogans after the visionary Turkish Premier,…
Is Malaysia increasingly regimented?
By J. Di’ Lovrenciear The world has moved light years ahead since the end of World War II. The nations that were eager and receptive to the notion of liberating its civil society have all migrated to…
That Effing Show #60: The Reds Are Coming!
Do not, for even a minute, think that you are safe. Do not, under any circumstance, presume that everything is as it seems. Why? Because they are all around us. They look like us. They talk like…
Warning of monopoly in aviation amid AirAsia-MAS deal
(Harakah Daily) - Aug 8: PAS's Kuala Selangor member of parliament Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has raised concern over the government’s decision to allow Malaysia Airlines Berhad to embark on a 20 percent…
BN eyeing 25 winnable seats to regain Penang
By Athi Shankar, FMT GEORGE TOWN: Confidence is running high in Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) camp nowadays.
Giving New Meaning to Reverse Takeover
By Masterwordsmith In mid-November last year, Pauline Hanson, the Australian politician noted for her anti-immigration outbursts, has said she is abandoning plans to move to Britain because “it’s…
One step forwards, two steps back (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)
Why can’t the Umno people see this? They need the non-Malays to retain the government. Maybe if they can get 70% of the Malays on their side then they don’t need the non-Malays. But they can’t get…
Despite ‘lazy’ leaders, MCA believes BN can retake Selangor
(The Malaysian Insider) - Conceding today that some MCA leaders in Selangor were “lazy”, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek believed there was still time to put in the work and win back support from voters…
Muslim lawyers warn Jais against sharing probe info
(The Malaysian Insider) - The Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association (MMLA) today backed the Selangor Islamic Religious Department’s (Jais) “legal” church raid last week and cautioned the agency…
Wira Perkasa lodges police report over allegation against Church
(Malaysian Digest) -- Wira Perkasa Malaysia lodged a police report today urging the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation over the allegation that the Methodist church in Damansara Utama…
Upsetting the ecological balance
The Indians and Chinese we have in Malaysia today are descendants of the immigrants of the 1850 to 1920 era. In short, today’s Indians and Chinese are Malaysian-born, which means they are Malaysians…
A Sting job in the air?
SAKMONGKOL AK47 I have another installment of my session with the Oracle to write. But that has to wait because I have been itching to write something on the surprise share swap of MAS shares with…
Khir Toyo ordered to enter defence
(Bernama) - The High Court here today ordered former Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo to enter his defence on the charge of corruption pertaining to the ownership of two lots of land…
Teachers fume over new directive
By S Rutra, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: A directive issued by the Education Ministry in its attempt to improve the quality of the education system has not gone down well with teachers.
How unprincipled and low can you go, Chua Soi Lek, as MCA President?
Lim Kit Siang Any Malaysian given three answers to the question: Who made the allegation that DAP wants to create a “little China” in Malaysia would invariably name Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian…
Defence varsity don makes his choice by joining DAP
(The Star) - Academician Prof Dr Ariffin Omar has joined the DAP, lauding it as a party that fights for all races.
Chinese punishing ‘cocky’ Umno brother
The general economic independence of the Chinese community in Malaysia gives them the luxury of choice - to choose or not to choose Barisan Nasional.(Free Malaysia Today) - All is not well with our…
