The Trouble With Malaysians

By batsman Malaysians are not perfect people. They suffer from weaknesses too like the rest of the world. To improve, it is necessary to understand our weaknesses and correct them, otherwise, we will…

Is Jho Low a Trojan horse?

I sometimes wonder whether this is genuine stupidity or whether Jho Low is a Trojan horse who is doing all this very cleverly and intentionally  to accelerate Najib’s downfall. Why allow Najib’s…

The Amanah agenda – Part 2

SAKMONGKOL AK47This is a gathering of concerned citizens. On the stage forming the committee members of Amanah were Kadir Sh Fadzir himself, Daniel Tajem, Subramaniam (a former MIC deputy…

Biometric voting ‘foolproof’

By Farah Naz Karim, NST PUTRAJAYA: The biometric system that the Election Commission proposes to use in the next general election is foolproof, said the National Registration Department.

Wilting SUPP searching for unity within

By Joseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: An ailing and deeply divided Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) has made a desperate call to its party leaders to ‘urgently’ carry out the restructing process in…

Jeffrey warns of creeping xenophobia

 By Queville To, FMT KOTA KINABALU: Umno parliamentarians in Sabah must lead the way in addressing the issue of illegal immigrants in parliament or face the inevitability of a short lived…

The unseen, unknown enemy of Malaysia

By J. D. Lovrenciear Malaysians are at war. No doubt about that. They are battling an unseen and unknown enemy. Until today we are unable to establish this Enemy Number One. And in the meantime the…

Zahid Hamidi’s Obsession for New Toys

 Why are we  even MENTIONING that we only have 10 operational MiGs in service? Wouldn't THIS, in comparison with imprisoning a soft-spoken doctor for communist links, worth more adverse…

Democracy survey in Malaysia

How do Malaysians perceive democracy in Malaysia? Shu Wen Teo, a student at Colby-Sawyer in New Hampshire, United States wants to find out — as do many of us interested in Malaysia at this critical…

The Silat Bullies

For a long-term martial arts practitioner (i.e. a Mahaguru or a Grandmaster) like Omardin Mauju to say what he said- “...cannot guarantee emotions of his people...”, “...taught to act...”; ranks…

DPM hints at early polls

(The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has given the clearest indication yet that the next general election is just a few months away.