Raja Aziz Addruse

He was without a doubt a tenacious and learned lawyer, and a great believer in the sanctity of the Rule of Law. He was my first boss and I was with him for the first four years of my working life. He…

The Amanah gambit and Mustapha Ong

UPPERCAISEToday, we have a different political and social scenario. UMNO-BN are still in total denial of what the majority of the people wanted across the political divides… Anwar is in a political…

Jaguh Reban

By batsman The Jaguh Reban is back. Advertisements on Bapa Transformasi milking Tun Razak’s name has been shamelessly ramped up to coincide with his triumphant return. The shamelessness and cockiness…

Happy birthday Mr PM

Najib turns 58 today and as far as the rakyat are concerned, they can only pray that he is bestowed with wisdom in leading a nation as diverse and challenging as Malaysia.The ‘green light’ from Najib…

Stagflation – Beware!

 By Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam The latest release of data by the Statistics Department raises alarm bells of possible stagflation ahead.

MoCS march: A test of faith and fortitude

 By Mariam Mokhtar, FMT An insecure government which feels threatened by calls for democratic reform and proper governance will, for political gain, find a religious or racial issue to attempt…

Jaundiced Justice!

By Martin JallehIn the midst of a packed courtroom of members and supporters of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) many of whom wore red T-shirts, the Kuala Lumpur High Court of Justice Su Geok…

French lawyer to be deported tonight

By Stephanie Sta Maria and Tashny Sukumaran, FMT PETALING JAYA: Prominent French human rights lawyer William Bourdon will be deported tonight after being detained for more than four hours by…

MB’s aide explains why Umno is crass

 By Patrick Lee, FMT PETALING JAYA: The Selangor Menteri Besar’s office today launched a blistering attack against Umno members objecting to a plan to build hostels for foreign workers.

Ex-Umno minister implies elections not fair

By Syed Jeymal Zahiid, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: In an unprecedented move, a former Umno minister implicitly stated that the electoral process here is not free and fair, and that Bersih 2.0′s demands are…