Generation 709: Our beliefs and purposes
By Lee Khai Loon (Convener of Generation 709)709 is the collective memory of people of all races united in making history in Malaysia. Generation 709 is a platform of youth concerned with politics,…
IS BN BEHAVING LIKE OCCUPATION ARMY??? PICTORIAL COMPARISON!!!
Picture source: End of Empire by Brian Lapping, ISBN 0-246-11969-1, Refer to page 333 Take a long good look at the image above; the subtitle in the top right corner reads: ‘Disperse or we shoot’,…
A note from the 9th
What kind of a government shoots tear gas at unarmed citizens, sitting on the ground, asking for peace? By Katrina
Tales from a Not So Action-Packed BERSIH 2.0
With all that was happening back home in Malaysia, how could we not stand in solidarity with our fellow Malaysians whom we knew would be facing arrests, water cannons, tear gas, and possibly even…
Rais awarded RM400,000 in blogger suit
By M Mageswari, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim has been awarded RM300,000 in his defamation suit against blogger Amizudin Ahmat for…
DCNS, Boustead get RM10b contract?
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: Controversial companies, French DCNS and Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS), are said to have received a contract to build patrol vessels worth RM10…
No more street rallies, warns Muhyiddin
(The Malaysian Insider) - With Putrajaya still reeling from the July 9 Bersih rally, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today warned Pakatan Rakyat (PR) that the government will brook no further street…
Economy still determines outcome of GE, say Pakatan, BN
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The next general election will still be won or lost on the economy as both Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Nasional (BN)…
Social Media Plays Major Role in Motivating Malaysian Protesters
Social media such as Facebook and Twitter have played a major role in motivating some of the demonstrators in the run-up to the rally, which went ahead despite a police ban and lockdown imposed on…
Malaysian PM Najib meets Pope
(Channel News Asia) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak's visit to the Vatican was planned before street protests rocked the Malaysian capital two weekends ago.
Jews trying to interfere, Malaysian newspaper warns
Gov't backed newspaper: "The Jews will find ways to destroy our prosperity and well-being."(The Jerusalem Post) - The Malaysian government-backed newspaper said in an editorial that foreign Jewish…
No kidding, it is actually called the ‘Ibrahim Ali Award’!
Five thousand ringgit: That is the amount Ibrahim Ali is offering. Any takers?(Harakah Daily) - Heaven and earth may be closer than Ibrahim Ali and ivory tower, but that did not stop UiTM to name…
Ahmad Sarbani’s death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 6)
Sheikh Niza had to do what was necessary to pin this rap on Ahmad Sarbaini. There was no turning back now. They had already committed themselves and so they had to make this ‘Malaysian Book of…
Let RTM show Bersih crowd violence, Rais tells cops
By The Malaysian Insider BANTING, July 18 — Datuk Seri Rais Yatim today offered for Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) to broadcast police recordings of unruly crowd behaviour captured during the July…
Tidak pernah saya rasa begitu benci pada kerajaan
(Gambar: Pak Samad menurunkan tandatangan pada baju seorang anak muda yang hadir pada malam itu.) Beliau menyatakan demikian ketika berucap dalam Majlis Pelancaran Yellow Saturday di Markaz Tarbiyah…
DAP downplays Pakatan split rumours
By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang today shrugged off talk that his party may split from Pakatan Rakyat (PR) due to recurring conflicts with…
ICs to foreigners: Ex CM asked to explain
By Queville To, FMT KOTA KINABALU: The blame game for the massive illegal immigrants in Sabah is now at the feet of former chief minister Harris Salleh.
Arrested in hotel room for wearing Bersih t-shirts
By G Vinod, FMTKUALA LUMPUR: In a blatant invasion of privacy, the police arrested four people on holiday in Cameron Highlands by entering their hotel room at 1am on Sunday. The reason for the…
Many Will Drop Out But Many More Still Will Join
By batsman Although RPK has a somewhat cynical opinion of politicians, not all politicians are cads or opportunists. The political struggle is a complex one and people need to understand some basics.…
PAS: MCA, Gerakan approved nightspot ban in 1997
(The Malaysian Insider) - PAS today called MCA and Gerakan hypocrites for criticising the Kedah ban on entertainment outlets, pointing out that the two parties had approved the law when it was…
Gerakan man tells Umno: Govern like PAS
The Islamic party can teach Putrajaya a thing or two about good governance, says Baljit Singh. (Free Malaysia Today) - A Gerakan leader today praised the Kedah government for cancelling its blanket…
Firm loses appeal against Barisan
By Lisa Goh, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: Merchandise supplier Elegant Advisory Sdn Bhd received another setback Monday in its RM218mil suit against Barisan Nasional over non-payment for the supply of…
Minister not sure when TBH RCI report will be released
By Melissa Chi, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said today he was not sure when the Royal Commission of…
PSM petition campaign to secure release of EO6
By Athi SHankar, FMTGEORGE TOWN: A group of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) local leaders, members and supporters held an hour long petition campaign here on Sunday evening to secure the release of…
Bersih an opportunity for Jews to infiltrate country, says Utusan
By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — Utusan Malaysia said today that street demonstrations could open the door to Jews and Israel to interfere in the country’s affairs.
Kit Siang: Teoh’s ghost will linger after release of RCI report
By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — DAP’s Lim Kit Siang today lauded the Cabinet’s decision to make public the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s (RCI) findings on Teoh Beng…
Open Letter to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
By Martin Jalleh Dear Holy Father, I am a Catholic, writing from my blessed and beloved country, Malaysia, a land of poignant diversity, pitiful contradictions, pathetic leadership and plentiful…
PAS is Trying Hard
By batsman The recent storm in a tea cup in Kedah shows that things will not always go smoothly for the PR coalition. The last thing needed is for shallow politicians to threaten a breakup whenever…
Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #73
M. Bakri MusaIslam is fortunate in that right from the very beginning it has a tradition of revival and reform.
