Detention without trial in Malaysia

By Dr Kua Kia Soong  Simon Tisdall's World briefing (14 July) on Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak's violent suppression of last weekend's street demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur was a welcome…

Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #73

Shari’a literally means, “the road to the watering hole,” the right or straight path to be followed. To Muslims, Shari’a refers to the body of Islamic laws that are perceived as being part and…

Dear PM, do you really want a second term?

You, the believers in BN, must come to realise that you are no different from those you think are anti-BN – you and they all want the same things. It is BN that wants you to believe that you and…

Voter’s registration in Kuching, Sarawak

DAP Socialist Youth with collaboration with PAS Youth wing and Angkatan Muda Keadilan will organise a voters registration this Friday at E-Mart at Jalan Matang, Petra Jaya from 7.30pm - 10.00p.m and…

Bersih 2.0 – New York City

To date, more than 30 cities around the globe held a Bersih 2.0 rally on the same day. All these rallies were organized by people like you and me, ordinary people who want to see change for our…

9th of July – an everyday in Malaysia

By eechia First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Prime Minister Najib Razak, Home Minister Hishamuddin  Hussein, IGP Ismail Omar, Deputy IGP Khalid Bakar and KL Police Deputy…

Malaysia Bans Books

Making fun of the government is not allowed (Asia Sentinel) - A Malaysian High Court judge has upheld the banning of books by a popular political cartoonist for the online news site Malaysiakini and…

‘Give me back my land’

By Joseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: A housewife here is demanding that the state government return a piece of land which it had clamped in 1999, under Section 47, purportedly for construction of a…

Inflation – The Real Picture

      By MasterwordsmithIn an interview with journalists in London on Wednesday, Najib said that the central bank would monitor the situation “very very closely”. Some investors were surprised that…

Assange case judges reserve decision

(Agencies) - LONDON:Judges considering the extradition of Julian Assange need to find evidence of “monumental proportions” to excuse the Australian from facing sexual assault allegations in Sweden.…

Yes, minister, you are wrong!

By Dr Hsu Dar RenArticle 18, Part II of the Fourth Geneva Convention  (August 12, 1949) states clearly that: ” Civilian hospitals organized to give care to the wounded and sick, the infirm and…

More than 200,000 at Bersih 2.0

 By Hawkeye And so with all these consideration and using the methodology as stated in one of my earlier posting in the Anti ISA rally here. The conservative estimates are that the total number of …

Bersih – my final thoughts

By Art HarunIn my opinion, the biggest mistake that the government had made in the Bersih issue was to isolate a large section of the society from itself, anger them and convert them into a Bersih…

After July 9th, What Next?

By BowlerIn the post-Bersih 2.0 rally period, the rakyat will tire of the polemics, petty quarrels and nit-picking that hasensued. Far beyond the pain and sacrifices made by our countrymen in that…

3,424-diamond bangle cost RM1.65 mil

By B Nantha Kumar, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: The pair of bangles with 3,424 diamond stones, allegedly owned by Rosmah Mansor, is worth RM1.65 million, according to fine jewellers Jacob & Co.