The 56 billion ringgit question

Firstly - Malaysia is a net exporter of crude oil. So the government did NOT subsidize our petrol. The RM56 billion 'subsidy' per year is the extra amount that the government would have…

Datuk! Datuk!

Nowadays everyone can claim to know a Datuk or two; not so much as for their good deeds and contribution to society but for their notoriety, mischief and infamy.

Bukan Rakyat Penyebab Perpecahan

BANYAK juga pembahas blog ini yang merungut bahawa di saat-saat negara memerlukan perpaduan dan persepakatan minda dan perancangan untuk menangani berbagai masalah, kita sebaliknya berpecah-belah.

Ezam Kembali Bersama Katak-Kataknya?

Ezam Mohd Noor berdiri di pentas di Kampung Kedai Piah tidak sampai 100 hari yang lalu dan menjerit-jerit dihadapan lebih kurang 300 orang mengupas hujah-hujahnya tentang bertapa buruknya UMNO dan…

The smokescreen of Malay unity

This time around, however, while the Malays more or less maintained their 50:50 status, more than half the Chinese voters and more than 80% the Indian voters swung over to Pakatan Rakyat. And this was…

The paradox of Muslim weakness

Of course, neither religious obscurantism nor a lack of self-criticism is a Muslim monopoly. India has its Hindu fundamentalists who riot against Muslims; America its Christians waging war…

Voice

While in the police station, my friend gave her statement. When she mention it was a Malay, the IO slam the table and question her how sure she was that is was a Malay and not an Indonesian?By Lumiere…

Rembau election petition struck out

By SARBAN SINGH, The Star SEREMBAN: The High Court here has struck out an election petition challenging the outcome of the Rembau parliamentary seat won by Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin…

The Mahathirs: Time To Go

During his father's time people like him would have been sacked in double quick time from the party without any hesitation or show cause from the party leaders.

Looking beyond the white blouse

MUSING BY MARINA MAHATHIR, THE STARThere are many different ways of thinking about the same thing, and if we insist that our way is best, we need to defend it with sound arguments.

Hadiah untuk Sabah

Sekalipun Sabah dan Sarawak sudah membantu kemenangan BN, tetapi timbul pula gempar MP dari negeri itu menimbang untuk bersama Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim membentuk kerajaan alternatif menggantikan…