Compromising times for the DAP?

The party leadership is also grappling with the issue of accepting royal awards and titles as it has generally been DAP policy not to accept these.SHARANJIT SINGH, NEW STRAITS TIMES

2008 polls the best ever, says panel chief

(NST) KUCHING: The recent general election had the least number of problems and it was conducted in a smooth and transparent manner, Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman…

Lim: Why donate to Bakti?

By : S. Arulldas , NST BUTTERWORTH: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has questioned the rationale behind Pertubuhan Bunga Tanjung (PBT) donating a major portion of its funds to the Association of…

Koh’s wife: Bunga Tanjung was an NGO

(The Star) BUTTERWORTH: Persatuan Bunga Tanjung (PBT) was not surrendered to the present state government because it was a non-governmental organisation meant only for the wives of Barisan Nasional…

Dewan Rakyat: RM790,000 spent on jets

(NST) THE government spent RM792,325.20 for the use of executive jets by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Razak between Feb 24 and March 7.

No open tender for every project, says PM

by Kevin Tan, The Edge Daily KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government cannot implement open tender system for every project as it also has to consider the circumstances of local companies that may not…

Race to free the media

By Wong Chin Huat @ sun2surf IF there is one single law that should bear the responsibility for Barisan Nasional’s (BN) electoral setback on March 8, it is the Printing Presses and Publications…

A Broken Record

How do we begin to measure the pain so many of us have felt at being told that we had a lesser right to be Malaysian than others.

No Place For Racism

By TAN POH KHENG, Sin Chew DailyLast month, some rare political phenomena surfaced. The speeches of some politicians are controversial that got people excited. These politicians are not the Pakatan…

A Bankrupt Supremacy

By TAY TIAN YAN, Sin Chew DailyMalay Supremacy? Oh please, even the dinosaur is extinct, how come some people are still playing with this issue?