As much as the furore surrounding the abolishment of the NEP by the new state governments of Selangor and Penang is making headlines, it must be said that the east Malaysian natives remain indifferent…
(Note: This is the English version of the same article that will published soon as part of the compilation of articles by Dr. Farish A. Noor, entitled “Di Balik Malaysia: Dari Majapahit Ke…
They were all smiles at the news conference but there was nothing really friendly about the Wanita Umno executive committee meeting today. Voices were raised, files thrown and barbs exchanged.
By Little BirdNew Information Minister Dato Shabery Chik says that he wants to meet the Bloggers. Well Dato we have met so many times, even before I became a Blogger. Dato tak ingat ke?
My wife and I voted in Subang USJ and we both voted for an Indian man and a Chinese girl. We did not vote for them because they happen to be an Indian man and a Chinese girl. We also did not refuse to…
Dear Dr Chandra Muzaffar,I remember the first time I saw you speaking. I was in my sixth form and you were speaking in a public forum at the Komtar Dome in Penang.
By Neil MacFarquhar, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNEA small controversy over how Harvard practices tolerance has been sparked by two issues relating to Muslim belief - whether the call to prayer should…
It cannot be denied that the BN was rocked to it’s core in the 838 tsunami. Malaysians voted for change. However, to claim that voters voted for a change of Federal Government is, at best, a…
by Sharon Tan, THE EDGEShe was a force to be reckoned with, and shock waves rippled over the country when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi left her out of the newly formed Cabinet.
I still remember just after the cabinet was dissolved, how BN tried to gain its votes by instilling fear to the rakyat reminding them of the May 13 incident. Najib constantly repeated his speech about…
GELANG BESI & MAHKAMAH RAKYAT Kehadiran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah adalah untuk merawat Umno yang dilihat semakin nazak. Beliau menawarkan dirinya kerana Umno sudah terlalu jauh menyimpang dari…
Before my eyes lay the new reality of Malaysia. Race-based politics lay eroded. Voters had rejected that politics in large numbers and crossed racial lines. This change was marked in Penang.By K.…
Can that help opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim lure pro-BN state away from ruling coalition? By Susan Tam, THE ELECTRIC NEW PAPERWHEN he claimed that the Opposition would deny the ruling coalition a…
All independent websites were crashed on the election night. Operators were unsure whether it was a systematic attack or high demand had triggered a shutdown. But the government was hostile to…
Kekalahan pilihan raya ke-12 lebih merupakan indaktor dan bukti nyata mengenai kelemahan dan kehilangan pamor dalam Umno. Belum berlaku dalam sejarah Umno dan BN parti itu kehilangan empat buah negeri…
By Churchill Edward Dr Tiki says he has met PM and DPM to assure them of his loyalty to BNKUCHING: Mas Gading member of parliament Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe yesterday denied that he was defecting to Parti…
Majlis sambutan Maulidur Rasul di Terengganu tahun ini yang tidak dihadiri oleh Istana Terengganu menghantar satu mesej yang cukup ‘kuat’ kepada Idris dan UMNO Terengganu
All the 23 elected assemblymen who backed state Barisan Nasional chief Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh to helm the state for a second term are standing by him despite the delay in his swearing-in.
PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that he has met with Barisan Nasional MPs from Sabah and Sarawak over the issue of crossing over without him needing to go to the two states.
PETALING JAYA: Former Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo says his conscience is clear and he has nothing to fear about SMSes and allegations of corruption.
With Wanita Umno maintaining that the wing is not represented in the new Cabinet, the status of Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said is being questioned.