Small things please small minds
Let me say this again. You are no longer the opposition, so please stop thinking and acting like an opposition. You are now the government, so please get down to acting like a government. The voters…
Malay demonstration highlights ethnic tension
By Thomas Fuller, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNEPENANG, Malaysia: Chanting "Long Live the Malays!" several hundred members of Malaysia's largest ethnic group gathered Friday on this…
Pak Lah On Last Leg?
Nazry Bahrawi(TODAYonline):ITS TOP leadership may be projecting a united front following its embarrassing performance at the recent general election, but cracks are already beginning to appear within…
Badawi’s Wall Street Journal article
By Little BirdFolks, this is my take on Abdullah Badawi’s statement that came out in the Wall Street Journal.
Staying cool about NEP
THE STRAITS TIMESAN INTRIGUING element introduced into Malaysian public administration after the election upsets is the question of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and its fate in opposition-controlled…
PM’s Interview With Bernama
Following are extracts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's interview with BERNAMA TV (BTV) commentator Sharkawi Jirim at the prime minister's official residence, Seri…
The Malaysian Economy – What can we do?
Like all things, it is easier to criticise than to perform. This is an occupational disease that afflicts an opposition which is too long in opposition.
NEP poster boy, but now….
In the end, there are critics in Malaysia who believe that while Mr Anwar and his acolytes, such as Mr Khalid, may be willing to give up the form of the NEP, they would ultimately put forth other…
Hak-Hak keistimewaan Orang Melayu
Aku rasa marah bila pemimpin veteran UMNO baru-baru keluarkan kenyataan Melayu yang pangkah DAP tiada semangat kebangsaan.
Crisis brewing
In Perlis: Ruler ignores PM's endorsement of incumbent to appoint new menteri besarBy Hazlin Hassan, THE STRAITS TIMESA POLITICAL crisis was brewing yesterday in another Malaysian state, one…
Mukhriz under fire over ‘quit’ call to PM
Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir may face action from Umno’s supreme councilPUTRAJAYA: Senior Umno leaders stood behind the prime minister yesterday, slamming Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir's call for Datuk…
Crisis averted
In Perak: DAP, PAS and PKR sign accord agreeing to Sultan's chosen menteri besarTHE squabble within the opposition coalition in Perak looks set to end, with the three parties signing an accord…
Malaysia’s opposition emerges reborn
By TION KWASINGAPORE — In Malaysia's recent elections, opposition parties managed their strongest showing since the country gained its independence from Britain in 1957, cutting the…
Protests in two states over moves to scrap NEP
By Chow Kum Hor, THE STRAITS TIMESMALAYSIA yesterday witnessed the first public protests against moves to scrap the New Economic Policy (NEP) in the two opposition-ruled states where it is threatened.…
Pemimpin UMNO Penang macam kera – Khairi Jamaludin
Demonstrasi jalanan bukan budaya kitaPara pendemo jalanan umpama keraIngat tak siapa yang kata
Umno leader questions NEP
A SENIOR Umno leader has come out to say that it might be time to scrap the New Economic Policy (NEP), the first Malay leader from the ruling coalition to say so.
Umno comes under fire from Malays
Malaysian dailies say Malay voters turned off by politicians' greed for powerTHE STRAITS TIMES
Be careful with statements, Pak Lah tells Opposition
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants Opposition parties to be more responsible when making statements in order not to jeopardise racial harmony.
‘Keep all mega projects’
PENANG: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng found an unlikely ally in his political foe Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon when both leaders urged the Federal Government not to scrap all major projects in the state.
Did you see God’s invisible hands in the General Elections? I did
This victory is not due to Anwar Ibrahim alone, or the cooperations of Barisan Rakyat, or bloggers.
Anwar: I’ll make sure plight of Malays not ignored
PENANG: PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that, being a Penangite, he will not allow the DAP-led state government to ignore the plight of Penang Malays.
Debaran Menanti Kabinet Baru Abdullah Badawi
Perlu diingat Abdullah adalah Presiden BN dan bukan hanya Presidedn Umno sahaja. Dalam bahasa terus terang mereka juga mahukan Abdullah berundur.ANTARA KITAOleh Mohd Sayuti Omar
Shahidan believes Radzi and Azmi behind it
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim suspects two senior Umno members may be responsible for him not being appointed Perlis Mentri Besar.
DAP wants local government elections revived
T.K. Letchumy Tamboo PETALING JAYA (March 14, 2008): The KL Federal Territory DAP will launch a signature campaign calling for the revival of local government elections in Malaysia.
Selangor PAS met Khir Toyo to defuse situation
Husna Yusop SHAH ALAM (March 14, 2008): Selangor PAS today admitted to having a meeting with former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo on Sunday (March 9).
Guan Eng: We will listen
PENANG (March 14, 2008): The Penang government is always open and will listen to any views by any dissenting groups but if they insist on holding demonstrations, it is their right to do so as long as…
Guan Eng: Penang Umno leaders cutting their nose to spite their face
Opalyn Mok PENANG (March 14, 2008): Penang Umno leaders' proposal to the federal government to withdraw funding for all mega-projects in Penang is tantamount to cutting their nose to spite their…
THE MUKHRIZ LETTER: PM leaves it to Umno Youth to act against Mukhriz
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has left it to Umno Youth to take action against Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, who is an executive committee member of the movement, for asking him to step down as the…
Letter Of Appointment For Perlis MB Handed To Shahidan, Says Abdullah
PUTRAJAYA, March 14 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Friday he handed to Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim the letter enabling his appointment as the menteri besar of Perlis…
