No Allah After All for Malaysian Christians
“Allah” may mean “God” everywhere else, but not in Malaysia Imran Imtiaz Shah YacobThe Malaysian cabinet’s decision late last week to reinstitute the cancellation of…
Oral sex law obsolete, says lawyer
(The Sun): The law that makes oral sex a criminal offence is obsolete and should be repealed, some quarters argue. Former Bar Council president Yeo Yang Poh said it is hypocritical for Malaysian…
Companies pessimistic about British economy
LONDON - COMPANIES are more pessimistic now about the British economy than at any other time in the past five years, according to a survey by Lloyds TSB.
Asian shares fall on US recession fears
ASIAN stocks slumped on Monday and the dollar was pinned near a six-week low after a weak US jobs report heightened fears of a recession in the region's top export market.
‘They’re trying to kill me,’ Bhutto told magazine
FORMER Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was featured on Parade magazine's cover on Sunday, 10 days after her assassination, and in the accompanying story she warned that her enemies wanted…
Pakistani army blasts US ‘covert action’ plan
Military dismisses NYT report of plan to give CIA operatives power to strike in PakistanTHE Pakistani military reacted angrily yesterday to reports that US President George W. Bush is considering…
Rationing of cooking oil in Malaysia begins today
MALAYSIA begins rationing cooking oil today with each buyer allowed to purchase only 5kg as the government imposes restrictions to curb a shortage blamed on smuggling and panic-buying triggered by…
The Winds of Change have come to Perak Darul Ridzuan
Salam sejahtera Raja Petra, The trip with Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim to Kuala Kangsar and Lumut on January 4, 2007 was indeed a punishing one. My colleagues and I did not return to Kuala Lumpur until 3…
Sex and The Politician
The mark of a wise leader is how well he or she recognizes and thus avoids such a trap. In not demanding Chua’s immediate resignation, the Prime Minister failed to grasp the threat to the…
Election fever running high in Malaysia
Political parties and police gearing up as electoral body chairman says early polls 'just around the corner' By Carolyn Hong(The Straits Times) - SPECULATION…
Subang Jaya residents lament loss of open space
by Maria J.DassSUBANG JAYA (Jan 6, 2008): Concern over the "loss" of green lung, buffer zones and open spaces was chief among the issues raised by more than 200 residents who attended a…
Important to study draft local plans
by Derek FernandezON Nov 28, notices appeared in several newspapers informing the public that draft local plans for parts of Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya were available for comment and objection. The…
Isu krew kabin wanita tidak dapat sokongan Shahrizat
KUALA LUMPUR 6 Jan. – Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Sistem Penerbangan Malaysia (MASEU) mendesak Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil menyokong usul…
RM 200 & 1000 – The price for Indians
MIC Kedah has offered RM200 for each individual and RM1000 for a car full with passenger.
De-bugging after the ‘bugging’ episode
The first episode of the “Politician having sex scandal in a hotel”, with the person in the widely circulated DVD in North Johor identified himself openly and admitted to the wrong doing…
Kemajuan ummah dunia dan akhirat teras perjuangan Umno?
Dalam heboh Ketua Pembangkang mengumpamakan Timbalan Presiden Umno yang juga TPM Najib Tun Razak sebagai bapa ketam yang mahu mengajar anak berjalan lurus, tiba-tiba kita terbaca dalam akhbar tempatan…
Tandas Pun Kena Yuran!
Semalam saya berpeluang ke sekolah adik saya untuk membayar yuran persekolahannya.
The Destabilization of Pakistan
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto has created conditions which contribute to the ongoing destabilization and fragmentation of Pakistan as a Nation.
EC should implement “caretaker govt” concept
Meeting with Rashid as to how Election Commission proposes to apply the caretaker government concept when Parliament is dissolved to ensure free, fair and clean general election
Samy Vellu’s triple shame in Chennai – apologies from mulitiple personalities warranted
Triple shame for Samy Vellu in Chennai and the multiple apologies which must be made by Samy Vellu, Abdullah, IGP Musa and AG Gani Patail
Malaysian polls ‘around the corner’
Malaysia's election chief has reiterated that nationwide polls are "around the corner" despite speculation the government would hold back due to a host of problems, a report said Sunday…
Malaysian riot police break up rally to protest detention without trial law
(The Associated) - Press Banging batons against their shields, Malaysian police Saturday chased away hundreds of demonstrators who held a candlelight vigil to protest against a decades-old law…
Racial politics then and now
Way back in the 50s and 60s, PMIP (PAS) was viewed with great apprehension by the Chinese community. Their members were not social, often seemed to be aloof and secretive. They could not also get…
Chua Soi Lek faces second “conspiracy of silence”
Chua Soi Lek's faces second "conspiracy of silence" of the MCA leadership over the MCA "blackhand" who had successfully carried out the first conspiracy to end his political…
‘Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA’ candlelight vigil 05th Jan 2008
The Malaysian Independent Watchdog Initiative (MAWI) presents........
FACE TO FACE: Shamsul Amri Baharuddin
About 50 universities in the THES 2007 list of the top 200 don’t use English as their medium of instruction. They use Japanese, Mandarin, Dutch, French, Spanish, German and Russian. In THES 2006…
Chua’s Declaration
Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said a lot of angry words before he left.
Today, it is the word “Allah’, and tomorrow?
(Sin Chew) - The Cabinet’s decision to prohibit the The Herald – The Catholic Weekly- from using the word Allah despite having its publishing permit renewed for this year, is a major step…
SBY to meet Badawi in KL for annual bilateral meeting
(The Jakarta Post) - President Susilo Bambang Yudohyono will meet Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Kuala Lumpur next week to discuss, among other things, recent issues of contention…
Malaysians may end up sleeping in the streets
By Little BirdSee the images of these people sleeping in the streets of Jakarta. If you visit Jakarta you will see hundreds of unemployed Indonesians sleeping just outside the airport. It is a pitiful…
