We are the leaders we choose

MUSINGS WITH MARINA MAHATHIR We need skills to select what is correct and feasible. A good leader will learn from a bad decision and not repeat it, nor ignore problems in the hope that they go…

It’s unfair, says Raja Petra’s wife

KUALA LUMPUR: Raja Petra Kamarudin's wife, Marina Lee Abdullah, claimed yesterday that the latest detention order on her husband was to preempt the hearing of his habeas corpus application on an…

Dr M attacks Abdullah-Najib alliance

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 - After Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak met Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad last week, he was hopeful that the sniping from the sidelines against the party leadership would stop.

Pak Lah Desecrating Ramadan

Last week with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim threatening to bring down the administration through coaxing its members to cross over, Abdullah threw a veiled threat of resorting to the ISA to

Kayveas: PPP Will Not Join Pakatan

KUALA LUMPUR: People's Progressive Party (PPP) president Datuk Dr M. Kayveas said, even if the BN government is eventually toppled, PPP will not join Pakatan Rakyat. Instead, he said, the party…

Our graft index remains at 5.1

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Malaysia's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) remains at 5.1 this year, showing no improvement compared to last year, said Transparency International Malaysia…

Is Najib the man for the job?

By Baradan KuppusamySEPT 23 — With a terrific pedigree and a seriously damaged reputation Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was shoved into national politics as a precocious 23…

Opposition momentum slows

By Shannon Teoh KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — The stalemate between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) over the formation of a new government came no closer to a conclusion today, with…

Anwar reassures PAS leaders

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today met up with PAS leaders in an effort to convince them that PAS members of parliament (MPs) would not be marginalised…

Pakatan belum utus surat kepada Agong

Pakatan Rakyat belum mengutus surat kepada Istana Negara bagi menghadap Yang di-Pertuan Agong untuk menyerahkan senarai nama ahli parlimen BN yang menyokong gabungan pembangkang sebelum membentuk…

Race Relations Cannot Be Legislated

Other than Umno's power transition plan and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's plan to topple the govenrment, another current hot topic would be to amend or repeal the Internal Security Act (ISA),…

One of SAPP founder members resign

Datuk Tham Nyip Shen, one of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) founders back in 1994, today officially announced his resignation as party member and Science Advisor to the Chief Minister.

PM denies in talks with PKR

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi denied he had had talks with the Opposition over the transition of power, as reported by a foreign news agency.

Cops grill rapper Namewee

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 - Wee Meng Chee, also known as Namewee, was questioned by police today over the controversial 'Negaraku-ku' rap video he released on youtube last year.

Raja Petra detained for 2 years

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (The Malaysian Insider) — A prominent political blogger was jailed for two years under a strict security law that can keep him in prison indefinitely, a lawyer said…

Endorsement for Abdullah-Najib tag team

SEPT 23 — Nearly all the Umno state chiefs will support the Abdullah Ahmad Badawi-Najib Razak tag team for the top two positions in the party. This decision was reached after a meeting at Seri…