Bye Bye 916?

50 BN backbenchers began their study trip to Taiwan yesterday. But due to the sensitivity of its timing, the trip has since aroused plenty of talks among Malaysians at a time when opposition leader…

BN leaders speak their minds

By Adib Zalkapli and Shannon TeohKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 What is normally a cautious and guarded meeting became a tense and frank forum today as component leaders of Barisan Nasional arrived at the…

The Malaysian Dilemma

For too long the Malays have been at a loss as to why we are still branded as weak, and still need further support. Malays are not weak; neither are we waiting for government intervention to improve…

Mahathir mulls return

(The Straits Times) FORMER Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is considering rejoining Malaysia's ruling party, less than four months after he quit amid a feud with his successor, Mr

Mad cow disease in Penang

The look on their faces when they go berserk is something you have to personally see to appreciate. It is indeed a most ugly sight that words can never describe. The fact that most of these people are…

One people, one destiny

I was reading the Proclamation of Independence again recently. It struck me how the proclamation starts with not only with the utterance “In the name of God, the Compassionate, the…

Replying ANTI ANTI Hadeeth

By An Observer Dear Anti Anti Hadeeth, Firstly you are NOT a woman. You are lying. You are Abdul Rahman aka Cabearth aka Tulang Besi. You are the owner of the website ANTI ANTI…

Time for Gerakan to regain credibility

The Malaysian Insider By actively campaigning together with Umno in the by-election, it has shot itself in its foot and further alienated its traditional support base, the older generation of…

Do not lose faith in democracy

The following is a letter from a concerned reader (of The Malaysian Insider) in response to the events of the past few days and came with the heading -Mit brennender Sorge- (German for "With…

A Lesson That Ahmad Taught Me

A veteran journalist once shared his work experience with me. He has an interesting interpretation of our role as journalists. "We are like a story teller, we report truthfully of what we have…

Malaysia’s Broken House

Would the Malaysian Chinese Association, the main Chinese component party withdraw from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition headed by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi? Should MCA withdraw from…