Swing voters in Kuala Terengganu

Chinese Malaysian voters hold the key I am not convinced that PAS president and former Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang realises the importance of the Chinese Malaysian vote in a…

Thailand ‘bans’ Economist

THIS week's edition of the Economist magazine has been banned in Thailand for articles critical of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, bookstore staff said on Monday, although it was unclear who ordered the…

Kuala Terengganu by-election

Challenges await BN and Pakatan RakyatKuala Terengganu is the only parliamentary seat in the east coast state of Terengganu where the Chinese Malaysian vote actually matters (see tomorrow for Part…

THE MULTILINGUAL MALAYS

I would like to share something that happened about 12 years ago that gave me the spark of an idea for the future of Malaysia. Since that incident I began to imagine how we might circumvent the…

PJ Candelight Vigil

PJ holds the candle vigil for the 9th time… well, 8.5 according to delCapo…. the 0.5 is “specially” dedicated to 091108.

Thoughts on Nationalism

When Karl Marx published Capital, it was already becoming obsolete. Capital was an intense study of the past. Capitalism in the meantime was already starting to grow into monopoly capitalism. The…

The end

by Michael Lewis, Portfolio.com The era that defined Wall Street is finally, officially over. Michael Lewis, who chronicled its excess in Liar’s Poker, returns to his old haunt to figure out…

Are you a Secularist?

By Medisetti Rajesh Please answer these questions for yourself -There are nearly 52 Muslim countries. -Show one Muslim country which provides Haj subsidy except a secular country like…

Najib banking on Pakatan disunity

By B. Suresh Ram, NSTThe Barisan Nasional expects to retain the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat at the Jan 17 by-election despite opposition claims of serious differences within the coalition,…

So, is he going… or staying?

Will he change his mind? No, says his supporters and friends. They say that it is important for Abdullah to be remembered as a man of his word.The Malaysian Insider

Monsoon Cup set to go places

(The Star) - The Terengganu Go­­vern­­­ment and organisers of the Monsoon Cup should bring the event to greater heights, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ah­­mad…

Wrong medicine for a dying patient

Since August 2007, I have been analyzing the various measures adopted by the US FED, the central banks of Europe and the Bank of England. I have also kept track of almost every public statement made…