Malaysia’s Risk-Takers

The government’s promise not to censor the Internet has allowed bloggers more latitude than journalists working in other media. Now, with a leading blogger jailed, that freedom is in…

Teresa Kok unfazed by Utusan attack

By Debra ChongKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 – Seputeh lawmaker Teresa Kok was surprised to learn today that she had been made the target of an assassination in a thinly-veiled plot of a short story…

Paper ‘planting assassination idea’

DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) has accused the Malay newspaper, Utusan Malaysia, of planting the idea of assassinating members of parliament through a story published in Mingguan Malaysia,…

Use the bully pulpit, not the courts

SHOULD politicians sue the media? They could, of course, if they feel aggrieved by what was reported about them. If they want restitution, they should. Like the rest of us citizens, they have their…

Zulkifli denies talks of defection

ZULKIFLI Nordin has denied talks of his defection to Umno. The Parti Keadilan Rakyat member of parliament for Kulim/Bandar Baharu said it was "time to look forward and abide by the people's

I think, therefore I perish

In the case of those who think for society and suggest for the betterment of the largest number of people, in a Utilitarian way, we see out government applying our own Cartesian principal of

Najib: No new Budget

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 - The government will not table a new budget as requested by the opposition although revisions are possible.

Fight for Justice

My name is Wan. I am from Jakarta. I was a student here in Malaysia but I have since graduated. I really, really do respect all of you for what you are doing - RPK, Marina Lee, you…

All The King’s Men…

I wonder what it means for the future of this country that Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, a current UMNO favourite son and most certainly one whom the dizzying heights beckons, has taken the view that

SMS GADIS CUN DARI MONGOLIA

Parlimen wajib mengeluarkan agenda SMS Altantuya ini kerana Raja Petra Kamaruddin kini ditahan di Kamunting dan sedang di bicarakan atas tuduhan membuat hasutan. DARI JELEBUHishamuddin Rais

The Greatness of Oneness

“What! You actually did that?” My friends looked at me with their eyes wide-open when I told them that I dropped by the Kamunting Detention Camp to pass my third…

To RPK: We Are There For You!!!

Dear All MT readers & believers,My parents & I decided to walk the talk instead of being passive all the time. So, we decided to take the journey of a lifetime together to…

My Little Experience

Dear Labisman,This Scrapbook section is a good idea! I was at the Sessions Court yesterday morning. Finally. I was ashamed for not making the effort to support RPK last week so I made…

PM Defends Najib

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi Monday (13 Oct) came to the defence of his deputy Najib Razak, who has come under renewed attacks after being named to take over the top job.