Showdown at the OTK corral

By Reina THE commentary in yesterday’s Sunday Star probably wanted to make MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat look like John Wayne trying to clean up vermin-infested Dodge City and that he…

Will suitors emerge for Soi Lek?

DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang appeared not the least excited by the notion of Chua joining the Pakatan Rakyat (PR). When contacted, he would rather talk about the appointment of MAS managing director and…

The Palace Coup (Part 2)

By Hakim Joe There is no such thing as either a “good” law or a “bad” law. As with all laws, they are required to be tabled and read in Parliament and it is these…

Harga minyak naik sebagai hadiah merdeka

By AjijoiKerajaan telah mengumumkan kenaikan harga minyak sebentar tadi. RON95 naik dari RM1.75 ke RM1.80 manakala RON97 naik dari RM1.80 ke RM2.05. kenaikan ini berkuatkuasa tengah malam ini.

The cow head Merdeka message

MESSAGE TO THE NATION We, the undersigned civil society organizations are shocked, angered and saddened by the “Cow-Head protest” in Shah Alam last Friday (28 August) against a proposed…

The false Merdeka consciousness

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid, The Malaysian Insider Merdeka celebrations often force me to sulk. The fireworks, the countdowns, the reruns of old Malay war films like "Bukit Kepong" and…

Malays speaking without fear

That is what Umno and the Malay extremists do not get, and what the community as a whole needs to understand. The non-Malays and Malays who challenge Umno are not seeking to reduce the position of the…

The Myth Of A Moderate Malaysia

Canings, cows' heads and ethnoreligious apartheidTaken together, these cases illustrate two issues--both central to the debate about Islam and modernity--that Malaysia is struggling to come to…

Peta Lokasi Berhubung Kuil Seksyen 19

By Khalid SamadMemandangkan persoalan kuil Seksyen 19 yang ingin dipindahkan telah menjadi isu Nasional, saya sertakan di sini peta-peta yang menunjukkan kedudukan lokasi-lokasi yang relevan berhubung…

Kepala Lembu PAS?

By Khalid SamadSaya diberitahu ada pihak yang menyatakan bahawa Ibrahim dan Mahyudin, dua watak utama demo kepala lembu tempohari telah mengaku diri mereka sebagai ahli/penyokong PAS. Oleh itu ada…

Voters Drawing the Line

The surprise was not that Rohaizat Othman successfully hoodwinked UMNO leaders to secure the nomination rather how easily those senior leaders were taken in by this shyster. Now that their candidate…

The Palace Coup (Part 1)

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER By Hakim JoeMany Malaysians may not know this but the Perak Fiasco this year is not the second constitutional crisis that has rocked Malaysia (after the UMNO crisis). In fact,…

Merdeka dari mereka

By Adib Zalkapli (The Malaysian Insider)OGOS 31 — Hari Merdeka tahun ini agak mengejutkan buat saya, kerana saya dipanggil bacul!

Mutual trust comes first

(NST) KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday called for the preservation of harmony and mutual trust among Malaysians.

Mungkinkah Mandamus Penyelesai Masalah?

By Sabahkini.netPEMBEKUAN pendaftaran geran deraf oleh Pengarah Jabatan Tanah dan Ukur (PTU) melalui surat bil. L.S 5322.21(Koyah) Jld. IV/172 DHOHJ/PBB/pbb bertarikh 8 Julai 2009 menyebabkan…

HINDRAF – Candle light vigil

By P.Waythamoorthy, HINDRAF ChairmanThe recent turns of event on Friday, August 28, 2009 in front of the State secretariat building in Selangor with an intention to incite and create racial hatred…