MACC’s war against Pakatan Rakyat

All 5 MACC advisory panels should convene emergency meetings to halt the MACC abuses of power in declaring war against Pakatan Rakyat instead of declaring war against corruption or they should resign…

What to avoid in Permatang Pasir

The danger of a near miss is that it makes you overconfident. Hence in his rousing speech when announcing the BN candidate for Permatang Pasir, DPM Muhyiddin said he was congratulated for a near win…

Just who is a traitor?

(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Ground reports cobbled together by Umno suggest that the Malay political party is facing a crisis of sorts: a sizeable number of Malays no longer…

Lambs under the throne — Aliran

AUG 16 — Many believe judges are the natural protectors of liberty. Tommy Thomas debunks this myth, pointing to the Griffith thesis: judges will lend their support to government measures to…

A coward to the core

By Thomas Lee Gerakan president and ex-Penang C‪hief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said in Alor Star (note: not in Penang, but in Alor Star) last Friday 14 August 2009 that the Penang Barisan…

In the grip of growing pains

By Wong Chun Wai (The Star)The government’s coffers – money that belongs to the people – should not be treated as ATM machines by businessmen, some of whom masquerade as politicians.…

Politicians must accept changes

By Wong Chun Wai (The Star)Malaysians, be they political leaders, bloggers or writers, cannot be irresponsible and make inflammatory remarks on race and religion without a care about their…

The fate of 3 helpful witnesses

By Lee Wee TakMy friend recently got in a cab in KLIA and had the misfortune to catch a 70 year old cabbie in a foul mood. What he told my friend that got to me can be unprintable but he did mention a…

The bride wore black

(The Malaysian Insider) ALOR GAJAH, Aug 15 – The cheeks of the young children were stained with chocolate as they munched on Pocky chocolate-coated sticks while weaving in and out of the many…

Between appearances and substance

If we believe in God then we would believe that God created us. And would God play games with us by creating us of different faiths so that we may kill one another?NO HOLDS BARREDRaja Petra Kamarudin…