Royal probe a waste of time
To hand an immense problem to a small court, and a secondary, less urgent matter to an important organization seems like an extreme waste of time and risk of reputation. It appears that we have put…
Death at MACC: My CSI findings part VI
Today, I received a call from a friend who was my college mate back in the 80’s. We have not communicated since we graduated in 1988.
Teoh’s death inquest on July 29
It will be held at Shah Alam magistrates court(The Star) - The inquest into the death of Teoh Beng Hock will be held from July 29 till Aug 12.
SJPP; Another PKFZ In The Making
Bravo! 2,738 business applicants have been successful in getting their arses saved by the government.
Say YES to ISA
There is this group of Malays who have launched a campaign called ‘Say YES to ISA’. This is most interesting indeed. I have no problems with such a campaign, as I believe it is the right…
Dr M indicted by his record on NEP
In criticising the material status of Malays, Dr Mahathir is passing judgment on his own record, as the current state of Malaysia is largely the outcome of policies he pursued for 22 years. Although…
Race card played over Teoh’s death shows Umno’s desperation
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid, The Malaysian Insider Umno is not above playing the racial card when it comes to getting what it wants. Take the case of Teoh Beng Hock and the article written by New Straits…
This Country Has Gone Bonkers!
By Khoo Kay PengI am amused and amazed that a new blog, operated by an anonymous, was given a prominent coverage by our newspapers - both online and print. The blog alleges that it was DAP which…
Stop Speculating On Royal Commission – Muhyiddin
(Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called on the people to stop speculating on the setting up of a royal commission to study the mode of investigations applied by the…
Bizarre twist to Teoh case
By Neville Spykerman, The Malaysian Insider The Teoh Beng Hock case took another bizarre twist today when a new anonymous blog accused the dead political aide of being embroiled in a web of…
Of Teoh’s tragic death and 1 Malaysia
Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, The Malaysian InsiderThe announcement of instituting two separate inquiries into the death of Teoh Beng Hock has indeed make a huge mockery of the public outrage, despondency and…
A Royal Commission of Inquiry on Beng Hock’s Death
Civil Society Joint Statement We the undersigned civil society organizations urge upon PM Najib Razak to heed the call of the late Teoh Beng Hock’s family to establish a Royal Commission…
Was Teoh Beng Hock assassinated by the DAP?
A new Blog has emerged called Truth for Teoh Beng Hock which insinuates that the DAP is behind Teoh’s death. It also suggests many other things, all criminal. Invariably, the Umno Blogs and…
No documents for Anwar, next sodomy hearing Sept 2
(Suara Keadilan) - As expected, the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Friday granted the prosecution a stay of an earlier order to hand over key information requested by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, who…
Sodomy II: Prosecution gets a stay
(The Star) - The High Court here has granted a stay against its earlier ruling ordering the prosecution to supply documents to the defence team representing PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his…
Cyber promise or teaser?
By Mohsin Abdullah (Sin Chew Daily)Early this month, I read a report in one of our newspapers on the proceedings of the Dewan Negara. Or was it Dewan Rakyat? Please excuse this old mind of mine. Datuk…
Zaid: Cabinet decision moves reforms back to square one
(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Datuk Zaid Ibrahim attacked the Cabinet for its short-sightedness in handling the death of a DAP political aide, describing it as pushing…
A powerful force called death
By Brian Yap (The Malaysian Insider)JULY 24 — For all the hype about the cultural and political impact of social networking technologies like Facebook and Twitter, the age-old phenomenon of…
Why we need the IPCMC
By P. Gunasegaram (The Star)WELL, a Royal Commission will look into interrogation procedures while the tragic death of young political activist Teoh Beng Hock itself will be investigated by an inquest…
Death at MACC: My CSI Part V
By Dr. RafickI will try to counter some arguments that have been forward for the sake of discussion. I did a quick random survey among the patrons of “Coff and Tea” on the possible causes…
MACC comes up with statistics to defend itself
(NST) PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday came out with figures to deny allegations of bias by the opposition.
Let not Teoh’s death be in vain
By John Lee (The Malaysian Insider)Teoh Beng Hock’s death has struck a chord with Malaysians, of all backgrounds and beliefs. The reason is simple: we understand what his death means. Teoh was…
Let cool heads guide our senses
By Raslan Sharif (The Star)WE ARE in the midst of very troubling times. The untimely death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock has sparked ugly sentiments, provoked unbridled comments and deepened…
Leaders unite to do the honourable thing
By John Teo (NST)I feel at least as much for the police as a force and some earlier purported victims of official brutality because some of the public outcry in the past seemed skewed in favour of…
The epitome of Pak Lah’s legacy of ineptitude
(The Malaysian Insider) As the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) flounders, the legacy of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is already in tatters barely three months into his retirement.
Controlling the media
(The Nut Graph) JUST before Datuk Seri Najib Razak became Malaysia's sixth prime minister on 3 April 2009, I was asked by a Malaysiakini reporter whether I thought there would be further media…
Survey shows young graduates have confidence in Najib
(Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: Young graduates have great confidence in the leadership, capability and performance of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in administering and developing the country.
Najib’s birthday wish
(The Star) PUTRAJAYA: A prosperous and united Malaysia in line with the 1Malaysia concept – that is Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s wish for his 56th birthday.
Caning and Being a Hypocrite
By K. Naidu I refer to the recent caning of the model who drank beer. I am all praises to the authorities for upholding the law. However, I would like to remind the authorities that if they want to…