Ku li: ‘I was battered by BTN’

 By Adib Zalkapli, The Malaysian InsiderOne of Umno’s most respected leaders,Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, has come out to back the closure of the Biro Tata Negara (BTN), saying he was a victim of its…

In this age of YouTube, liars beware!

Remember Penang state opposition leader from UMNO, Azhar Ibrahim? Remember how he denied showing his buttocks to others during a debate in the recent state legislative assembly sitting?By Romerz

Real Property Gain Tax: Flip-Flop Flux

On 1st of April 2007, without any prank intended, the former Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced the full exemption of the sliding 30% to 5% of the Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT) rate. The…

Tajudin ordered to pay RM589m

By Ellina Badri, The EdgeFormer MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BHD (MAS) chairman Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli has been ordered by the High Court here to settle a total of RM589.14 million plus interest to…

The race face changing

This past week, we have seen what was previously unimaginable: a Minister in the Cabinet calling former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad a “bloody racist,” and denouncing ketuanan Melayu as…

Interview with Pete Teo

He's the man behind 15malaysia, the socio-political short film project that has garnered attention from across the globe. The singer-songwriter turned actor and producer spoke to MSN about the…

Dakwa libel, Zaid saman Kadir Jasin

(The Malaysian Insider) - Bekas Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Zaid Ibrahim menyaman Ketua Pengarang Berita Publishing Datuk A. Kadir Jasin kerana menyiarkan artikel yang didakwa bersifat…

Splitting what is already split

 So we can safely assume that the first Caliph was assassinated. And so were the second Caliph, Omar, and the third Caliph, Osman, and finally the last Caliph, Ali. All four were assassinated. All…

Remembering Muhammad Asad

On Dec 13, renowned Swiss-born Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan will be in Kuala Lumpur to deliver a lecture in tribute to the late Muhammad Asad, whose translation and commentary of the Quran, ‘The…

Dr M a ‘bloody racist,’ says Nazri

 (Free Malaysia Today) - A cabinet minister has called former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad a “bloody racist” and chided the Umno-owned newspaper Utusan Malaysia for its “denial sydrome.”

The Murder that Won’t Go Away

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib again ducks questions over the death of a Mongolian translatorAccording to Alexa.net, as many as 1,700 sites are linked to Malaysia Today, whose own uniques run to as…

Thanks to Ahmad Said’s family

What a great spirit! Without any political pressure, a fine man wanted to retire for the sake of his beloved family. Everyone, please applaud him.By TAY TIAN YAN/ Translated by SOONG PHUI JEE/ Sin…

PEPSI DAN COKE – ADIDAS DAN PUMA

Sistem dua parti atau dua ratus buah parti ini tidak memiliki apa-apa makna yang hakiki jika kita masih lagi dalam sistem ekonomi yang berimankan keuntungan maksima. Apa yang wajib kita sokong bukan…

Did he jump or was he pushed?

Ahmad Said denies leaving because of threats from certain quarters. And I am shocked by his statement “Teoh Beng Hock’s case is nothing. It is a very small case. We have handled much bigger cases.’’By…

Will KL step up to the plate?

But owing to complacency and a lack of political will to address the issues, the problems were allowed to fester and grow so much so that today, as National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) board…