Kugan’s death: Questions unanswered

By Neville Spykerman (The Malaysian Insider) SHAH ALAM, May 15 — The police have already wrapped up their investigations into the death A. Kugan who died in their custody almost five months ago.…

Grandpa, were you a jerk?

By Batsman This is about change and the need for change. It is a question that most people don’t care a damn about while a few agonize painfully over it even if in a slightly different…

Defining ‘Keling’

By G. Krishnan (Imagine...)I for one am glad the High Court has allowed the use of the word ‘keling’ in the Dewan Kamus. Frankly, I don’t see what the big fuss was all about in the…

Sivakumar files suit against Ganesan

(The Malaysian Insider) IPOH, May 15 — Ousted Perak Speaker V. Sivakumar has filed an injunction to stop Barisan Nasional’s Datuk R. Ganesan from preventing the former from exercising his…

Perak Speaker battle moves to court

(The Edge) PETALING JAYA: With the legal dispute between the two Perak menteris besar still hanging in limbo, the battle for the powerful position of Perak state legislative assembly Speaker will make…

Now it’s Speaker vs Speaker

(The Malaysian Insider) IPOH, May 15 — V. Sivakumar, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) appointed speaker of the Perak state assembly, will file a suit at the Ipoh High Court at 11.30am today against Datuk…

Statesman or madman?

By Kata Tak Nak What does one mean when one says that if there were to be a snap election PR would win so don't have a snap-election but rather a confidence vote in the house?Simple. It means…

We are on the right track

By Putera Satria Sambijantoro, The Jakarta Post Many Indonesians agree that the April 9 legislative election was very chaotic and that the party most responsible is the General Elections Commission…

Najib: We are ready for polls

(NST) BN offers discussions with Pakatan Rakyat on Perak crisis but is ready to face state elections if called. PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak says it depends on what the sultan of Perak decides.