What can I do?

Becoming ISA fodder in this dark period is no longer a complicated assignment. By Hakim Joe

Unnecessary deaths in detention

By Alice Nah (The Malaysian Insider) APRIL 24 — Last Sunday, a newspaper in Bangladesh reported on the case of 30-year-old Ikhtiar Uddin, a Bangladeshi migrant worker who died while being held…

Turn off your TV!

TV is a powerful weapon of mass deception. A REPUBLIC OF VIRTUE Azly Rahmanhttp://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2009/04/play-for-penanti.html

Species Chamaeleonidae

By Hakim JoeWill circumstances ever change so much that a much-respected person does a 180-degree turn in terms of his or her beliefs and principles? Is it what one religion calls “born…

KDEB lavished on the Balkis

The vast sums alleged to have been donated to the Balkis in the name of corporate social responsibility (’CSR’) is worth taking a look at, if not just to determine the earning potential of…

Decision on conversion raises questions

By Deborah Loh (The Nut Graph)ON the surface, the cabinet's decision to stop unilateral conversions to Islam by one parent is a welcome resolution. But questions remain as to whether it can be…

Decision shocks syariah lawyers

(The Star) PETALING JAYA: Courts must be allowed to remain free from interference from any party including the Government, said Malaysian Syariah Lawyers Association (PGSM) deputy president Musa…

Why it is time to review the NEP

By P. Gunasegaram (The Star) THE New Economic Policy or NEP was introduced in 1971 in the aftermath of the May 1969 race riots as a policy tool to rectify racial imbalances, which was thought…

Kit Siang slams EC for Penanti delay

(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang today criticised the Election Commission (EC) for postponing the Penanti by-election announcement, asking if its…

True stories from Bolehland 2

By James Chin (The Malaysian Insider) APRIL 23 — Here are some more incredible (but true) stories from the land of make believe, Bolehland. Bolehland is a country far, far away where everything…

Change must begin at the grassroots level

For all our heightened political awareness, our everyday lives have remained largely the same. We read about the changes taking place more than we actually feel or see them.By Brian Yap (The Malaysian…

Let’s also do away with FIC

There are still many conditions and rules on the 30% bumiputra quota requirement that are not only outdated but a hindrance to the further development of the country and a quick recovery from the…

IGP clarifies reports in Malaysiakini

(Bernama) - Allegations posted by Malaysiakini in its website that family members of Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee Agus Salim were being pressured by the police are false, Inspector-General of…

MACC denies Fairus’ claim

(NST) - Former Penang deputy chief minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin broke his silence yesterday, claiming the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had cleared him of corruption.