Poor take-up for 1 Malaysia fund blamed on wary investors
By Lee Wei Lian, The Malaysian Insider The undersubscription of the RM10 billion government-backed Amanah Saham 1Malaysia unit trust fund is likely due to the sheer volume of units available and…
Utusan Melayu or Ugutan Melayu?
Is Utusan Melayu a threat to the advancement of the Malays? Is it still a popular tabloid that now uses threatening means to maintain readership? Or is it merely a continuation of a cultural…
The Dumbing Down of Malaysia
It would seem that a reasoned analysis of Malaysia cannot be made without some comparison with Singapore. Like it or not, Singapore’s history and future are very much linked with those of Malaysia.…
RYReps: Gandhi’s Wisdoms For Malaysian
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A response to Ridhuan Tee: All Malaysians have special rights
Sometime ago I wrote this piece below which I think is relevant to as a response to Dr. Ridhuan Tee Abdullah's insistence that the "Malay-Muslim" group has a natural dominance over others.A REPUBLIC…
Struggle for ethnic unity in Malaya after WWII (Pt 1)
British duplicity and collusion of the Malay elite contributed to keeping the various communities apart and made the struggle for a united nation state post-Malayan Union a distant dream.
Looking east – to Sabah and Sarawak
By Sim Kwang YangThe running joke going the round in Sabah and Sarawak for decades has been that you hear about these two East Malaysian states only during the daily weather report following prime…
DAY 3 – 26 MARCH 2003 (Part 3)
Anwar had to explain what he did six years before that, over a period of 90 days. And though it was not Anwar’s task to prove where he was but the prosecution’s task to do so, Anwar still managed to…
DAP puzzled over Selangor police chief’s statements
Written by Melody Song, The EdgeThe DAP leadership has responded with scathing remarks against Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar who said calls for a halt into an investigation of Penang…
Kelantan prepared to amend constitution to allow for non-Malay Muslim MB
(Bernama) - The Kelantan PAS government is prepared to amend the state constitution to enable a non-Malay Muslim to become mentri besar.
Sleeping together now
Kalimullah and RPK? Kali the source of moolah for Raja Petra Kamarudin to operate comfortably from a Bayswater apartment (pic, source Utusan/the Star*) London? I've heard whispers but didn't think…
MACC Needs An Instruction from PI Bala?
Khoo Kay PengThis is probably one of the funniest pre-new year jokes I have ever heard. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) is seeking a formal request from private investigator P.…
MiG-29
Dr Mahathir MohamadSaya dengar pesawat pejuang MiG-29 Tentera Udara Di-Raja Malaysia sudah tidak dapat digunakan lagi. Jika saya tidak silap umur pesawat ini kurang daripada 20 tahun.
MACC wants PI Bala to write formally
By G. Manimaran, The Malaysian Insider The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) is seeking a formal request from private investigator P. Balasubramaniam to enable the graft busters to probe…
Indelible ink mystery still unsolved
By Suganya Lingan, Free Malaysia TodayFor 21 months, Malaysians for Free and Fair Election (Mafrel) has waited for the Election Commission (SPR) to provide evidence supporting its decision against…
An open reply to Dr Mohd Ridhuan Tee Abdullah
Art HarunDear Doctor,I refer to your article "Accused as criminals better than being evil."
Transcultural musings on Christmas eve
How do we evolve - from man to metaphysical beings? How do we evolve - as the Malays would say - from manusia to insan to insanul Kamil? So that the larger Inner world harmonises with the smaller one…
Pakatan MPs slam don over racial formula
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders lashed out today at prominent Utusan Malaysia columnist Dr Ridhuan Tee Abdullah for suggesting that Malay-Muslims have…
Enhancing the Role of Private Sector in Education – Part 5 of 6
There is a great pent-up demand for a school system other than what is being offered today by our national schools with its hide-bound culture and outmoded curriculum. We see this in the backlog of…
Wee, why work for free?
I refer to the news item "MCA rebel leader decries character assassination" (published in malaysiakini Dec 26). I think Wee Ka Siong's clarification only raised more questions than it answers. While…
School is so near and yet so far
I’VE been living in the Kasawari area of Bandar Puchong Jaya since 2003. SJK (C) Ladang Harcroft started construction around 2006 and was completed about a year later. The school, in Jalan Kasawari…
Richard Dawkins on the Big Debate 1 of 6
Jonathan Dimbleby and a panel of experts come together to debate the controversial subject of religion in Britain's schools.
Mkini: Shared dilemma for BN and Pakatan
This country is at a crossroads. This is a crossroads which we cannot afford to pause for too long to decide which path to take. In the recent weeks, we have seen both coalitions, Barisan Nasional and…
Gambar : Demo Penyokong PAS? Selangor..
SHAH ALAM, Dis 27 — Khabar angin berhubung pesanan SMS yang disebarkan sejak kelmarin terjawab pagi tadi apabila sebuah kumpulan yang menggelar diri mereka sebagai Gerakan Penyokong dan Pengundi PAS…
What can be done to curb Missing Children issue?
When will the last case of missing and brutally murdered children be? What are the measures taken by the government, the society and parents to curb them? The recent murder of a girl whose half-naked…
Thanks, Tee, for drawing votes for Pakatan
I wish to thank Utusan Malaysia columnist Dr Ridhuan Tee Abdullah for being so clever to suggest that Malay-Muslims have more rights because they form the majority in Malaysia. His articulate…
Teknik untuk mengalihkan isu
Di dalam politik, teknik untuk “mengalihkan isu” adalah penting untuk memastikan seseorang pemimpin atau ahli politik terus bertahan. Hari ini isu yang hebat diperkatakan adalah mengenai kes…
Power Supply in Sabah
This subject has been given wide media coverage for many years. Insufficient power supply is a bane on our lives, not to mention on the effects it has on our economic development. The other basic…
Zimbawe, Tale of a Failed State
By Kenny GanRhodesia was a British colony in Southern Africa until Ian Smith unilaterally declared independence from Britain in 1965 and ruled as its first Prime Minister heading a white minority…