The politics of decency

By Wong Chin Huat The Nut GraphLET'S get something straight. What has happened to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)'s Selangor state assemblyperson for Bukit Lanjan, Elizabeth Wong, is nothing…

Sex, privacy and newspapers

Comment by P.GUNASEGARAM (The Star)IN THE eighties, a Malaysian beauty queen had nude pictures of her taken by her boyfriend. In that instance, presumably after the relationship soured and in a fit of…

Coming into his own

Exclusive with Khairy Jamaluddin By Jacqueline Ann Surin and Shanon Shah, The Nut Graph ONCE it was clear that Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would exit as both prime minister and Umno president in…

The Bukit Lanjan contest outlook

In the 2008 general election, Wong, a human rights activist and environmentalist, had contested for the first time. She polled 12,125 votes against incumbent assemblyperson, former Gerakan's…

Anwar wants Wong to reconsider quit decision

By Adib Zalkapli, The Malaysian Insider Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today asked embattled Selangor state executive councillor Elizabeth Wong to rethink her decision to quit following…

By quitting, Wong may give Pakatan a boost

“Some of us actually cried,” the person said, adding the general consensus was that although everyone stood by Wong and agreed she is the victim of a cunning blackmail, but they also felt…

What I want you to do

By R. Shan (Human Being) Here you have a good list of things that each individual can contribute in their own ways for a permanent social revolution against UMNO for its banality and mercenary…

HINDRAF – An open letter

HINDRAF has always been apolitical in its stand and shall only support a candidate who is qualified to serve the public irrespective of his background and his ethnicity as long as that candidate is…

Tearful Wong quits over nude pix

By Neville Spykerman , The Malaysian Insider Selangor executive councillor and Bukit Lanjan assemblywoman Elizabeth Wong broke down in tears as she announced her resignation from both posts today…

Proposed Economic Stimulus

Looking at the current global turmoil position, it is hard and also not justified for the Government to spend in big sum to stimulate domestic economy. The problem simply lies in the fact that we…

Media Notice

The case of Yang Amat Berhormat Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ir. Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin Vs Dato' Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir (MK 25-25-09) is coming up for…

Many SMIs may have to close shop

(The Sun) : About 1.35 million small and medium industries (SMIs) in the country will face an operational crisis due to dwindling revenue if the government does not raise domestic consumption in the…