Najib defends Bumi policy

MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday defended the need to maintain a decades-old affirmative action programme for ethnic Malays, who make up about 60 per cent of Malaysia's 28 million…

Ulasan Ucapan Najib

Fahami Dua Mesej Tersirat NajibMohd Sayuti OmarPRESIDEN Umno, Mohd Najib Tun Razak baru saja selesai menyampaikan ucapan dasar sulungnya di perhimpunan agung Umno ke-60. Najib mengambil masa selama 1…

Insulting Sabahans,The PKR Way

Hantu LautWhen a Sabahan says "Kalau kau, boleh bah!", he means you are not trusted. As a Sabahan you know you are fucked, your friend was just being superficially polite. Unfortunately, the…

Getting Umno to bounce back

Najib told the assembly that if the situation was not addressed, Umno, which had maintained a monopoly on power for more than 50 years, would become weak and impotent. Honeymah Dylyani, Malaysian…

A rebranded Umno emerging

After being dominant for more than five decades, Umno suddenly realised that t it could lose it all if it does not take the corrective measures to win back the trust of not just the voters but also…

A re-start for UMNO

Other than the constitutional amendments, I'm more concerned about the emphasis of Najib on the change of UMNO to a political party looking after the interests of all Malaysians, and not only the…

The Malay dilemma of special rights

By Zubaidah Abu Bakar, NSTHAS the time come for the Malays to stop dwelling on their constitutional special position? Should the community instead channel its energy and focus on becoming…

Tee Keat- fight one last round

By Loka VacanaIn the event of any war, there will be those that will suffer the agony of defeat and those who basked in the glory of success. In between them there will be those who will reap the…

Corruption blocks growth

(NST) - PETALING JAYA: As diverse as Malaysian youths are, they agree that corruption holds back national progress.

Malay matrix awaits its messiah

Azly Rahmanhttp://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2009/10/essays-on-malays.html How will race-based political parties dissipate through the sands of time, dragged into the abyss by the…

Mamak Azeez … Pembohong Bersiri!!

By Anak Sungai DerhakaSewaktu duduk di Markaz Induk PRK Bagan Pinang, menunggu waktu sementara sidang media harian PRK Bagan Pinang bermula, tiba-tiba muncul seorang sahabat lama.

Crunch time for MCA central committee

Written by Sharon Tan, The Edge  The MCA central committee (CC) has only one duty to perform when its members meet today — decide on the best option to heal the party from one of its worst crises.…

Will History be kind to Najib?

By Steadyaku47 Thirty years from now when Historians write about the 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia – what will they write about The Most Honourable Najib Tun Razak?

That “Audacious” Obama Peace Award

By Dr. Collin AbrahamChairman Jagland has emphasized it would be difficult “to name a winner of the Peace Prize who is more in line with Alfred Nobel’s will” because the award to Obama in effect…

UMNO for ALL!!

By Anak Sungai Derhaka PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13 - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Tuesday the time has come for Umno to be the main political party to take charge of the welfare and well-being…

Apartheid in the Malaysian context

I would confidently say Malaysia's NEP and NDP are more akin to apartheid than affirmative action not only in their morality but also in the way they have been implemented.  Dr Boo Cheng Hau,…

Winning the next elections

By Wong Chin Huat, The Nut GraphTHERE are three ways to understand the stunning outcome of the Bagan Pinang by-election: Najib, Isa and the Pakatan Rakyat (PR).

Umno reforms “not good enough”

By Koh Lay Chin, The Nut GraphTAN Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas isn't just a member of Umno's disciplinary board. He is also Malaysian Institute for Corporate Governance (MICG) president, and former…