Are We Doomed?

 Suffice to say it is one think to make a promise, another to keep the promise and the most difficult task is to manage the promise. But look - we are talking about politicians who are elected by…

RPK the conscience of civil society

By AA Rahman Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK) is a phenomenon. RPK is known to not just Malaysians, but also the international community via his website Malaysia Today. That the latter has become an…

Hidden Opulence

By Sarawak Report Following recent exposes about the lavish international properties which the Taib family have for years kept hidden abroad, Sarawak Report feels it is appropriate to also draw…

Of sacrificial lambs and sex toy fiends

By Terence Fernandez, TheSun IF I have not delivered, then I am prepared to face the consequences." These are not words of a politician playing to the gallery, but those of a government servant.…

Sime Darby GM to be charged with graft

By TheStar PETALING JAYA: A general manager at Sime Darby Bhd is expected to be charged today with graft totalling RM300,000 following a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) probe.

Education without wisdom

By Stanley Koh, Free Malaysia TodayThe needlessly complex Malaysian education system has been drawing criticism and ridicule for decades. It deserves the bad press, for it produces curricula that…

Whose credit? Not MCA’s, of course

The fact that the Umno-controlled federal government is now being more open and liberal in acceding to demands and requests of the people is simply because the coalition does not have the two-thirds…

Kemerdekaan Milik Siapa?

Oleh Amin Iskandar Tindakan Polis Di-Raja Malaysia (PDRM) mengganasi, meleraikan dan menangkap aktivis-aktivis yang berhimpun secara aman bagi memperingati 50 tahun kezaliman Akta Keselamatan Dalam…

How we have lost the plot

Have they forgotten people’s power or makhal sakhti? Is this just a slogan to win votes? And once you have won those votes do we conveniently forget all the promises and slogans until the

NCR land victory for Nor Anak Nyawai

By Joseph Tawie, Free Malaysia Today KUCHING: Native customary land owners Nor anak Nyawai and three others yesterday won another round of victory against Tatau Land Sdn Bhd, Superintendent of…

Santiago: Ban letters of support entirely

By Teoh El Sen, Free Malaysia Today   PETALING JAYA: The Selangor government should enforce a blanket ban on letters of support and not merely discourage the practice, Klang MP Charles Santiago…

Court strikes out Zaid’s petition

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The High Court today struck out Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s election petition against P. Kamalanathan in the April 25 Hulu Selangor…

Sime Darby to report biggest ever loss

By The Malaysian Insider   KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — One-time Malaysian icon, the 100-year-old Sime Darby Berhad, appears to be in a downward spiral as it faces huge losses again after the last one 13…

Bad arithmetic in Umno’s politics of fear

A simple study of the candidates’ list in the 2008 election will show how misleading the spin is. If Umno had won 100% of the seats it contested, the number of Malay MPs would be 103. However, if…