Plea bargain – the Malaysian way

Art HarunPlead guilty and get only half the punishment: Chief Justice The above headline in the Star yesterday almost made me choked. The report says, "Those who plead guilty in court will soon…

A Racist Agenda at Hospital Kuala Lumpur

By Sarom Tahir The standard of care at the Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) is deplorable, to say the least. This is so in the Specialist Clinics. The doctors are quite indifferent, the nurses rude. A case…

UMNO-nised History

By Khoo Kay Peng  Historical records had been manipulated by many great empires, dynasties and ruling regimes to depict only their greatness, legacy and contributions. History will continue to be…

Relying on fifth-hand info in Anwar leak

By uppercaise Here’s a reality check on the WikiLeak about Anwar Ibrahim: people are reacting to almost fifth-hand reporting, based on what someone told someone who told someone who then wrote it…

Wikileaks and the PKR Response

Those involved in gathering the said information are not paid to justify their findings to the public but only to their political masters which, in this case, is the Singapore government who will…

The Closet Gay and the XDPMILF Syndrome

By Pieter D'Cruz, Kelana JayaIt didn’t surprise me one bit our neighbour’s intelligence services’ finding that Anwar Ibrahim “did indeed commit the acts for which he is currently indicted”. It…

Crocodile Tears!

By Sarawak ReportChief Minister, Abdul Taib Mahmud, has been attempting to use the Borneo Post in increasingly desperate attempts to rescue his reputation over Pulau Bruit.  The fact that there has…

Keeping March 8 alive

“We don't need a Third Force,” he said plainly. “It would be better for those who want to be part of this Third Force to offer themselves as candidates to Pakatan instead.” By Stephanie Sta Maria,…

Autonomy – Utter NONSENSE!

I am having a dual mind about writing this piece as several people reminded me to slow down and stop whacking PR. There are readers that say that I have personal vendetta against Azmin. Honestly I…

PAS fears coup if BN routed

(Free Malaysia Today) - PAS fears a coup if the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat seizes control of Putrajaya in the next general election. Party leaders believe that Prime Minister Najib Tun…

Malaysians – forget about Wikileaks

Wikileaks's revelation about how Singaporean leaders view PM Najib is only the proverbial tip of the iceberg. Simply put, you can't immediately erase conditioned thinking quickly. Malaysian leaders…

We have to speak up

By P. Ramakrishnan, AliranWe have every reason to be concerned. We wonder where this nation is heading for and what is in store for us. From the civil servant to the Umno politician, it is the same…

Zaid Ibrahim now an Akim member

By Syed Mu’az Syed Putra, The Malaysian Insider Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who left PKR last month, is now a member of the Malaysian People’s Justice Front or Akim, said its president Zakaria Salleh today.…