Sibu Must Save the Country

The Chinese community in Hulu Selangor has just done it. Najib had offered to give RM3 cash to the Rasa Chinese Primary School on condition that they voted for BN. Despite that tempting offer, over…

Life is a Struggle

By batsman  Life is a struggle. This phrase is so obvious that there seems no point in writing about it. Yet in many ways, people either forget this lesson or choose to ignore it. And they ignore…

SUPP (SOAP) OPERA IN SIBU!

The PAS/PR paranoia which SUPP is desperately promoting becomes even more preposterous when one considers the fact that in the Bukit Gantang by-election last year, 85% of the Chinese voters in Kuala…

Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #14

Ungku Aziz successfully overcame Malays’ reluctance to savings by setting up a mutual fund-like institution, Tabong Haji (Pilgrimage Fund), and declared the returns not riba (interests) but faedah…

You want quota? Lets talk quota!

The royals started the country. All others played “supportive roles” to build it up until what it is today. So stop blaming everyone, stop claiming credit, and stop asking for more than what you…

Whistleblower gets show-cause letter

A doctor who went public with serious allegations of mismanagement and cronyism in an Orang Asli hospital in Gombak has continued to be targeted for her outspokenness.Written by Ding Jo-Ann, The…

‘No reason to remove Selangor MB’

Political observers have disagreed with political blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin's recent call for Anwar Ibrahim to make a choice between keeping Khalid Ibrahim on as Selangor Menteri Besar and saving…

The Games People Play

Well, if you ever needed another glaring example of how our glorious judicial system works, we are seeing it unfold before our very eyes. Make no mistake, despite what others might think, this trial…

BUM 2010 on May 22

The bloggers’ event of the year – popularly referred to as Bloggers Universe Malaysia or ‘BUM 2010’ – will be held on Saturday, May 22 at the Lake View Club, Subang Jaya.Press release issued by…

May 13 rally called off

“We had decided to postpone it after we were instructed by the country’s top leadership, who are worried about the security situation, after political parties manipulated the event for their…

A happy May 13th to everyone?

Two events in May have, for more than four decades, set the course of this country's history. It is quite apparent that both two events lie behind Malaysia's failure to develop as a nation. One…

What triggered the May 13 incident?

I was a month short of my 21st birthday when the May 13, 1969 incident exploded, and I'll never forget how I was escorted safely home by some Malay men when I had to pass through the Malay section of…

Is KL really so far away from Sibu?

by Goh Keat Peng If indeed it is true that there are people in Sarawak who feel that they live and function in a kind of cocoon, impervious to so-called "national issues", I respectfully ask that…

Hindraf En Bloc: UMNO Wins hands down

As far as Hindraf is concerned, consider that UMNO neutralised it even before 'The Game' started. It was a knockout by default. Holding the Hindraf5 under ISA really did the trick.Written James Menon

Spendthrift child, gambling father

An individual or a family's issue is already making such an impact on us. What impact would it make if it happens on a national scale? Where your country’s leader is both a spendthrift and a gambler?…

Will Sibu Make History?

Malaysia’s loss of competitiveness is rooted in politics – the inevitable consequence of an increasingly corrupt and authoritarian government.  The name of Malaysia has virtually disappeared from…