Islam suffers from a serious image problem. And the problem is the Muslims themselves. But this can never be resolved because the Muslims are suffering from a denial syndrome. And until they break out…

The people must see credible personalities emerging from PR. This is a lengthy mindset changing process. There must be credible people who are capable of being appointed ministers. And the rakyat must…

WRITTEN BY CHEAH BOON KHENG, CPI The greatest threat to Britain’s continued presence in Malaya was the rising Malay nationalism during the several decades prior to Merdeka. To neutralize this threat,…

 (Harakah Daily) - Majoriti rakyat Kelantan menolak pemberian wang ehsan oleh kerajaan Pusat bagi menggantikan bayaran royalti petroleum terhadap negeri itu.

(The Straits Times) - MALAY nationalist movement Perkasa, founded as a one-man show after the 2008 general election, is fast gaining approval among Malays who feel Umno is no longer fighting for their…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Elusive private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has declined to meet the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Singapore in order to give his testimony about…

 (The Star) - A 41-year-old former aide to PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has come forward here to provide police with information to assist them in investigations to trace the whereabouts of…

A few weeks ago, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has spoken about the oil royalty issue for Kelantan. He is saying that Kelantan is entitled to a 5 % royalty on oil and gas revenues off the Kelantan coast. He…

The Wall Street Journal The editorial published prior to the beginning of the judicial proceeding against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim ("Anwar's Second Sodomy Trial," Feb. 2) presented a misleading…

(Free Malaysia Today) -  The Anwar Ibrahim trial may be over by the time the opposition leader gets a hearing on his application for a review of the Federal Court’s ruling that denied him access to…

(The Star) - Raja Azman, the jailed son of fugitive Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin, has been hospitalised after he is believed to have swallowed a razor blade.

(Bernama/Malaysiakini) - Raja Azman Raja Petra, a son of Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin, who was recently jailed for theft has been warded after he was believed to have swallowed a…

AliranCh'ng Teng Liang looks at the motive of those who demonstrated against the Penang state governent on 5 February, ostensibly in defence of Malay illegal hawkers.

 In recent months several events point to familiar UMNO (United Malay National Organisation) intrigue. This occurs whenever there is a tussle for power at the highest level. Is Muhyiddin (who just…

(Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's lead counsel, Karpal Singh, was today chided for using strong words against High Court judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah in the opposition leader's sodomy…

 My lawyer went to meet my son in the Sungai Buloh Hospital today and it is confirmed that my son slashed his wrist and swallowed a razor blade. My son broke down and cried while telling my lawyer…

WRITTEN BY CHEAH BOON KHENG, CPI Introduction by CPI“But what began to aggravate and worsen ethnic relations in the early 1930s was a series of ‘pro-Malay’ policies, which the British initiated to…

(Selangor Kini Online) - Veteran Umno, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah menegaskan Datuk Seri Ir Haji Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin masih lagi menjadi Menteri Besar Perak sehinggalah beliau meletakkan jawatan atas…

(Selangor Kini Online) - Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) akan mengenakan tindakan tegas terhadap Ahli Parlimen Kulim Bandar Baharu, Zulkifli Nordin berikutan kenyataan yang dikeluarkannya bertentangan…

The picture of two contrasting man capture many headlines yesterday. My favourite picture is shown below where it shows the contrasting reaction from two opposing leaders. Maybe it is not the actual…

What is Najib’s response to the PERC’s “blistering” report and the prospect of Malaysia becoming even more uncompetitive internationally because of his failing strategy to be “all things to all…

“The prosecution refused to send Azizan for a medical examination to establish he had indeed been sodomised though it had declared that it was still not too late and there was still time to do so.”THE…

(Free Malaysia Today) - Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s defence,  in a blistering attack, accused High Court judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin of  lying as they sought to disqualify him from…

Dr Dzulkefly AhmadFor an event with only two outcomes, there is a 50-50 chance of it happening either way. So you would have thought. Consequently, many wanted the verdict of 9 February of the…

(Harakah Daily) - Pakatan Rakyat leaders have expressed shock at the news that the son of Malaysia’s top blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin may have been admitted to hospital on the suspicion that “he has…

By Concerned Citizen I have been watching closely the state of affairs in Malaysia following the 12th general elections held last March 2008. I’m saddened at the immaturity of the ruling coalition in…

By avanccIn the recent political development in Malaysia, I’m beginning to see a sign. I don’t know if I’m seeing it wrongly, but I’m sharing it here so that I can be corrected, or stand a chance to…

Bu Chua Sue Ann, The EdgeThe precedent set by the Federal Court's decision in the Perak constitutional crisis has created a binding effect on the prime minister and federal government, lawyers said.

Today the reputation of the judiciary or whatever was left of it, has been sullied irreparably. In the eyes of the public the judiciary has sunk so low as to allow itself to be intimidated, its…

The report also said that while Islamic activists which are “threatening Malaysia’s secular credentials” are getting the widest coverage, it was the Umno elites, described as “a fringe group of…