MACC willing to meet PI Bala back home or abroad
(Bernama) - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is willing to meet private detective P. Balasubramaniam either in Malaysia or abroad to record his statement pertaining to an alleged offer…
Najib’s options with Allah
COMMENTATOR Manjit Bhathia is right to say that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak "is starting to look every bit as useless as his predecessor, (Tun) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi."By Wong Chin Huat (The…
FIRE-BOMBS, BRICKS, STONES – NEXT? PEACE?
It is clear the threats from the authorities have not been effective deterrents as they continue to be brazen and merciless in their attacks. Many wonder if ever these incidents will pan off. A lot…
Ter-ror-ism
If you look it up in the dictionary, this is what it says about terrorism:~noun 1. the use of violence and threat to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.By G. Krishnan
Ampun Tuanku, patik mohon derhaka
There was a time when a king could do no wrong.By Haris Ibrahim
Lagu Johor Illegal and Promoting Racial Hatred
I am a Johor boy. Studied there all my life. Every week for the past 12 years of my primary and secondary schooling I used to sing the Lagu Johor at the school assembly. By K. Naidu
Money leaving Malaysia in massive amounts and bizarre fashion
(Free Malaysia Today) - Malaysia’s once strong foreign exchange reserves is bordering on collapse, according to a UBS Securities Asia Limited report. It says that in 2009, Malaysia experienced the…
Stones hurled at Sentul Sikh temple
(The Malaysian Insider) - A sliding glass door to the entrance of a Sikh Temple in Sentul here was found cracked late yesterday by a barrage of stones, making it the first non-Christian house of…
Praying for peace is not enough!
Malaysians must demand that the churches are constantly kept safe and the government must also ensured that the police force will not come up with lame excuses that they are short handed to do the…
The Air Force Chief points out that RM21 million a year for 15 years is quite costly
A meeting was held to discuss the award of a 15-year contract on a negotiated basis to a Malaysian company for a total amount of RM315 million. This was done on the instructions of the!--StartFragment-->!-->!-->>!-->>…
Beware the Christians of S’wak and Sabah
By Sim Kwang YangThe Home Ministry is appealing the Kuala Lumpur High Court judgment, allowing the Catholic Church to use the word “Allah” as a Bahasa Malaysia translation for the Christian “God”.The…
My way and the wrong way (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)
Prophet Muhammad did not claim to be introducing a new religion. He in fact claimed that God had sent down the Torah and Gospel before this and that the Quran was merely to confirm what…
MACC to gather more evidence on 10kg cake for Nik Aziz
(New Straits Times ) - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has directed its officers to gather more evidence into an allegation of abuse of power by the Kelantan Menteri Besar Incorporated…
Allah untuk Islam – Sultan Selangor
(Utusan Malaysia) - Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah menitahkan semua pihak di negeri ini berpegang teguh kepada pendirian mengharamkan pengunaan kalimah Allah oleh agama selain Islam.
Do Not Drop The A Word From The Bible
First, we do not negotiate with terrorists. Second, accepting that the Malaysian version of Islam having the absolute rights to the A word is a violation of the human rights of Christians in Malaysia…
Top “O” level student Lai Kai Rou is a Malaysian
(Temasek Review) Singapore has become a magnet for students from neighboring countries especially Malaysia where its ethnic Chinese have been flocking to Singapore to further their studies over the…
Timeline 2009 (part 3)
Now that the brouhaha on the church attacks has quietened down a bit, let us continue with our flashbacks on the significant events of 2009. March was a significant month because that was when the…
“Allah” issue: Who started it?
LEST we forget, the source of the Allah controversy that resulted in churches, and a Catholic school, being torched and threatened did not begin on the streets. It did not begin with narrow-minded and…
A Cold Look At The State Of Malaysia Today
At a time when tempers are rising and we are being treated to a rather crude and vulgar display of verbal pyrotechnics and hammy acting on the part of pundits and politicians alike, it would pay to…
Correcting the IGP
ARSONISTS attacked eight churches between 8 and 11 Jan 2010 all over Malaysia — something unheard of in the country's history. And yet, on 9 Jan, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan…
‘Under Control’
The home minister says “we’ve got it under control.” I’m sure this comes at great relief to all of us. I’m reminded of other occasions, which have been also as reassuring to me as this current…
Risking fragile compromise in Allah’s name
In the late 1980s, when I was in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, a friend suggested that I drive out into the desert near Jubail to see the oldest extant Christian church in the world.By Gwynne…
Hypocrisy and religion
Sometimes I can’t help but wonder why the people within the government insist on being there when they themselves don’t understand laws. And the saddest case of all is when the person in power is…
Pakatan Rakyat proves its mettle during troubling times!
During troubling times such as these , we can really see who are the towering personalities and their capability to rule this Nation. By Concerned Citizens
Regretful bigotry and intolerance
The past one year has seen and witnessed happenings that do not bring cheer to our hearts. If anything, it has been a year of disappointments and disillusions.By P Ramakrishnan (President, Aliran)
Muslims’ Exclusive Right, word Allah
Round one for Christians.Will round two for Muslims?By Amde Sidik
‘Allah’, Malay Supremacy & Islam Misunderstood
The protest against a controversial ruling allowing Catholic weekly Herald to use “Allah” in its national language section reflects an inferiority complex of the Malay Muslim community in Malaysia.…
Church violence escalates: Najib’s political will in doubt
A glaring lack of leadership and political will by Prime Minister Najib Razak and his government – and this may be deliberate – has been blamed for the escalation in violence against Christian…
Confident People Do Not Get Confused
I found by chance this article the other day: Prophet Muhammad’s Promise to Christians By Marina Mahathir