Pirated version of Malaysiakini set up

By uppercaise A clone site of Malaysiakini, calling itself Free Malaysiakini, has been set up with apparently pirated copies of Malaysiakini’s news and articles in English and Malay. Though it has…

EPF, Khazanah to buy out PLUS in RM23b deal

By The Malaysian Insider Two state linked funds will buy out highway operator PLUS Expressways for at least RM23 billion, the largest deal in Malaysia so far. A source with direct knowledge of the…

They’ll stop at nothing

Remember the RM60K that RPK got? His bail was only RM5K. He stayed in a bungalow, drove a brand new Civic, and is now living in London (at whose expense?) NO HOLDS BARRED Raja

UMNO’s Corporate Cornucopia

How Malaysia's companies funneled money into the country's biggest political partyAccording to the website Malaysia Today, Tajudin's lawyers revealed that Tajudin had only been a front man for Umno…

Appeal for Financial Support

The following letter is an appeal for financial support for four  UKM students who have to face disciplinary action since the High Court today rejected the application for injunction Erinford (status…

Dalam Malaysia Macam-Macam Ada

A Kadir JasinSAYA tabik kepada pencipta iklan Astro yang dialognya berbunyi “macam-macam ada”. Macam-macam ada di rangkaian satelit Astro milik T. Ananda Krishnan. Tapi dalam satu Malaysia kita ini,…

Penang Gerakan EGM: A failed experiment

By FMT Staff KUALA LUMPUR:  A post-mortem on why a group, dubbed "Voices of the Grassroots" (VGG), failed to dislodge Penang Gerakan chief Dr Teng Hock Nam  as state chairman has come up with some…

Nurul Izzah eligible for PKR No 2 spot

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian InsiderPETALING JAYA, Oct 14 — PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed today that Nurul Izzah Anwar has qualified to stand for the deputy…

Unholy mess

By NST The sight of thousands upon thousands of logs mingled with debris and mud clogging up Sungai Rajang for as far as the eye could see was reminiscent of scenes from the 2004 tsunami in Aceh.…

Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #36

Instead of looking at these foreigners to upgrade local services and skills, Malaysians (agitated and aided by their leaders) view them instead as rapacious predators. There is mortal fear that the…

Ku Li is BN’s Safest Bet in Galas

by Al Jafree Md Yusop, The Malaysian Digest   Galas parliamentary seat is vacant following the passing of its State Assemblyman Chek Hashim Sulaiman on September due to colon cancer. The late Chek…

1Malaysia versus Bangsa Malaysia

Whether you are a Malay, Chinese or Indian, would you trust a doctor to treat you if he has admitted that he was not qualified to study medicine in the first place? By Khoo Kay Peng

Seven officers held under ISA

By The Star KUALA LUMPUR: Seven Immi­gration Department officers and two foreigners have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for alleged involvement in human trafficking.