Building bridges over hardened hearts

Indeed, it is hard to achieve peace without justice, but not all justice need be punitive or vengeful. Sometimes an “undeserved” olive branch is the only way to break through and begin the healing…

SABM celebrates Hari Malaysia

..... "This 16th September will be the second time SABM commemorates Hari Malaysia as well as SABM’s 1st anniversary. And on that day, you aren’t going to be complaining about the flaws in this…

The wages of sin and spin.

By Dean JohnsWhether or not the wages of sin is death, as many religionists claim to believe, the wages of spin certainly seems to be. According to a Merdeka Centre poll, almost 60% of Malays and…

The east Malaysian enigma

By Karim Raslan, MySinchew I was born on the 2nd of August 1963 in a country called the Federation of Malaya. Six weeks later, on 16th September, the federation along with Sabah, Sarawak and…

You need Perkasa, observers tell Umno

By Stephanie Sta Maria, Free Malaysia TodayKUALA LUMPUR: The Umno-Perkasa spat is the latest to erupt in the political playground. The former abruptly severed whatever questionable ties it had with…

Let Musa tell his story

By Free Malaysia Today Now that Musa Hassan has exchanged his uniform for civilian clothes, he is no longer beholden to his political masters. But his job is far from over. He has one last task to…

Tales from around the palaces

Are these DAP people dressed in a coat and tie pretending that they were born in England and are Mat Sallehs? Bananas maybe -- yellow on the outside and white on the inside -- but

Sosilawati murder: Cops in cohoots?

(FMT) KUALA LUMPUR: The “skill” of the “Datuk” lawyer -- a key suspect in millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya’s murder -- at avoiding persecution despite being linked to four criminal cases in the past…

47 Minutes of Silence, Peace for Malaysia

By Haris Ibrahim Date:  15.9.2010 (Wed) Time: 11pm Venue: Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall Car Park Dressing: Please wear black shirt/T-Shirt Please bring along material for reading/…

Power and wealth – all in the family

By Mariam Mokhtar All politicians try to keep secrets from the electorate as they attempt to achieve public office. Generous gifts, vote-rigging, intimidation, free food and beer, or…

Telling fact from fiction online

By Terence Fernandez, TheSun IMITATION they say is the best form of flattery. But there is nothing to gloat about events over the past week. A "news" portal called Malaysia-Instinct had posted…

Crusader Ong did it all for justice

By Teoh El Sen, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Ong Tee Keat is no stranger to controversy. In fact, he is well-known for his crusade against corruption in the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone…