Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #29

In Malaysia, religious teachers and ulama are treated with undue reverence. Critical thinking is not encouraged or allowed when they deliver their fatwas, khutbas, or lectures. Question or query…

Sarawak polls a pointer to BN’s future

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — A failure to retain a two-thirds majority in Sarawak could lead the Barisan Nasional (BN) losing more federal seats…

Should it be Islam first or Malay first?

By Changing our MindsetLately, we can see than there are parties that are taking advantage on issue related to Malays and Islam. It seems that in Malaysia, Muslim are Malays and Malays are Muslim.…

Acronym soup swamps Malaysia reform drive

(Reuters) Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak says he has embarked on a series of radical economic reforms. In reality it feels as if he has unleashed a barrage of incomprehensible acronyms on…

The search for the truth starts

By R. Nadeswaran, TheSun IN mid-2003, the first signs of impending problems at the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) were published in this newspaper. It was a passing comment in the No Punches Pulled…

Stirring the Hornet’s Nest

Black Ops is failing, with poor implementation. Frustration is setting in. The enemy is running out of time. Cracks are appearing in what was once an impenetrable fortress for 53 years. Internal…

Gasing Hill – Soon to Disappear?

By Ganesh I was quite shocked when I went up Gasing Hill the other day, I saw plots of land being sold, starting from the bottom right up to the top, on both sides of the road leading to its peak.

$1 Dollar Mansion?

By Sarawak Report Sarawak Report would like to enquire of Abdul Taib Mahmud how much he paid for the mansion that Samling passed on to his family in Seattle, USA ?

Why should Ronnie be sacked?

By Thomas Lee Seng Hock, MySinchew The fate of veteran DAP leader Ronnie Liu hangs in the balance as the DAP central executive committee (CEC) meets on Thursday 26 August 2010 to deliberate on, among…