Ong Tee Keat dares MCA to admit it

UPPERCAISE “…of course we are marginalised, big business to small stall owners know that — but MCA cannot admit it … silence is sometimes our only valid response” Ong Tee Keat, then MCA…

Opinion polls — Lim Sue Goan

Ibrahim Suffian, Merdeka Center (The Malaysian Insider) - Opinion polls have not been standardised in Malaysia and thus, the interpretation of their results depend on your stand and point of view.

Karpal: Mat Sabu must retract remarks

To arrest a worsening situation, Mat Sabu must apologise for his remark on Bukit Kepong incident. DAP national chairman Karpal Singh today called on PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu, who is better…

Rule of law or rule by law?

Whether these people can or cannot leave Islam is a matter for the Muslims to resolve. This has nothing to do with the church and the church cannot be subjected to Islamic laws. As far as the church…

Baram Dam: Lying govt and big companies

 By Joseph Tawie, FMT KUCHING: The deceitful and insidious manner by which the state government is going about with the construction of the Baram Dam has angered the Orang Ulu communities in the dam…

A wish list of freedoms

By Marina Mahathir, The Star We still need the fundamental freedoms that every human being desires, especially freedom of speech and expression. Our foreparents understood 54 years ago that we had…

Merdeka! Are we truly free?

Corruption, nepotism, cronyism and the abuse of the judiciary and legislation have marred the significance of Aug 31.Had the country’s Merdeka been given due respect, the rights and sentiments of…

Stop papering over cracks

By Charles Santiago, FMT As the nation marches towards its 54th Merdeka celebrations, the Umno-led Barisan Nasional coalition government continues to lead the nation with no accountability. Not even…

Malaysia policy a deterrent: refugee

By Alana Buckley-Carr, The West Australian Habibullah may not agree with the Malaysia solution but his are exactly the words Immigration Minister Chris Bowen wants to hear: "No, I don't think I…

Tales from a leaking boat

 By Soraya Lennie, AljazeeraAziz crammed into the cargo hold of a tiny fishing boat as it left the Indonesian port. He and the 17 other men aboard had their sights on Australia. Only four days in, it…