The Silat Bullies

For a long-term martial arts practitioner (i.e. a Mahaguru or a Grandmaster) like Omardin Mauju to say what he said- “...cannot guarantee emotions of his people...”, “...taught to act...”; ranks…

DPM hints at early polls

(The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has given the clearest indication yet that the next general election is just a few months away.

Malaysia’s Political Awakening

By John Mallot, East-West Centre Malaysia's government may assert otherwise, but the evidence is overwhelmingly on Bersih's side. Malaysia is not a full democracy, and its elections are neither…

Stumped and Stupefied

By Masterwordsmith Reading statements from a certain vernacular MSM can be quite a hazardous act. Not only do they insult our intelligence. but they also amplify their own deficiency in neurons by…

Why is govt helping private hospitals?

 (FMT) - KUALA LUMPUR: Local doctors have slammed a proposed government medical insurance plan which ‘sought to profit’ from the sick. According to them since the government derived its revenue from…

Refugee Deal Ignores Malaysia’s Record

According to the Malaysian Human Rights Commission, 1,300 “foreigners” died in detention over a six-year period due to lack of medical treatment and neglect.By Eric Paulsen (co-founder of Lawyers…

The Amanah Agenda- part 1

 By Sakmongkol Last Friday, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah launched the setting up of another NGO. It is called Amanah. Its full name is Angkatan Amanah Merdeka. The name suggests that, independence and…

Of Angry Birds and angry Malaysians

 By Wong Chun Wai, The Star Even fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin has found out, and lamented, that when he exposes scandals involving the government, he is a hero but when he does the same…

Authoritative Verdict

 (NST) - Let no one impugn its rigour, credibility and integrity when the proceedings were held in the open, the 124-page report made public, and no punches pulled in stripping bare the abuses of…

Bersih 3.0

By batsman After the Bersih 2.0 rally on 9th July, some opportunities opened which could be taken up or not. What happens next depends on whether Bersih is as open-minded as it claims to be, but…

Najib: Don’t dispute RCI report on Teoh

(Bernama) - KANGAR: Najib Tun Razak said today there should not be any more dispute over the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the death of Teoh Beng Hock, saying the findings were based on…

Rule of law, rule by law

By Ambiga SreenevasanI urge you to use this arsenal of knowledge and your passion for justice to fight for those who are downtrodden. You have already heard of the events of July 9th in Malaysia.…