Jeffrey’s back to active politics
Sarawak Reform Party (STAR) officially announced Sabah politician Jeffrey Kitingan as the chairman of its Sabah chapter.(Free Malaysia Today) - Maverick Jeffrey Kitingan, who has been without a party…
We are looking at the fifth estate
Why should politics reach out to social media? Just look at the figures put out by the Internet and Mobile Association of India. At 112 million, and growing by 5-7 million internet users a month,…
Only Ku Li can put M’sia on right footing
For PKR to survive and for Pakatan Rakyat to stay relevant, they need a leader who is acceptable to the royal houses and who can command the respect of all Malaysians. There’s a practical side also…
Najib, Father of ‘Spin’
The sixth Malaysian prime minister will go down in history as the master of spin, sloganeering and story-telling. Najib has totally lost it! Nothing can salvage 1Malaysia now. He has had his chance of…
Umno’s missed opportunity
Issues of national concern were not discussed at the recent Umno general assembly. Delegates also failed to call on Najib to step down for Umno to rise again.Under an undemocratic-despotic government…
Taib-Linked Group Faces Tasmanian Protests
Environmentalists accuse timber company of cutting old-growth timber Asia SentinelA unit of Ta Ann Group Bhd, a Sarawak-based timber giant closely linked to Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud,…
Sand monopoly, the cronies are at it again
WikiSabahBy Datuk Yong Teck Lee KOTA KINABALU: The cronies are at it again. After failing to monopolise the scrap metal business three years ago, cronies have again reared their ugly heads to grab…
Unease grows over Muslim head for top convent school
(The Malaysian Insider) - For Catholic Malaysians, Putrajaya’s latest pick of a Malay-Muslim principal to head the prestigious SMK Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) underscores a worrying trend to disregard…
Boo Chang under fire on plan to rejoin Gerakan
(Bernama) - A Penang Gerakan leader has rapped former PKR Bukit Gelugur division chief Lim Boo Chang for intending to rejoin Gerakan.
Court orders Balkis to be re-instated
(Bernama) - The High Court today ordered that Balkis, the Wives of Selangor State Assemblymen and Members of Parliament Welfare and Charity Organisation, to be reinstated from the time it was…
Boustead gets Mindef contract for 6 ships, contract ceiling RM9b
(The Edge) - Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn. Bhd has received the letter of award from the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) to supply six patrol vessels with a contract ceiling of RM9 billion.
Tuan Ibrahim on enemy tactics, indispensability
(Harakah Daily) - ‘No one is indispensable’ – that is the gist of PAS information chief Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man's response to the controversy involving former deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa and…
The Way We Were
THE WAY WE WERE IN 1957: HOW BN HAS DESTROYED MALAYSIAN DEMOCRACY IN 54 YEARSThe original Merdeka constitution provided that in drawing up constituencies, “there shall not be more than a difference of…
Illicit Money
Malaysians Mourn The “Lost Decade Of Corruption” Where RM 1,077 Billion Of Illicit Money Had Been Illegally Siphoned Out Of Our Country From 2000-2009.By Lim Guan Eng
Blackout Papers
In past three days, BN-controlled media have degenerated further to become “blackout papers” – on call for arrest of Taib Mahmud for corruption, Penang High Court defamation judgment against…
Jeffrey Kitingan announces the formation of United Borneo Alliance
(The Star) - United Borneo Front president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan announced the formation of United Borneo Alliance, an opposition coalition of Sabah and Sarawak-based parties, to contest in the…
Anti-Umno activists campaign the old-fashioned way — by hand
(The Malaysian Insider) - An anti-Umno group’s campaign to spread its message through a video began in earnest last night with the distribution of dozens of hardcopies at a spirited ceramah here.
We have bigger fish to fry
I know many of you are excited about the cow scandal now engulfing Women, Family and Community Development Minister Dato’ Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. But that’s peanuts compared to what’s cooking at…
RM1,077 bilion wang negara dibawa lari, lapor GFI
(Harakah Daily) - Rakyat Malaysia kehilangan “satu dekad yang telah hancur dek korupsi”, di mana wang haram sebanyak RM1,077 bilion telah dibawa keluar dari negara kita dalam tempoh 10 tahun dari…
Guan Eng to sue NST, calls daily ‘evil’ over state secret claims
(The Malaysian Insider) - Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today he is planning to sue the New Straits Times (NST) over claims that he had leaked national secrets after the newspaper omitted…
Youth Dilemma: Employment & Remuneration
KHOO KAY PENGJobstreet.com reported that bout half of bachelor degree holders in Malaysia are a disappointed lot as they are not getting the pay they expected.
EC is a ‘staff’ in PM’s Dept
The Election Commission (EC), it appears, is bogged down by the lack of money, manpower and 'real' clout. (Free Malaysia Today) - In a democracy, it is widely understood that when a “commission” is…
Kempen ABU tumbangkan Umno bermula
Selain ahli politik ia turut mengetengahkan golongan suri rumah, pekerja dan pelajar (Free Malaysia Today) - Kempen Asalkan Bukan Umno (ABU) untuk menumbangkan Umno/BN dimulakan semalam di markas…
Umno buka ‘pintu’ untuk Hasan Ali, Nasha
Kami harap baik Hasan Ali mahupun Nasharudin boleh isi borang tersebut, kata ketua penerangan Umno Selangor. (Free Malaysia Today) - Umno tiada halangan menerima exco Selangor Datuk Dr Hasan Ali dan…
Fielding Malay candidates: A DAP’s gimmick?
Many quarters believe the party cannot get rid of its image of promoting only one community. Political analyst, Che Hamdan Mohamed Razali, said DAP’s move was not only to make Malays fight each other…
Taib’s sister ordered to pay natives
Fresh from one win over a logging firm, native landowners are now suing the state government and its agents for allowing the encroachment by private entities. (Free Malaysia Today) - The Kuching High…
Dear Santa…
ART HARUNHi there. Hope this letter finds you in excellent good health, amidst your busy schedules as Christmas, and hence, Christmas eve approaches.
ABU not owned by anyone, says Chegubard
(Malaysian Digest) - The Asalkan Bukan Umno (Anyone But Umno) movement is not owned by anyone, says one of its core members Badrul Hisham Shaharin.
The hypnotist
Yes, this is Hasan Ali that we know, an expert in packaging himself with a noble objective and exalting himself with flowery language. Please be reminded that he was a motivation speaker, a master in…