Treat detainees with dignity

By Terence Fernandez, The Sun DOING the graveyard shift in The Malay Mail where I started in this business 15 years ago, one had to be prepared for the "invitations" by enforcement bodies for…

PKR pins hopes on working class votes

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — PKR’s newly launched Demi Rakyat campaign seeks to tap into the frustrations of the urban and semi-urban working class seeking higher…

How politicians hijack revolutions

Never mind which revolution you are talking about, the stories are all the same. Politicians are not capable of starting revolutions. The people start revolutions and then politicians hijack the…

The Ninth of July

If they can pay RM1.8 million just for a ‘free’ Facebook website, surely the Government of Malaysia can pay that much for a Made-in-Malaysia movie. Let us imagine the dialogue between a local movie…

When the shoe is on the other foot

Ibrahim was later interrupted by a man claiming to be a member of the “rakyat” who accused him of “threatening” the Chinese with his statement. “I am talking to the reporter. You want to talk to…

Perkasa chief Ibrahim makes a U-turn

 After stirring the hornest' s nest, Ibrahim Ali claims his words were twisted and taken out of context and that he was merely advising the Chinese community.(Free Malaysia Today) - Now Perkasa…

Ibrahim Ali: I was misunderstood

 “I am talking to the reporter. You want to talk to me, you talk to me after this. Do not interrupt me. I can see you after this... bloody idiot,” he said. (The Malaysian Insider) - Under attack for…

Ibrahim Ali and a sex-changed UMNO

 SAKMONGKOL AK47Ibrahim Ali continues to abuse UMNO and it stands idle. He continues to belittle UMNO every moment he gets and UMNO absorbs the punishment willingly. UMNO must be led by masochists.…

Democracy and freedom of expression

 ART HARUNIn The Wolf and the Silence of the Lamb, I said, among others: “The core of democracy is representation. It is a system of governance where the people are represented by representatives…

Ex-Labuan MP fined for cheating

 The Court of Appeal in Sabah has overturned a decision by the Kota Kinabalu High Court to set aside a former MP's conviction and sentence.(Free Malaysia Today) - If former Labuan MP Suhaili Abdul…

A matter of dignity

 In conducting themselves as they do, the government and the police have sent a strong signal to Malaysians that they do not consider the right to express themselves on the subject as being of any…

UMNO Blogger warns Chinese away from Bersih

 (TMI) After a similar threat from Perkasa’s Datuk Ibrahim Ali Sunday, the Chinese community was yesterday warned against participating in next month’s Bersih rally via an email thread making its…

Bersih 2.0- to protest or not?

 The ballot box, through the people, may do its talking every four years. However, many things happen between elections. Many of them have been threats to democracy and the right to have a fair…