Blogger: Taib owns 357,980ha of land

By B. Nanthan Kumar and G Vinod, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR : A pro-Pakatan Rakyat blogger has accused Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud and his family of owning 357,980 hectares of…

Malaysia’s Holy Rows

The latest episode has the country, particularly West Malaysia, sounding more like Pakistan than the promising new Asian nation envisaged at independence. It began a month ago when tens of thousands…

Last chance for a truly Malaysian history

Press Statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, CPIThe current ongoing public debate over the history syllabus and textbooks may represent the last opportunity for Malaysians to have their say on how history…

A resurgent Pakatan, a fading BN

The fortune of Sarawak BN is taking a dip and if things don't turn around fast, the ruling party may find itself in deep trouble.Hanis Hanif, Free Malaysia TodayThe Barisan Nasional (BN) is worried –…

The Asstro Interview

Art HarunPMA: Hello everyone, I am Paula Malai Ali, and welcome to the pilot programme of “Money, and Nothing Else Matters.” Our special guest tonight is Mr Art Harun, a not too well known…

Four years on and still investigating

Seven police officers (one of them, ASP Noor Azizul Rahim Bin Taharim, was the ADC to the IGP, Musa Hassan) plus two Chinese underworld figures (total nine people) signed Affidavits alleging that the…

Sarawakians, Seize the Moment!

By Martin Jalleh Sarawakians, you stand at the threshold of a great deciding and defining moment of change. You can either decisively help shape the future of your State or let it slide and sink like…

Holding on to the ‘fixed deposit’

By Karim Raslan, The StarStill, my Sarawak jaunts prompted me to write about the fundamental paradox of governance in Malaysia — namely that the more prosperous, urban communities are less likely…

Can DAP make good its boast?

By Zainon Ahmad, The Sun FOR a while the DAP’s battle cry in the 10th Sarawak state election seemed to be “down with BN’s two-thirds majority”, a humble enough bid considering that the four-party…

The Penang prototype

By Onn Yeoh, The SunMALAYSIAN politics reached a crossroads on March 8, 2008. That is when we effectively became a two-party (or two-coalition) state for all intents and purposes. For the first…

Tell the whole story, please

By Terence Fernadez, The Sun On Saturday historian Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi addressed a crowd of about 300 people on the topic of distortions and biasness in history textbooks. The talk may have been…

Taib says to only quit in a few years

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider KUCHING, April 11 — Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud repeated his intention tonight to step down “in a few years’ time” despite the opposition calling for a quicker…