RCI for Sabah now, not after polls
By Queville To, FMT KOTA KINABALU: An opposition MP has warned Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak not to delay setting up the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate claims that citizenship was…
Heat over satellite dish crackdown in Sabah
By Azman Habu, FMT TAWAU: The seizure of 193 satellite dishes around Sabah by the Customs Department has drawn into the spotlight the federal government’s continued bias towards KL-based satellite…
Court sets Dec 12 and 13 for sodomy trial submissions
(Bernama) -- The High Court here has set new dates, Dec 12 and 13, for submissions at the end of the defence case of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial.
India is a democracy and it will grow too
THE ASIAN AGEThere is no evidence to indicate that the presence or the absence of democracy in a country is directly correlated to economic growth in the broadest sense of the term
Confirmed … Incompetent Clueless Khazanah to cannibalise MAS for Tony F
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALLJebat Must Die is bombarding Khazanah CEO, Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar for his incompetence. Read here and here.
Is the Deputy IGP whitewashing a misappropriation?
From the allegations, it would appear that there has been blatant abuse and mismanagement of public funds suggesting corruption. This overwhelming and glaring evidence cannot be simply overlooked or…
Taib not properly appointed as CM
Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud flouted every constitutional rule when he rushed his 'confirmation' at 10.30pm immediately after the April 16 polls.No doubt the democratic law recognises that a…
Export slump may hit Malaysia growth in 2012, says ADB
(The Malaysian Insider) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast growth of 4.7 per cent for Malaysia next year, down slightly from 4.8 per cent in 2011, due to a potential slump in exports to…
Is Shafie Apdal the hidden hand behind KDM Malaysia?
SELVARAJA SOMIAHThe shadow boxing by certain UMNO politicians using Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a Barisan National component in Sabah and the Kadazandusun Murut Association Malaysia (KDM Malaysia)…
Perasaan takut boleh hilang sebentar dengan berbagai-bagai cara
ASPAN ALIASAda dua orang pembaca setia saya menulis kepada saya untuk saya memberikan komen terhadap cara PM Najib bercakap dengan menjerit dan bertempik di dalam mana-mana majlis kempen beliau. Saya…
Only Airline owners can make money, others are prohibited!
SAKMONGKOL AK47The above describes the new business model. It attracts many adherents who are mesmerized by Ithe consummate salesman. Only anointed people are allowed to make money. Others must never…
Anwar Ibrahim’s Dubious Trial
Unfortunately, what the evidence has shown most clearly is not that Anwar was guilty or not guilty of having what the government termed “unnatural consensual sex” with his former aide. It is rather…
‘CCM being abused to prop up Isa’
(Harakah Daily) - Felda Settlers’ Children Association (ANAK) is claiming that the Federal government is involved in the manipulation of Felda's cooperative wing Koperasi Permodalan Felda (KPF),…
Zaid Ibrahim’s KITA opts out of polls, to back Pakatan
By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian InsiderKITA, a party founded by former Umno-turned-PKR politician Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, announced today it will not be contesting in the coming polls and promised to…
Ex-minister supports re-investigation into air crash
WIKISABAHA former state minister told the High Court here that he would certainly support a call for a re-investigation into the plane crash of June 6, 1976 that killed former Chief Minister Tun Fuad…
The selfish, ugly Chinaman (UPDATED WITH CHINESE TRANSLATION)
The Malays have to wake up and wise up to one hard fact. To the Chinese it is all about money. And as long as money flows like water in Bangkok that is all that matters. Should the Malays sacrifice so…
‘We won’t surrender an inch’
Only BN can safeguard position of Malays and Islam, says PM(New Straits Times) - ONLY the current Barisan Nasional leadership can ensure that the position of Malays and Islam in the country remains…
Nurul Izzah: ‘Balai Polis Kerinchi’ a voter in Lembah Pantai
By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar claimed today that there were 97 discrepancies in the Lembah Pantai postal voters’ list, including one voter with the name…
PM: Asia has fastest growing defence expenditure
(The Star) - LANGKAWI: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak opened the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2011 (LIMA '11), underscoring that defence and security are of paramount…
No charge for KR1M
By Pauline Wong, The Sun PETALING JAYA (Dec 6, 2011): The suppliers of Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M), which has been hit by food item recalls, will not be punished for mislabelling the products –…
Pua ‘shoots’ down ‘arrogant’ Zahid
By Stephanie Sta Maria, FMT PETALING JAYA: Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi came under heavy fire from the opposition for “arrogantly” shooting down a bi-partisan parliamentary oversight…
Kit Siang demands Najib, Cabinet explain CPI rankings slide
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider The Prime Minister and his entire Cabinet must explain Malaysia’s poor Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ranking as it cannot continue to remain “the…
From Arab Spring to Malaysian Monsoon?
The only credentials he attempted to present is Umno’s supposed “glorious” records of past achievements, which are highly questionable, as this claim is debunked by the fact that Malaysia has slipped…
Fernandes: We didn’t ask for new baggage system
AirAsia denies requesting Malaysian Airports Holdings Bhd for a sophisticated baggage handling system.(Free Malaysia Today) - AirAsia chief executive officer, Tony Fernandes, in a tweet this morning…
MACC panel: Foreigners not needed
By T K Letchumy Tamboo, The Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) advisory panel has lambasted the proposal by the Selangor government to bring in foreign experts to…
Malaysia Moving Steadily Toward Cloud
By Roger Strukhoff, Sys-Con Media Malaysia seems to be moving steadily toward cloud computing, at least according to results of the latest Cloud Maturity Index study conducted by Forrester Research on…
The GTP is delivering results
By Ravindran Devagunam, NKRA Director via The SunWe refer to the survey released by Transparency International on the Corruption Perception Index and the Corruption Barometer last Thursday.The…
Chua told to apologise over latest anti-Islam jibe
(Harakah Daily) - Muslim youth group ABIM today joined PAS leaders in condemning MCA president Chua Soi Lek's latest 'Islamophobic' statement that Islamic laws would drive away investors from the…
UMNO General Assembly: Beating the drums for another May 13
Dr Lim Teck Ghee, CPI The UMNO General Assembly has come and gone. Most political observers had expected it to be the usual rah-rah event aimed at rallying UMNO members ahead of the coming…
Karpal: Datukships put DAP in ‘awkward spot’
(The Star) - DAP national chairman Karpal Singh regrets that two party leaders had accepted the Datukship awards bestowed on them by their respective Rulers, reported Nanyang Siang Pau.