Ali Rustam wants 100pc of Indian votes

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider JASIN, March 4 — Malacca chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam said yesterday that he wants 100 per cent support from the Indian community…

Anwar takes high road, Ummi aims low

By Yow Hong Chieh, The Malaysian Insider KERDAU, March 4 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim showed his class in the face of Ummi Hafilda Ali’s attacks during concurrent talks in Rumpun…

Merempat..? Harga Rumah Mahal!

Oleh  masalah rakyatMIRI - Sering kita diperdengarkan dengan kenyataan keluar dari mulut pemimpin negara seperti dibawah;"Selaras dengan gagasan 1Malaysia, kerajaan komited dan akan terus memberi…

Political owners cause bad journalism

By uppercaiseAziz Ishak’s reported remark that Utusan Malaysia felt duty-bound to support Umno and the Barisan Nasional falls in the great tradition of who pays the piper calls the tune.

For Dayaks, basic needs matter most

By Dennis Wong, NST FOR the more than 395,000 Dayak voters, who make up 45 per cent of the Sarawak electorate, it is still the daily bread-and-butter issues that are expected to influence their voting…

Angkasa records clean, says MACC

By Roy See Wei Zhi, NSTPETALING JAYA: National Cooperative Organisation Malaysia (Angkasa) has been given a clean bill of health by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

A little bump along the way

By Zainal Epi, Free Malaysia Today MALACCA: With polling only two days away, the Barisan Nasional (BN) election machinery in Merlimau has hit a little “bump”.

Malays are not immigrants, says Dr M

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dismissed yesterday claims that Malays are immigrants just like Chinese and Indians, arguing instead that…

Buy-Election?

by Datuk Rahman Dahlan   Devoid of substantial and real issues, “buy-election” seems to be the Opposition’s current favorite catchphrase, as they try to wrestle Barisan Nasional (BN) in the dense…

RCI wants MACC’s internal inquiry papers

By Boo Su-Lyn, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The Teoh Beng Hock Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) will urge the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to provide its internal…

RM51 billion for under-used MRT?

By Patrick Lee, Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: The Mass Rail Transit (MRT) system may end up costing more than RM51 billion, going by a report prepared by Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg.

Ex-aide openly implicates Taib

By Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud owns the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) North West headquarters in Abraham Lincoln building located in Seattle, US.

Taib: Does not matter who succeeds me

(Bernama) - BINTULU, March 3 — Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud does not think that having a state leadership succession plan will increase support for Barisan Nasional in the next…

‘I was treated like Botak Chin’

By Tashny Sukumaran, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim today testified in the trial-within-a-trial of his sodomy hearing, and related how he was treated like the…

Has Taib bitten off more than he can chew?

By Joseph Tawie, Free Malaysia Today KUCHING: Has Chief Minister Taib Mahmud bitten off more than he can chew with his candid acceptance of Sarawak PKR’s invitation to debate native customary…